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fairly well colored and, unless otherwise specified, 
the minimum size of such prunes shall be not less 
than 114 inches in diameter. 
In order to allow for variations incident to proper 
grading and handling, not more than a total of 10 
percent, by count, of the plums or prunes in any con- 
tainer * may not meet the requirements of this grade 
for defects other than color and size of Italian type 
prunes but not more than 5 percent, by count, may be 
allowed for defects causing serious damage and not 
more than 1 percent may be allowed for decay. In 
addition, not more than 10 percent, by count, of the 
Italian type prunes in any container” may not meet 
the color requirements and not more than 10 percent, 
by count, may not meet the size specifications, but 
the combined tolerance for all defects shall not exceed 
15 percent. 
U.S. No. 2 shall consist of plums or prunes of one 
variety which are mature but not soft, overripe, or 
shriveled, which are free from decay and from serious 
damage by any means. 
In order to allow for variations incident to proper 
grading and handling, not more than 10 percent, by 
count, of the plums or prunes in any container” may 
be below the requirements of this grade. 
Unclassified shall consist of plums or prunes which 
do not meet the requirements of any of the foregoing 
grades. 
STANDARD PACK 
The plums or prunes shall be tightly packed and 
the top layer shall not be noticeably superior in 
quality and size to those in the remainder of the 
package. 
The size of plums or prunes packed in four-basket 
crates shall be indicated as follows: 4 by 4, 4 by 5, 
5 by 5, 5 by 6, and 6 by 6, in accordance with the 
facts. These packs shall not be more than three 
layers deep. The arrangement of the two upper lay- 
ers shall be the same but the count in the bottom 
layer shall be one row less. For example, a 5 by 5 
pack shall be 5 by 5 in the two upper layers but shall 
be 4 by 5 in the bottom layer, and a 5 by 6 pack 
shall be 5 by 6 in the two upper layers but shall be 
5 by 5 in the bottom layer. 
5 See footnote 54. 
