Grades of Spinach Plants
- U.S. No. 1 consists of spinach plants of similar varietal characteristics which are well grown, fresh, fairly clean, well trimmed, and which are free from decay, and free from damage caused by coarse stalks or seed stems, discoloration, foreign material, second growth, freezing, disease, insects or mechanical or other means.
a. In order to allow for variations incident to proper grading and handling, not more than a total of 10 percent, by weight, of the spinach plants in any lot may fail to meet the requirements of the grade: Provided, That not more than one-half of this amount, or 5 percent, shall be allowed for serious damage, including therein not more than 1 percent for decay.
- U.S. Commercial consists of spinach plants which meet all the requirements for U.S. No. 1 grade except that the spinach plants need only be free from damage by dirt and except for the increased tolerances specified in this section.
a. In order to allow for variations incident to proper grading and handling, not more than a total of 20 percent, by weight, of the spinach plants in any lot may fail to meet, the requirements of the grade: Provided, That not more than one-half of this amount, or 10 percent, shall be allowed for serious damage, including therein not more than 1 percent for decay.
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