STANDARDS FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES (2 
split, crushed, wet, wilted, shriveled at cap stems, or 
searred; which are free from shot berries, raisining 
or raisined berries, sunburned or dried _ berries, 
waterberry, mildew, Almeria spot, mold, decay, and 
from damage caused by other disease, insects, dis- 
coloration, freezing, or other means. 
Bunches may be loose but shall not be straggly, 
shall weigh not less than one-half pound, and shall 
be not less than 6 inches in length, measured from 
shoulder to tip, except Almeria variety which shall 
have bunches not less than 4 inches in length. 
Stems shall be mature, well developed, strong, not 
dry and brittle, and shall be free from mold and 
damage caused by mildew. 
Berries shall have a minimum diameter of not less 
than five eighths of an inch, measured through the 
widest portion of the cross section, except Almeria 
variety which shall have berries with a minimum 
diameter of not less than nine sixteenths of an inch, 
and the Sultanina (Thompson Seedless) variety, which 
shall have berries with a minimum diameter of not 
less than seven sixteenths of an inch. , 
In order to allow for variations incident to proper 
grading and handling, not more than 10 percent, by 
weight, of the bunches, and in addition not more than 5 
percent, by weight, of the berries in any container”~ 
may be below the prescribed size. Not more than 5 
percent, by weight, of the grapes in any container” 
may fail to meet the remaining requirements of this 
grade, but not more than a total of 0.5 percent may be 
Seriously damaged. 
U.S. No. 1 Sawdust Pack * shall consist of bunches 
of well-developed grapes of one variety which are 
well colored, mature, firm, firmly attached to cap 
stems, which are not weak, shattered, split, crushed, 
wet, wilted, shriveled at capstems, or scarred; which 
are free from shot berries, raisining or raisined berries, 
sunburned or dried berries, waterberry, mildew, Al- 
meria spot, mold, decay, and from damage caused by 
other disease, insects, discoloration, freezing, or other 
means. 
2° Application of tolerances: Although the _ tolerances 
specified for the various grades are placed on a container 
basis, individual containers in any lot may be permitted to 
exceed the tolerances specified, by not more than one half 
of the amount allowed; provided that the entire lot shall 
average within the tolerances specified. 
* See footnote 24. 
