. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. How They Do It in New York Under date of August 25, 1914, Mr. Calvin J. Huson, Horticultural Com- missioner of the State of New York, issued instructions regarding the han- dling of this year's apple crop as follows: To facilitate the marketing of the present apple crop in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 418 of the Laws of 1914, I, Calvin J. Huson, as Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of New York, by virtue of the authority conferred in said chapter, hereby adopt and promulgate the fol- lowing rules and regulations for guid- ance in the enforceme
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. How They Do It in New York Under date of August 25, 1914, Mr. Calvin J. Huson, Horticultural Com- missioner of the State of New York, issued instructions regarding the han- dling of this year's apple crop as follows: To facilitate the marketing of the present apple crop in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 418 of the Laws of 1914, I, Calvin J. Huson, as Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of New York, by virtue of the authority conferred in said chapter, hereby adopt and promulgate the fol- lowing rules and regulations for guid- ance in the enforcement of said act: (1) All apples packed in New York in closed packages nuist be marked as required by Chapter 418 of the Laws of 1914, except those that are packed and marked in accordance with the pro- visions and requirements of the U. S. Apple Grading Law (Public Document 252). If such apples so packed are classified they must be true to the classification. (2) Apples in "o])en-headed barrels," baskets or boxes covered with burlap or slats that can be readily removed and replaced are not closed packages within the meaning of the statute. (3) Transportation companies are not liable under this act for handling apples not properly marked or packecl. (4) Where absence of high color in apples is due to sectional or seasonal conditions, such apples will not be deemed to lack "good color foi- the ; (5) Pasters may be used to mark barrels. (()) All marks on barrels must be in block letters and figures not less than one-half inch, unless apples are packed under the U. S. Grading Law, in which case they should not be less than one inch. (7) .\11 closed packages of New York grown apples must be marked as re- quired by section 2 of the law. which calls for the name and address of the packer, the grade or class of the pack, the name of variety and the minimum size of the fruit. If the apples are not hand picked or are fungous or scabby or wormy or diseased, the
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