114 MISC. PUB. 190, U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
Baskets—Peaches packed in bushel or half-bushel 
round bottom baskets and tub baskets shall be ring 
faced and tightly packed with sufficient bulge to 
prevent any appreciable movement of the peaches 
within the packages when lidded. 
Bowes.—Peaches packed in the standard western 
boxes shall be reasonably uniform in size and ar- 
ranged in the packages according to the approved 
and recognized methods. Each wrapped peach shall 
be fairly well enclosed by its individual wrapper. 
All packages shall be well filled and tightly packed 
but the contents shall not show excessive or unneces- 
sary bruising because of overfilled packages. The 
number of peaches in the box shall not vary more 
than four from the number indicated on the box. 
In order to allow for variations incident to proper 
packing, not more than 10 percent of the packages 
in any lot may not meet these requirements. 
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS 
As used in these grades: 
1. “ Mature” means that the peach has reached 
the stage of growth which will insure a proper com- 
pletion of the ripening process. 
2. “Well formed” means that the peach has the 
shape characteristic of the variety. 
3. “Leaf or limb-rub injury’ means that the scar- 
ring is not smooth, not light colored, or aggregates 
more than one fourth inch in diameter. 
4. “Damage” means any injury or defect which 
materially affects the appearance, edible or shipping 
quality of the peach. Any one of the following de- 
fects, or any combination thereof, the seriousness of 
which exceeds the maximum allowed for any one 
defect, shall be considered as damage: 
(a) Bacterial spot when cracked, or when aggre- 
gating more than three eighths inch in diameter. 
(6) Seab spots when cracked, or when aggregating 
more than three eighths inch in diameter. 
(c) Seale when concentrated, or when scattered and 
aggregating more than one fourth inch in diameter. 
(d@) Hail injury which is unhealed, or deep, or 
when aggregating more than one fourth inch in 
diameter. 
(e) Leaf or limb rubs when not smooth, or when 
not light colored, or when aggregating more than one 
half inch in diameter. 
