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age caused by bruises, sunscald, sunburn, puffiness, 
catfaces, growth cracks, scars, disease, insects, hail, 
or mechanical or other means. 
In order to allow for variations incident to proper 
grading and handling, not more than 10 percent, by 
count, of the tomatoes in any container® may be 
below the requirements of this grade but not more 
than one tenth of this tolerance, or 1 percent, may 
be allowed for decay at shipping point or for decay 
in tomatoes from Mexico when inspected at points 
of entry into the United States. In addition a total 
tolerance of not more than 6 percent shall be allowed 
for decay enroute or at destination. 
Unclassified shall consist of tomatoes which are not 
graded in conformity with either of the foregoing 
grades, 
MARKING FOR SIZE 
The minimum Size, total count, or description of 
the arrangement of the tomatoes in the top layer 
in any package should be plainly stenciled or other- 
Wise marked on the package. 
“Minimum size” means the greatest diameter of 
the smallest fruit measured at right angles to a line 
running from the stem to the blossom end. It should 
be stated in terms of whole and quarter inches as 
2 inches minimum, 214 inches minimum, 214 inches 
minimum, and so on in accordance with the facts. 
In order to allow for variations incident to proper 
Sizing, not more than 5 percent, by count, of the 
tomatoes in any container ® may vary from the mini- 
mum diameter or the total count specified. (The 
tolerance for description of pack is given below.) 
DESCRIPTION OF PACK 
“ Description of pack” applies particularly to pack- 
ing in lugs and Should be designated according to the 
humber of rows in the top layer in a lug, as 5-5, o--6, 
6-6, and go on in accordance with the facts. The fol- 
wins terms shall be used to describe U.S. packs in 
ugs: 
U.S. straight pack.—When specified as: “Ui Se 
straight pack ” the tomatoes shall be fairly uniform in 
size and fairly tightly packed, and all layers in any 
lug shall have the same number of tomatoes, for 
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