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RULES AND REGULATIONS

tral portion. They normally feel firm at time of harvesting but often soften quickly. They are known as Balloon Heads in certain sections.
4 Seedstems means those heads which have seed stalks showing or in which the formation of seed stalks has plainly begun.
5 Damage means any injury or defect which materially affects the ap pearance, or the edible or shipping qual ity. Worm injury on the outer head leaves or wrapper leaves which materi ally affects the appearance of the head, or worm holes which extend deeply into the compact portion of the head shall be considered as damage.
6 Well trimmed means that the head shall not have more than four wrap per leaves.
7 Fairly well trimmed means that the head shall have not more than seven wrapper leaves.
8 Wrapper leaves means leaves which do not enfold the head fairly tightly more than two-thirds the distance from the base to the top.
9 Reasonably firm means that the head is not soft and is of reasonable weight for its size but may have consid erable open spaces between the leaves in M edium Large Small the lower portion of the head.
10 Serious damage means any in Pointed, under 14 lb s l H t o 3 lb s .. Over 3 lbs.
jury or defect which seriously affects the Danish and domestic, under 2 to 5 lbs___ Over 5 lbs.
2 lbs.
appearance, or the edible or shipping quality. Cabbage which is affected by 1
In order to allow for variations in soft rot or which is seriously puffy, badly cident to proper sizing, not more than a burst, or seriously injured by seedstems, total of 15 percent, by weight, of the discoloration, freezing, disease, insects, heads in any lot may vary from the size mechanical or other means shall be con specifications, but not more than 10 per sidered as seriously damaged. Worm in cent may be either above or below the jury on the the head shall be regarded as serious d Application of tolerances. The damage. Pub. Law 712, 80th Cong.
contents of individual containers in the Done at Washington, D. C. this 4th lot, based on sample inspection, are day of February 1949.
subject to the following limitations, pro seal J ohn I. T hompson, vided the averages for the entire lot are Assistant Administrator, Pro within the tolerances specified:
duction and Marketing Ad 1 When a tolerance is 10 percent or ministration.
more, individual containers in any lot shall have not more than one and oneF. R. Doc. 49-991; Filed, Feb. 8, 1949;
half times the tolerance specified, except 8:57 a. m.
th at at least one defective and one offsized cabbage may be permitted in a container.
2 When a tolerance is less than 10 P art 51F ruits, V egetables, and O ther percent, individual containers in any lot P roducts I nspection, Certification, shall have not more than double the and S tandards tolerance specified, except that at least one defective and one off-sized cabbage UNITED STATES STANDARDS OR FRESH PEAS
may be permitted in a container.
By virtue of the authority vested in e Definitions. 1 Similar varietal by the Secretary of Agriculture, I
characteristics means that the cabbage me approve the publication in the in each container shall have the same Fhereby ederal R egister of the following United general characteristics.
Standards for Fresh Peas, which 2
. Reasonable solidity means fairlyStates have been in effect since June 1, 1942.
firm for pointed type cabbage hud south These standards are currently in effect ern Domestic type cabbage. Northern pursuant to the Department Agricul Domestic type cabbage and Danish or ture Appropriation Act, 1949 ofPub.
Law Hollander type cabbage shall be firm. 712, 80th Cong., 2d Sess., approved June Reasonable solidity as applied to Savoy 19, 1948.
cabbage means not soft or puffy; Savoy 51.337 Standards for fresh peas type cabbage is characteristically loosely a Introduction. 1 The tolerances for formed and rather light in weight.
3 Puffy means that the heads are the standards are on a container basis.
very light irf weight in comparison to size, However, individual containers in any or have excessive air spaces in the cenlot may vary from the specified toler
handling, not more than a total of 25
percent, by weight, of the heads in any lot may fail to meet the requirements of this grade, but not more than two-fifths of this amount, or a total of 10 percent, shall be allowed for defects causing seri ous damage, but not more than 2 percent shall be allowed for soft decay. In addi tion, not more than 10 percent, by weight, may not meet the requirements as to number of wrapper leaves. See para graph d of this section, Application of tolerances.
b Unclassified. Unclassified shall consist of cabbage which has not been classified in accordance with the fore going grades. The term unclassified is not a grade within the meaning of these standards but is provided as a des ignation to show that no definite grade has been applied to the lot.
c Size. The minimum Size or mini mum and maximum sizes may be speci fied in connection with the grades as U. S. No. 1, 1 pound min., or U. S. No.
1, 2 to 4 pounds, or any lot may be classified as Small, Medium, Large, Small to Medium, or Medium to Large in ac cordance with the facts.

ances as stated below, provided the aver ages for the entire lot, based on-sample inspection, are within jthe tolerances specified.
2 For a tolerance of 10 percent, in dividual containers in any lot may have not more than one and one-half times the tolerance.
3 For a tolerance of less than 10
percent, individual containers in any lot may have not more than -double the b Grades1 U .S.N o .l. U. S.No.
1 shall consist of pods of peas of similar varietal characteristics which are not oyer-mature or excessively small, hot badly misshapen or watersoaked, and which are fairly well filled, fresh, firm, free from decay, and from damage caused by black calyxes, freezing, split ting, hail, dirt, leaves, or other foreign matter, mildew, or other diseases, in sects, or mechanical or other means.
The peas shall be at least fairly tender, free from decay, and from damage caused by split skins, disease, insects or mechanical or other means.
1 Peas may be specified as U. S.
No. 1 Green Calyxes when they meet the requirements of U. S. No. 1 grade and an average of three-fourths or more, by weight, of the pods in any lot, but not less than one-half of the pods in each container, have calyxes which are of a fairly good green color.
2 U. S. Fancy. U. S. Fancy shall consist of pods of peas which are well filled and have an average of threefourths or more by weight, of the pods in any lot, but not -less than one-half of the pods in each container with calyxes which are of a fairly good green color, and which meet the requirements of U. S. No. 1 grade in all other respects.
C Tolerances. In order to allow for variations incident to proper grading and handling, not more than 10 percent, by weight, of the pods of peas in any con tainer may be below the requirements of the grade, but not more than one-half of this tolerance, or 5 percent, shall be allowed for defects causing serious dam age, and not more than one-tenth of this tolerance, or 1 percent, shall be allowed for soft decay. When peas are specified as U. S. No. 1 Green Calyxes or U. S.
Fancy no part of any tolerance shall be allowed to reduce for the lot as a whole, or for the individual container the per centage of pods which are required to have calyxes of a fairly good green color.
d Unclassified. Unclassified shall consist of peas which have not been classified in accordance with the forego ing grades. The term unclassified is not a grade within the meaning of these standards but is provided as a designa tion to show that no definite grade has been applied to the lot.
tie Definitions. 1 Sim ilar varietal characteristics m eans th a t the pods of peas in any container are of the same general type.

2 Overmature means that the pod has developed beyond the stage at which it is desirable as a fresh product. The pod is usually wrinkled and the green is faded, having a noticeably whitish or yellowish cast.
3 Excessively small means that the pod is so short that there is space for