STANDARDS FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 165 
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS 
As used in these grades: 
‘“ Similar varietal characteristics ’’ means that the 
turnips or rutabagas in any container shall be of 
similar color and shape, that is, that yellow-fleshed 
varieties Shall not be mixed with white-fleshed vari- 
eties and that flat, globe, or long varieties shall not 
be mixed in the same container. 
“Firm” means that the turnip or rutabaga is not 
soft, flabby, or shriveled. 
ee Fairly well shaped” means that the turnip or 
rutabaga is not misShapen to such an extent as to 
materially injure its appearance. 
‘Well trimmed” means that the tops are trimmed 
to not more than three fourths inch in length, that 
unattractive secondary rootlets have been removed. 
and that any objectionably long or coarse tail-like 
part of the root has been cut off. 
“Soft rot” means any soft, mushy, or leaky 
condition of the tissue. 
“Damage” means any injury which materially 
affects the appearance or the edible quality of the 
turnips or rutabagas, or causes appreciable waste 
in the ordinary preparation for use. 
“Diameter ’”’ means the greatest dimension of the 
turnip or rutabaga taken at right angles to the 
longitudinal axis. 
UNITED STATES STANDARDS FOR WATER- 
MELONS 
(Effective Aug. 12, 1925) 
GRADES 
U.S. No. 1 shall consist of watermelons of similar 
varietal characteristics which are mature but not over- 
ripe, well formed (fig. 1-A), and free from decay, 
white heart, anthracnose and from damage caused by 
other disease, sunburn, insects, or mechanical or other 
means. (See Size.) 
In order to allow for variations incident to proper 
grading and handling, not more than 10 percent, by 
count, may be below the requirements of this grade 
but no part of this tolerance shall be allowed for decay 
and not more than one fifth of the total tolerance or 
2 percent may be badly misshapen or seriously dam- 
aged by any means. 
