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(b) The word "grower" shall mean any person who
first sells commercial apples, and shall include individuals,
corporations, partnerships, trusts, associations, coopera-
tives and any and all other business units, devices and
arrangements.

(c) The word "bushel" shall mean the bushel as com-
monly used in the apple industry; the amount of apples
that can be contained in not less than two thousand one
hundred and forty cubic inches and not more than two
thousand five hundred cubic inches; or, by weight, fifty
pounds more or less.

(d) "Commercial apples" shall mean apples meeting
the specifications of U. S. One Canner grade or better
grades.

67. (Maryland State Apple Commission.) There is
hereby created, within the State Board of Agriculture, an
agency to be known as the Maryland State Apple Com-
mission, consisting of seven members representing as
nearly as possible the important apple producing sections
of the State. Such commission shall be appointed by the
Governor from a list of two eligible growers for each
member to be appointed, which list shall be supplied the
Governor by the Executive Committee of the Maryland
State Horticultural Society. The commission shall be
appointed on or before July 1, 1947, and members shall
hold office until their successors are installed.

Each member must be a citizen of Maryland and engaged
in producing apples in Maryland. The members of the
commission shall serve for a term of four years, except
that of those first appointed, one shall be appointed for one
year, two for two years, two for three years, and two for
four years. The commission shall elect one of its members
as chairman. The members of the commission shall be
reimbursed for actual expenses incurred and shall be paid
each the sum of $10 per diem from the Apple Merchandis-
ing Fund when attending meetings of the commission.

68. (Powers and Duties of the Commission).

(a) All funds levied and collected under this sub-title
shall be administered by the commission.

(b) It shall be the duty of the commission to plan and
conduct campaigns of education, advertising, publicity,
sales promotion, and research for the purpose of increas-
ing the demand for, and the consumption of Maryland