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-(f) Split pit when causing any unhealed crack, or 
when causing any crack which is readily apparent, or 
when affecting shape to the extent that fruit is not 
well formed. 
5. “Serious damage” means any injury or defect 
which seriously affects the appearance, edible or ship- 
ping quality of the peach. Any One of the following 
defects, or any combination thereof, the seriousness 
of which exceeds the maximum allowed for any one 
defect shall be considered as serious damage: 
(a) Bacterial spot when any cracks are not well 
healed, or when aggregating More than three fourths 
inch in diameter. : 
(6) Scab spots when cracked, or when healed and 
aggregating more than 1 inch in diameter. 
(c) Scale when aggregating more than one half 
inch in diameter. 
(@) Growth cracks when unhealed, or more than 
one half inch in length. 
(€) Hail injury when unhealed, or shallow hail 
injury when aggregating more than three fourths 
inch in diameter, or deep hail injury which seriously 
deforms the fruit or which aggregates more than one 
half inch in diameter. 
(f) Leaf or linb rubs when smooth and light col- 
ored and aggregating more than 11% inches in diame- 
ter, or dark or slightly rough and barklike scars 
aggregating more than three fourths inch in diameter. 
(g) Split pit when causing any unhealed crack, or 
when healed and aggregating more than one half inch 
in length including any part of the crack which may 
be covered by the stem. 
(h) Soft or overripe peaches. 
(i) Wormy fruit or worm holes. 
6. “ Badly misshapen” means that the peach is so 
decidedly deformed that its appearance is seriously 
affected. 
UNITED STATES STANDARDS FOR PEARS 
(Effective June 1, 1932) 
INTRODUCTION 
Numbers and letters in parentheses following grade 
terms indicate where such terms are defined on pages 
117, to 120, inclusive, under Definitions of Terms. 
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