STANDARDS FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 163 
UNITED STATES STANDARDS FOR TURNIP 
GREENS “ | 
(Effective Dec. 18, 1928) 
GRADES 
U.S. No. 1 shall consist of turnip greens which are 
fresh, free from decay, and from damage caused by 
seed stems, broken, bruised, spotted, or discolored 
leaves, wilting, dirt or other foreign matter, disease, 
insects, 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 any lot may be below the requirements of 
this grade but not to exceed a total of 5 percent shall 
be allowed for defects causing serious damage and 
not more than two fifths of this amount or 2 percent 
shall be allowed for decay. 
Unclassified shall consist of turnip greens which are 
not graded in conformity with the foregoing grade. 
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS 
AS used in these grades: 
* Damage” means any injury from the causes men- 
tioned which materially affects the appearance or 
the edible or shipping quality of the individual 
leaves or of the lot as a whole. 
“Serious damage” means any injury from the 
causes mentioned which seriously affects the appear- 
ance or the edible or the shipping quality of the 
individual leaves or of the lot as a whole, 
UNITED STATES STANDARDS FOR TURNIPS 
OR RUTABAGAS (TOPPED) 
(Effective May 15, 1933) 
GRADES 
U.S. No. 1 shall consist of turnips or rutabagas of 
Similar varietal characteristics which are firm, fairly 
smooth, fairly well shaped, and well trimmed; which 
are free from soft rot and from damage caused by 
freezing, pithiness, water core, secondary rootlets, 
growth cracks, cuts, dirt, discoloration, disease, in- 
6 These grades do not apply to Seven Top Turnip or so- 
called ‘ broccoli”? greens. 
