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FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 
distance between heads, 26 inches; cir¬ 
cumference of bulge, 64 inches, outside 
measurement; and the thickness of staves 
not greater than 4-10 of an inch, pro¬ 
vided, that any barrel having the capacity 
of 7,056 cubic inches shall be a standard 
barrel. The use of any other barrel for 
fruits (other than cranberries), vegetables 
and other dry commodities, is absolutely 
prohibited. The law becomes effective 
July 1st, 1916. 
PURE FOOD REGULATIONS 
A subject closely related to the last is 
legislation pertaining to pure food regu¬ 
lations. These laws may relate to mis¬ 
branding, artificial coloring of fruit, label¬ 
ing of packages containing fruits and 
vegetables, etc. On March 3, 1913, Con¬ 
gress passed an amendment to the Pure 
Food Act, which was far more reaching 
in its effect than was generally supposed. 
This amendment went into effect Sep¬ 
tember 3, 1914. Some of the regulations 
of the Department on this matter read as 
follows: 
“Except as otherwise provided by this 
regulation, the quantity of the contents, 
in all cases of food, if in package form, 
must be plainly and conspicuously marked 
in terms of weight, measure or numerical 
count, on the outside of the covering .or 
container usually delivered to consumers.” 
“The quantity of the contents so 
marked shall be the amount of food in the 
package.” 
“If the quantity of the contents be 
stated by weight or measure it shall be 
marked in terms of the largest unit con¬ 
tained in the package.” 
As I interpret these regulations, there 
is no question that the majority of the 
packages shipped out of Florida contain¬ 
ing fruits and vegetables come under the 
regulations, and a shipper failing to mark 
the contents upon the package is liable to 
prosecution under the law. There is a mis¬ 
understanding in the minds of many that 
it is necessary for the Department to state 
specifically that a certain package must 
be marked in a specific manner. The law, 
however, does not provide for any such 
arrangement, and I cannot see how a 
shipper could use this as an excuse for 
failing to mark his packages properly. The 
League has used its best influence to> have 
certain modifications made. With the 
present law, however, and with its en¬ 
forcement left to the Bureau of Chemistrv, 
there seems little hope for any change in 
the interpretation of the law. 
There will be constantly more and more 
of such laws passed by the national gov¬ 
ernment, and by the different states. Un¬ 
doubtedly the League will have to de¬ 
vote considerable time in keeping itself 
informed as to these laws, and in seeing 
that the interests of its members are prop¬ 
erly safeguarded. 
REDUCTION OF PRICE OF' GRAPEFRUIT ON 
DINING CARS. 
t 
Some of our members asked us to see 
if the railroads and Pullman company 
could not be persuaded to reduce the price 
asked for grapefruit on their dining cars. 
Letters were sent to all the principal 
Southeastern lines, calling their attention 
to the matter. The Seaboard Air Line 
was the first to respond favorably, re- 
