THE DISTRIBUTION OF NORTHWESTERN BOXED APPLES. 
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Shipments of less than car lots and apples brought into large 
terminal markets from near-by producing sections are not included. 
Wash- 
ington. 
Oregon. 
Idaho. 
Mon- 
tana. 
Total 
Pacific 
North- 
west. 
New 
York. 
Central 
Appa- 
lachian. 
Total 
United 
States. 
1916-17.. 
1917-18.. 
1918-19.. 
1919-20.. 
14,426 
15,837 
16,232 
24, 476 
3,041 
3,448 
2,246 
4,768 
182 
3,528 
536 
3,574 
145 
171 
262 
452 
17,693 
22, 984 
19,276 
33, 270 
10, 206 
5,867 
22,900 
10,234 
11,748 
7,212 
9, 625' 
11,392 
57, 821 
58, 534 
69, 552 
82, 514 
Exhibit No. 4. 
grading rules and regulations for apples. 
[As adopted by Washington State Department of Agriculture.] 
DEFINITION OF TERMS. 
Tolerance. — In order to provide for the variations incident to 
commercial grading and handling, a " tolerance " of 5 per cent for a 
total of all defects from the standard will be permitted in all grades, 
and shall be computed by counting, weighing, or measuring the 
specimens judged to be below the standard of the grade. 
Uniform in size. — The term " uniform in size " shall be construed 
to mean that apples in any one package shall not vary more than 
one-half inch in their greatest transverse diameter. 
Packing. — The term " properly packed " shall refer to the arrange- 
ment of apples in each package; apples to be properly packed shall 
be arranged in the container according to the approved and recog- 
nized methods, and all packages shall be tightly filled, but the con- 
tents shall not show excessive or " unnecessary bruising " as a result 
of the pressure exerted in inclosing an overfilled package. 
APPLE-GRADING RULES. 
(Season 1920.) 
Extra Fancy. — Extra Fancy apples are defined as sound, mature, 
clean, hand-picked, well- formed apples only, free from all insect 
pests, diseases, blemishes, bruises and holes, spray burns, limb rub, 
visible water core, skm punctures or skin broken at stem, but slight 
russeting within the basin of the stem shall be permitted. 
Fancy Grade. — Fancy apples are defined as apples complying with 
the standard of Extra Fancy Grade, except that slight leaf rubs, 
scratches, or russeting shall be permitted up to a total of 10 per cent 
of the surface, and provided that scab spots not larger than one- 
quarter inch in diameter in the aggregate shall be permitted in this 
grade. 
" C " Grade. — " C " Grade apples shall consist of sound, mature, 
hand-picked apples which are practically free from infection, bruis- 
ing, or broken skin, and which are not badly misshapen, provided that 
two healed worm stings, slight sun scald, and scab up to a total of 
one-half inch in diameter shall be permitted in this grade. 
Combination Grade. — When Extra Fancy and Fancy apples are 
packed together, the boxes must be marked " Combination Extra 
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