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FEDERAL
VOLUME 12

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REGISTER

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1934

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NUMBER 219

Washington, Friday, November 7,1947

TITLE 7 AGRICULTURE
Subtitle A Office of the Secretary of Agriculture P art 9 P rice S upport op A gricultural C o m m o d ities SUPPORT PRICE FOR HOGS

Based upon the September 15, 1947, parity for hogs, the following provision is hereby substituted for the correspond ing provision relating to the level and period of support of hogs in announce ments heretofore made:
9.1 Hogs. The support price for good and choice barrow and gilt butcher hogs for the period October 1, 1947, through March 31, 1948, shall average, on an annual basis with seasonal varia tions, $16.15 per hundred pounds at Chi cago with appropriate differentials for other markets. Sec. 4 a , 55 Stat. 498, as amehded, 15 U. S. C., Sup., 713a-8
Done at Washington, D. C., this 3d day of November 1947.
seal C linton P. A nderson , Secretary of Agriculture.
P. R. Doc. 47-9906; Filed, Nov. 6, 1947;
8:49 a. m.

Chapter IProduction and Marketing Administration Standards, Inspec tion, Marketing Practices P art 51F r uits , V egetables and O ther P roducts G rading , C ertification and S tandards UNITED STATES STANDARDS FOR POTATOES

On September 20, 1947, notice of pro posed rule making was published in the F ederal R egister 12 F . R . 6296 regard ing the proposed issuance of United States Consumer Standards for Potatoes.
After consideration of all relevant m at ters présentai, including the proposals set forth in the aforesaid notice, the folowing United States Consumer Stand ards for Potatoes are hereby promulgated pursuant to the provisions of the Depart Agriculture Appropriation Act, 1948 Pub. Law 266, 80th Cong., 1st Sess., approved July 30, 1947 :

51.367 Consumer standards for po CONTENTS
tatoesa Grades1 V. S. Grade A
Small: U. S. Grade A Medium: U. S. Agriculture Department Page Grade A Medium to Large: U. S. Grade Proposed rule making:
A Large. . Potatoes of each of these Fort Worth Stock Yards, Fort grades shall be of one variety or similar Worth, Tex.; petition for varietal characteristics which are fairly modification______________ 7288
well shaped, fairly clean, free from freez Irish potatoes, handling in east ing injury, blackheart, late blight, and ern South Dakota produc soft rot or w et, breakdown, and from tion area_______________ 7290
damage caused by sunburn, second Determination of representa growth, growth cracks, air cracks, hol tive period______________ 7299
low heart, internal discoloration, cuts, Milk handling:
shriveling, sprouting, scab, dry rot, Fort Wayne, Ind., marketing Rhizoctonia, uther diseases, wireworm, area---------- ------ -------- ----; 7289
other insects, or mechanical or other New York metropolitan m ar means. Potatoes of these grades shall keting area______________ 7289
also be mature: Provided, That potatoes Poultry and domestic rabbits, which are not mature and the outer dressed, and edible products;
skin loosens or feathers readily under inspection and certification the usual handling practices need not for condition and wholesome meet this requirement if they are firm ness-
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and are further designated as Early in connection with the grade, as for ex Rules and regulations:
Hogs, price support-_________ 7281
ample U. S. Grade A Medium-Early.
Labor Branch; delegation of au Potatoes on the shown face shall be rea th o rity --------------------------7284
sonably representative in size and qual Labor centers, homes, camps ity of the contents of the container. See and facilities; delegation of Size range requirements.
authority to effect liquida 1 Tolerances. Incident to proper tion-------------------------------- 7284
grading and handling, except for the Potatoes, consumer standards 7281
tolerances for size, not more than a total of 5 percent, by weight, of the potatoes Alien Property, Office of in any lot may fail to meet the requireNotices:
ments of the grade, including not more Vesting orders, etc.:
than 1 percent for potatoes affected by Costs and expenses -incurred soft rot or wet breakdown. See Appli in certain court actions or cation of tolerances.
proceedings:
2 U. S. Grade B Small: U. S. Grade Ohio, Michigan and MinneB Medium: U. S. Grade B Medium to sota-------------------------- 7308
Large: XJ. S. Grade B Large. Potatoes of Ohio, Michigan and Mis souri------------------7309
each of these grades shall meet the re quirements for U. S. Grade A Small;
Heberlein Patent Corp______ 7309
U. S. Grade A Medium; U. S. Grade A
Holzmann, Clementine Rosa Medium to Large; and U. S. Grade A
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Large, except for the increased tolerance Huber, John_______ _______ 7307
for defects specified below. See Size Kobs, Frank A., et al_______- 7307
range requirements.
Prehn, Thomas___________ 7307
i Tolerances. Incident to proper Springorum, Mrs. Lotte____ 7308
grading and handling, except for the Yoshikawa, Taro__________ 7311
tolerances for size, not more than a total Army Department of 20 percent, by weight, of the potatoes Rules and regulations:
in any lot may fail to meet the require National Guard regulations;
ments of the grade, but not more than 5
miscellaneous amendments 7287
percent shall be allowed for potatoes Civil Aeronautics Board which are seriously damaged by any cause, including not more than 1 percent Proposed rule making:
Air carriers, irregular, and nonfor potatoes affected by soft rot or wet certificated cargo carriers; fil Continued on next page ing of reports_____________ 7300
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