THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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THE RIGHT MAN IN THE RIGHT PLACE 
H ON. Orlando Harrison, of the Harrison Nursery 
Company, Berlin, Md., presented a bill before 
the Maryland Legislature providing standards 
for the grading, packing, marking, shipping and market¬ 
ing of apples packed in barrels or closed packages, which 
has been unanimously passed by both houses and signed 
by the Governor. 
Senator Harrison has been a power in his own state in 
developing agricultural and horticultural interests, and 
has splendid and hearty co-operation of all the senators 
and representatives in assisting him in getting the money 
appropriations for the support of the Maryland Agricul¬ 
tural College and its kindred interests. 
A notable achievement was the passage of the Bill ap¬ 
propriating money for the maintenance of the Maryland 
Agricultural College, $30,000 for 1917 and $40,000 for 
1918. The College has never before received more than 
$16,000 per annum for maintenance and has been ham¬ 
pered in giving efficient service on account of the lack of 
funds. 
No man in the State of Maryland has shown more loy¬ 
alty toward the school and road interest for the state, 
than Senator Harrison. He has accomplished wonders 
during the present session. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF DELEGATES 
OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND, IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY MET : 
Section 1. That the standard grades or classes for 
apples grown in this state, when packed in closed pack¬ 
ages, shall be as follows: 
(a) “Maryland standard fancy grade” shall consist of 
apples of one variety, which are well grown specimens, 
hand-picked, properly packed, of good color for the var¬ 
iety, normal shape, free from dirt, diseases, insect and 
fungus injury, bruises and other defects except such as 
are necessarily caused in the operation of packing; or 
apples of one variety which are not more than live per 
centum below the foregoing specifications on a combina¬ 
tion of all defects or two per centum on any single de¬ 
fect. 
(b) “Maryland standard A grade” shall consist of 
apples of one variety which are well grown specimens, 
hand-picked properly packed, normal shape, practically 
free from dirt, diseases, insect and fungus injury, bruises 
and other defects except such as are necessarily caused 
in the operation of packing; or apples of one variety 
which are not more than ten per centum below the fore¬ 
going specifications on a combination of all defects or 
five per centum on any single defect. No apples in this 
grade shall show less than thirty-three and one-third per 
centum of good color for the variety. 
(c) “Maryland standard B grade” shall consist of ap¬ 
ples of one variety which are well matured, hand-picked, 
properly packed, practically normal shape, practically 
free from dirt, disease, insect and fungus injury; or 
apples of one variety which are not more than fifteen 
per centum below the foregoing specifications on a com¬ 
bination of all defects or five per centum on any single 
defect. 
(d) “Cull grade” shall consist of apples not conform¬ 
ing to the foregoing specifications of grade, and shall be 
classed as culls and shall be so branded. This grade 
shall be used to include those apples rejected as not meet¬ 
ing the specifications of the foregoing “Fancy,” “A,” and 
“B 
grades. 
The minimum size of the fruit and the 
grade of the fruit in the package shall he branded upon 
it as hereinafter specified and in addition to the other 
marks hereinafter required. 
(e) “Orchard run” class shall consist of all apples 
grown in the orchard irrespective of grade or quality. It 
shall be unlawful for any person to cull or sort from a 
lot of apples any of the larger sizes or better grades or 
qualities thereof, and then pack, brand, sell or ship the 
remaining fruit as “Orchard run.” The minimum size 
of the fruit and the class of the fruit in the package shall 
also be branded upon it as hereinafter specified and in 
addition to the other marks hereinafter specified. 
Section 2. The marks indicating grade as above pre¬ 
scribed may be accompanied by any other designation of 
grade or brand if that designation of grade or brand is 
not inconsistent with or marked more conspicuously than 
the one of the said five marks which is used on the said 
package. Apples packed and branded in accordance 
with the United States law approved August third, nine¬ 
teen hundred and twelve, shall be exempt from the pro¬ 
visions of this act. 
Section 3. (a) The minimum size of the fruit in all 
classes or grades shall be determined by taking the trans¬ 
verse diameter of the smallest fruit in the package at 
right angles to the stem and blossom end. Minimum 
sizes shall be stated in variations of one-quarter of an 
inch, like two inches, two and one-quarter inches, two 
and one-half inches, two and three-quarter inches, three 
inches, three and one-quarter inches, and so on, in accor¬ 
dance with the facts. 
(b) Minimum sizes may be designated by figures in¬ 
stead of words. The word “minimum” may be desig¬ 
nated by using the abbreviation “min.” 
(c) A tolerance or variation of five per centum on size 
shall be allowed in all classes, but such five per centum 
shall not be in addition to the variations or tolerances for 
defects provided in grades “Fancy,' “A. and “B.” 
Section 4. (a) Every closed package containing ap¬ 
ples grown in the State of Maryland which is sold, of¬ 
fered or exposed for sale, or packed for sale, or trans¬ 
ported for sale by any person shall bear upon the outside 
of one end in plain letters and figures tin 1 name and ad¬ 
dress of the packer or tlx* person by whose authority the 
apples were packed and tin* package marked, the true 
name of the variety, the grade or class of the apples 
therein contained and the minimum size of the fruit in 
the packages. If the true name of the variety shall not 
be known to the packer or the person by w hose authority 
the package is packed or branded, then such variety shall 
be designated as “variety unknown. " Every package 
