Grades of Red Sour Cherries for Manufacture
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U.S. No. 1 consists of sour cherries which are fairly well colored, free from decay, worms, pulled pits, attached stems, and free from damage caused by bird pecks, hail marks, limbrubs, windwhips and other scars, sunscald, shriveling, foreign material, disease, insects, mechanical or other means.
b. Tolerances. In order to allow for variations incident to proper handling, not more than a total of 7 percent, by weight, of any lot of cherries may fail to meet the requirements of this grade, but not more than five-sevenths of this amount, or 5 percent, may fail to meet the grade requirements other than for attached stems, and no part of this tolerance shall be allowed for cherries which are affected by worms.
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U.S. No. 2 consists of sour cherries which meet all of the requirements of U.S. No. 1 grade, except that a total tolerance of 12 percent, by weight, of any lot of cherries shall be permitted for grade defects, but not more than five-sixths of this amount, or 10 percent, may fail to meet the grade requirements other than for attached stems, and not part of this tolerance shall be allowed for cherries which are affected by worms.