1388 MISC. PUB. 190, U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
individual potato or the general appearance of the 
potatoes in the container. 
(d@) Shriveling when the potato is more than mod- 
erately shriveled, spongy, or flabby. 
(e) Sprouting when more than 10 percent of the 
potatoes have sprouts over three fourth inch long. 
(f) Surface scab which covers an area of more 
than 5 percent of the surface of the potato in the 
aggregate. 
(g) Pitted scab Soe affects the appearance of the 
potato to a greater extent than the amount of surface 
scab permitted or causes a loss of more than 5 per- 
cent of the total weight of the potato. 
(h) Rhizoctonia when the general appearance of 
the potatoes in the container is materially injured or 
when individual potatoes are badly infected. 
4, “ Diameter” means the greatest dimension at 
right angles to the longitudinal axis. The long axis 
shall be used without regard to the position of the 
stem (rhizome). 
). “Serious damage’? means any injury or defect 
which seriously injures the appearance of the indi- 
vidual potato or the general appearance of the pota- 
toes in the container, or which cannot be removed 
without a loss of more than 10 percent of the total 
weight of the potato. Any one of the following de- 
fects or any combination of defects the seriousness 
of which exceeds the maximum allowed for any one 
defect shall be considered as serious damage: 
(a) Dirt when the general appearance of the 
potatoes in the container is seriously affected by 
tubers badly caked with dirt; or other foreign matter 
which seriously affects the appearance of the potatoes. 
(0) “Cuts” when both ends are clipped or when 
more than an estimated one fourth of the potato is 
cut away from one end or when the remaining por- 
tion of the clipped potato weighs less than 6 ounces. 
Other cuts which seriously affect the appearance of 
the individual potato or which cannot be removed 
without a loss of more than 10 percent of the total 
weight of the potato. 
(c) Shriveling when the potato is excessively 
shriveled, spongy, or flabby. 
6. “ Mature” means that the outer skin (epider- 
mis) does not loosen or “ feather” readily during the 
ordinary methods of handling. 
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