72 MISC. PUB. 190, U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
are in some cases, additional characteristics of raisin- 
ing berries. 
While wiiting is prerequisite to the raisining pro- 
cess, berries which merely are wilted, or which show 
the fine wrinkling of the skin characteristic of ad- 
vanced maturity without distinct shriveling, or change 
of color or taste, are not considered as raisining. 
“ Raisined berries”? Means grape berries which are 
fully cured, resembling raisins, which do not contain 
sufficient juice to drop from the berry under ordinary 
pressure between thumb and finger. 
“ Sunburned or dried grapes” means grapes which 
show complete drying out from any cause, of part or 
all of any individual berries. 
* Damage caused by mildew” means any active 
powdery mildew, or scars which cause cracking or de- 
formity of the berries, or which affect the appearance 
of the bunch. 
“Decay” means any infection of rhizopus, blue 
mold, gray mold or black mold, and does not include 
slight surface development of green mold (Cladospo- 
rium). 
“Seriously damaged” includes grapes which are 
split, crushed, wet, completely dried, or affected with 
redberry, waterberry, or decay, excepting that raisin- 
ing grapes which are cracked or split, and grapes 
which show cracks at the blossom end shall not be 
considered as seriously damaged. 
“Wet” means moisture from crushing or rain. 
“Severe freezing injury” means damage affecting 
the pulp of the berries. 
UNITED STATES STANDARDS FOR SAWDUST 
PACK GRAPES 
N.B.—Drafted with especial reference to California 
grapes 
(Effective June 19, 1931) 
GRADES 
U.S. Fancy Sawdust Pack * shall consist of bunches 
of well-developed grapes of one variety which are 
uniformly well colored, well matured, firm, firmly at- 
tached to cap stems, which are not weak, shattered, 
*t'This grade shall be applicable only to grapes packed in 
sawdust, granulated cork, or similar packing material. 
