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There is great confusion as to grades and grade terms or 

 at least a widespread use of miscellaneous terms (Tables 15 

 and 16). However, the retail growers know good apples, and 

 it will be noted that they preponderantly prefer the better 

 grades. Few handle ^^seconds/' ^^ungraded/' ^^medium/' etc., 

 apples from any section. 



TABLE 16 



Grades of Western Apples Sold, 

 AS Reported by 1692 Independent Retailers, 

 New York City, 1937-38* 



Retailers Reporting 

 Sale of Grade 



Grade Reported Sold 



Number 



Percentage 



Ol X O Ldi 



Extra fancv 



306 



18 



Best 



243 



14 



First quality or first grade 



184 



11 



Fancy 



174 



10 



No. 1 



168 



10 



Grade A 



73 



4 



Second grade 



55 



3 



Named varieties 



41 



2 



U. S. No. 1 



27 



2 



No. 2 



27 



2 



Top grade 



26 



2 





24 







22 







17 





Cheaper or lower grade 



14 





B 



10 





Others f 





* Ninety-eight (or 5 percent) of the 1790 retailers surveyed did not handle Western 

 apples. 



t Eleven other grades were mentioned, but no one of them was reported by 1 per- 

 cent of the retailers. 



