88 MISC. PUB. 190, U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
UNITED STATES STANDARDS FOR HONEY 
DEW AND HONEY BALL TYPE MELONS 
(Effective May 28, 1934) 
INTRODUCTION 
The tolerances for the standards are placed on a 
container basis. However, for a tolerance of 10 per- 
cent, individual packages in any lot may eontain 
not more than one and one-half times the tolerance 
specified, and for one of less than 10 percent indi- 
vidual packages in any lot may contain not more 
than double the tolerance specified, provided that at 
least one specimen which does not meet the require- 
ments shall be allowed in any one package and that 
the average for the entire lot, based on sample inspec- 
tion, is within the tolerances specified. 
GRADES 
U.S. No. 1 shall consist of Honey Dew or Honey 
Ball type melons which are mature, firm, and well 
formed; which are free from decay and from damage 
caused by dirt, aphis stain, rust spots, bruises, cracks, 
broken skin, sunscald, sunburn, hail, moisture, in- 
seets, disease, or mechanical or other means. 
in order to allow for variations incident to proper 
grading and handling, not more than a total of 10 
percent, by count, of the melons in any lot may be 
below the requirements of this grade, but not more 
than one-half of this amount, or 5 percent, shall be 
allowed for defects causing serious damage, and not 
more than 1 percent shall be allowed for melons 
affected with soft rot. 
U.S. No. 2 shall consist of Honey Dew or Honey 
Bail type melons which are mature, firm, and fairly 
well formed: which are free from decay and from 
serious damage by any cause. 
In order to allow for variations incident to proper 
grading and handling, not more than a total of 10 
percent, by count, of the melons in any lot may be 
below the requirements of this grade, but not more 
than one-tenth of this amount, or 1 percent, shall be 
allowed for melons affected with soft rot. - 
Unclassified shall consist of Honey Dew or Honey 
Ball type melons which are not graded in conformity 
with the foregoing grades. 
