- U.S. Fancy consists of cucumbers which are well colored, well formed, not overgrown, and which are fresh, firm, and free from decay, sunscald, and from injury caused by scars and from damage caused by yellowing, sunburn, dirt or other foreign material, freezing, mosaic or other disease, insects, cuts, bruises, mechanical or other means. (See §51.2227.)
a. The maximum diameter of each cucumber shall be not more than 2-3/8 inches and the length of each cucumber shall be not less than 6 inches. (See §51.2227.)
- U.S. Extra No. 1 consists of a combination of U.S. Fancy and U.S. No. 1 cucumbers: Provided, That at least 50 percent of the cucumbers in the lot shall meet the requirements of the U.S. Fancy grade and the remainder shall meet the requirements of the U.S. No. 1 grade. (See §51.2227.)
a. The maximum diameter of each cucumber shall be not more than 2-3/8 inches and the length of each cucumber shall be not less than 6 inches. (See §51.2227.)
- U.S. No. 1 consists of cucumbers which are fairly well colored, fairly well formed, not overgrown, and which are fresh, firm, and free from decay, sunscald and from damage caused by scars, yellowing, sunburn, dirt or other foreign materials, freezing, mosaic or other disease, insects, cuts, bruises, mechanical or other means. (See §51.2227.)
a. Unless otherwise specified, the maximum diameter of each cucumber shall be not more than 2- 3/8 inches and the length of each cucumber shall be not less than 6 inches. (See §51.2227.)
- U.S. No. 1 Small consists of cucumbers which meet all requirements for the U.S. No. 1 grade except for size. (See §51.2227.)
a. The diameter of each cucumber shall be not less than 1-1/2 inches or more than 2 inches. There are no requirements for length. (See §51.2227.)
- U.S. No. 1 Large consists of cucumbers which meet all requirements for the U.S. No. 1 grade except for size. (See §51.2227.)
a. The minimum diameter of each cucumber shall be not less than 2-1/4 inches and, unless otherwise specified, the length of each cucumber shall be not less than 6 inches. There are no maximum diameter and length requirements. (See §51.2227.)
- U.S. No. 2 consists of cucumbers which are moderately colored, not badly deformed, not overgrown, and which are fresh, firm, free from decay and free from damage caused by freezing, sunscald, cuts and from serious damage caused by scars, yellowing, sunburn, dirt or other foreign material, mosaic or other disease, insects, bruises, mechanical or other means. (See §51.2227.)
a. Unless otherwise specified, the maximum diameter of each cucumber shall be not more than 2-3/8 inches and the length of each cucumber shall be not less than 5 inches. (See §51.2227.)
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