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Very serious
Factor Injury Damage Serious damage damage----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ammoniation..................... .................. Not occurring as Scars are cracked Aggregating more
light speck type. or dark and than 25 percent
aggregating more of the surface.
than a circle \3/
4\ inch in
diameter on a 70
size grapefruit.Buckskin........................ .................. Aggregating more Aggregating more Aggregating more
than a circle 1\1/ than 25 percent than 50 percent
4\ inches in of the surface. of the surface.
diameter on a 70
size grapefruit.Caked melanese.................. .................. .................. Aggregating more Aggregating more
than a circle 1 than 25 percent
inch in diameter of the surface.
on a 70 size
grapefruit.Dryness or mushy condition...... .................. Affecting all Affecting all Affecting all
segments more segments more segments more
than \1/4\ inch than \1/2\ inch than \3/4\ inch
at stem end, or at stem end, or at stem end, or
the equivalent of the equivalent of the equivalent of
this amount, by this amount, by this amount, by
volume, when volume, when volume, when
occurring in occurring in occurring in
other portions of other portions of other portions of
the fruit. the fruit. the fruit.Green spots or oil spots........ More than slightly Aggregating more Aggregating more
affecting than a circle 1 than a circle 1\1/
appearance. inch in diameter 2\ inches in
on a 70 size diameter on a 70
grapefruit. size grapefruit.Hail............................ Not well healed, Not well healed, Not well healed, Not well healed,
or aggregating or aggregating or aggregating or aggregating
more than a more than a more than a more than a
circle \2/3\ inch circle \1/2\ inch circle \5/8\ inch circle 1 inch in
in diameter on a in diameter on a in diameter on a diameter on a 70
70 size 70 size 70 size size grapefruit.
grapefruit. grapefruit. grapefruit.Scab............................ .................. Materially Seriously detracts Aggregating more
detracts from the from the shape or than 25 percent
shape or texture, texture, or of the surface.
or aggregating aggregating more
more than a than a circle 1
circle \3/4\ inch inch in diameter
in diameter on a on a 70 size
70 size grapefruit.
grapefruit.Scale........................... More than a few Blotch aggregating Blotch aggregating Aggregating more
adjacent to the more than a more than a than 25 percent
``button'' at the circle \3/4\ inch circle 1 inch in of the surface.
stem end, or more in diameter, or diameter, or
than 6 scattered occurring as a occurring as a
on other portions ring more than a ring more than a
of the fruit. circle 1\1/4\ circle 1\1/2\
inches in inches in
diameter on a 70 diameter on a 70
size grapefruit. size grapefruit.Skin breakdown.................. .................. Aggregating more Aggregating more Aggregating more
than a circle \3/ than a circle \5/ than a circle 1\1/
8\ inch in 8\ inch in 4\ inches in
diameter on a 70 diameter on a 70 diameter on a 70
size grapefruit. size grapefruit. size grapefruit.Scars........................... Depressed, not Very deep or very Very deep or very Very deep or very
smooth, or rough aggregating rough aggregating rough or
detracts from more than a more than a unsightly that
appearance more circle \1/2\ inch circle 1 inch in appearance is
than the amount in diameter; deep diameter; deep or very seriously
of discoloration or rough rough aggregating affected.
permitted in the aggregating more more than 5
grade.. than 1 inch in percent of fruit
diameter; surface; slight
slightly rough or depth or slightly
of slight depth rough aggregating
aggregating more more than 15
than 10 percent percent of fruit
of fruit surface. surface. All
All areas based areas based on a
on a 70 size 70 size
grapefruit. grapefruit.Sprayburn....................... Hard or Aggregating more
aggregating more than 25 percent
than a circle 1\1/ of the surface.
4\ inches in
diameter on a 70
size grapefruit.Sunburn......................... Skin is flattened, Skin is hard, Aggregating more
dry, darkened, or fruit is than 50 percent
hard, aggregating decidedly one- of fruit surface.
more than 25 sided,
percent of fruit aggregating more
surface. than one-third of
fruit surface.
Sprouting....................... More than 6 seeds More than 6 seeds More than 6 seeds
are sprouted, are sprouted, are sprouted,
including not including not including not
more than 1 more than 2 more than 3
sprout extending sprouts extending sprouts extending
to the rind, to the rind, to the rind,
remainder average remainder average remainder average
not over \1/4\ not over \1/2\ not over \3/4\
inch in length. inch in length. inch in length.Thorn scratches................. Not well healed, Not well healed, Not well healed, Aggregating more
or more unsightly hard concentrated hard concentrated than 25 percent
than thorn injury thorn injury of the surface.
discoloration aggregating more aggregating more
permitted in the than a circle \3/ than a circle \7/
grade. 4\ inch in 8\ inch in
diameter, or diameter, or
slight scratches slight scratches
aggregating more aggregating more
than a circle 1 than a circle 1\1/
inch in diameter. 4\ inches in
All areas based diameter. All
on a 70 size areas based on a
grapefruit.. 70 size
grapefruit.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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