STANDARDS FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 113 
MARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR SIZE 
The minimum size, numerical count, or description 
of pack of the peaches in any package shail be plainly 
stenciled, labeled, or otherwise indicated on the pack- 
age. Minimum size refers to the “ diameter” (as 
hereinafter defined) of the smallest peach and shall be 
stated in terms of whole inches, whole and half inches, 
whole and quarter inches, or whole and eighth inches, 
as 2 inches minimum, 24% inches minimum, 1% inches 
minimum, ete., in accordance with the facts. 
“ Diameter’? means the shortest distance measured 
through the center of the peach at right angles to a 
line running from the stem to the blossom end. 
In order to allow for variations incident to proper 
Sizing, not more than 10 percent, by count, of the 
peaches in any package” may be below the specified 
minimum size. 
Description of pack refers especially to peaches 
packed in six-basket carriers. When used, it shall 
include the arrangement of the peaches in each layer 
in the baskets and also the total number of layers in 
the carrier and shall be indicated as follows: 2-1, 6 
layers; 2-2, 6 layers; 3-2, 6 layers, in accordance with 
the facts. : 
STANDARD PACK 
Hach package shall be packed so that the peaches in 
the shown face shall be reasonably representative in 
size, color, and quality of the contents of the package. 
Six-basket carriers.—Peaches packed in the stand- 
ard six-basket carrier shall be reasonably uniform in 
size and arranged in the individual baskets according 
to the approved and recognized methods: 
Bottom | Middle ‘Top Total Total 
layer layer layer basket | carrier 
PARSE: R( :) pr r  mr 8 ¥ 8 23 138 
BLM MEY OT iw cia tole ol wi iol ) ) i) 27 162 
PR OT ono os wie minim abi 10 10 10 30 180 
Bie JAVere.. .wadcennu 10 12 12 34 204 
ox2-6.layver..._..... {Ubi 13 15 15 43 258 
All baskets shall be well filled and packed with 
sufficient bulge to prevent any appreciable movement 
after lidding but the contents shall not show excessive 
or unnecessary bruising because of overfilled packages. 
589 See footnote 58. 
