Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 61-8-3 - Green or yellow varieties3.1. West Virginia Extra Fancy or West Virginia First Grade. - West Virginia Extra Fancy or West Virginia First Grade consists of apples of one (1)variety which are mature, hand picked, clean, well formed, and sound, free from bruises, russeting, sprayburn, sunburn, limb rubs, drought spots, hail marks, visible water core, broken skin, apple scab, disease, insect injury and stings, except slight blemishes shall be permitted in this grade.3.2. West Virginia Fancy or West Virginia Second Grade. West Virginia Fancy or West Virginia Second Grade consists of apples of one (1) variety which are mature, handpicked, clean, fairly well formed, and sound, free from visible water core, broken skin, and damage caused by bruises, limb rubs, sprayburn, sunburn, russeting, drought spots, hail marks, applescab, disease and insect injury.3.3. West Virginia C Grade or West Virginia Third Grade. -- West Virginia C Grade or West VirginiaThird Grade consists of apples of one (1) variety which are mature, handpicked, clean, not badly misshapen, and sound, free from serious damage caused by sunburn, sprayburn, limb rubs, russeting, growth cracks, visible water core, hail marks, drought spots, disease, insect injury, soft bruises and broken skin except that apples having Fancy or better color for variety may contain punctures not exceeding1/4 inch in diameter.3.4. West Virginia Hail Grade. -- West Virginia Hail Grade consists of apples which meet the grade and color requirements of West Virginia Combination Extra Fancy and West Virginia Fancy, except hail marks where the skin has not been broken and well healed hail marks where the skin has been broken shall be permitted provided the apples are fairly well formed.3.5. In addition, each apple in the preceding grades shall have the amount of color specified in 5.1 of these rules for the variety and grade.3.6. West Virginia Early designation. -- The term"early" may be used in conjunction with 3.1 and 3.2 of these rules, or combination thereof, to describe lots of apples normally packed and marketed during the summer months. Apples shall meet the requirements of the grade as marked except they need not be mature, there is no color requirement and they are not less than 2 inches in diameter. The term "Early"shall next follow the grade statement and not he abbreviated. Early grades apply to those varieties listed in USDA Standards under No. 1 Early and shall inelude Summer Rambo and Northwestern Greenings