GENERAL INFORMATION 



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1. U. S. Fey. for U. S. Fancy. 



2. U. S. No. 1 for U. S. Number 1. 

 S. U. S. Com. for U. S. Commercial. 



4. U. S. Util. for U. S. Utility. 



5. Combination grades may be designated by abbreviations of the 

 grades preceded by the abbreviation "Comb.'^ as '^Comb. U. S. Fey. — 

 U. S. No. 1.^' 



Standards for Export 

 As applied to condition factors. 



1. The apples in any lot shall be generally tightly packed when in 

 barrels or baskets and either generally fairly tight or tightly packed 

 when in boxes. 



2. Not more than 5 per cent of the apples in any container shall be 

 further advanced in maturity than firm ripe. 



3. Not more than a total of 5 percent of the apples in any container 

 shall be damaged by bitter pit, Jonathan spot, scald, internal break- 

 down, water core, freezing, decay, or other condition factors, except 

 that — 



(a) Not more than 2 percent shall be allowed for apples affected by 

 decay. 



{b) Not more than 2 percent shall be allowed for damage by inter- 

 nal breakdown. 



(c) The apples shall be free from scald unless they are properly 

 packed in oiled paper or have been especially treated with oil to pre- 

 vent scald. When so packed or treated, not more than 2 percent of 

 slight scald shall be permitted. 



Any lot of apples shall be considered as meeting the standards for 

 export if the entire lot averages within the requirements specified, pro- 

 vided that no sample from the containers in any lot is found to exceed 

 double the percentages specified. 



Secure Service and Regulatory Announcements No. 16 from the 

 United States Department of Agriculture. 



II. U. S. STANDARD CONTAINERS 



The U. S. Standard barrel contains 7056 cubic inches. Subdivisions 

 of this barrel are three-fourths barrel, one-half barrel, and one-third 

 barrel. The standard barrel, commonly called a 3-bushel barrel, actu- 

 ally holds 3 bushels and 9 quarts. Many states have enacted as state 

 laws the United States standard barrel act. 



The cranberry barrel contains 5826 cubic inches. 



