780                               Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 235

bolt or roll, or such other unit, be definitely, plainly, and conspicu-
ously marked to show its net measure in terms of yards or its net
weight in terms of avoirdupois pounds and/or ounces, subject, how-
ever, to the following limitations and requirements:

(2)  Ready-wound bobbins.—Ready-wound bobbins which are not
sold separately shall not be required to be individually marked, but
the package containing such bobbins shall be marked to show the
number of bobbins contained therein and the net weight or measure
of the thread on each bobbin. Any unit of sewing, basting, mending,
darning, crocheting, tatting, hand-knitting, or embroidery thread
or yarn except nylon hand-knitting yarn, which is not composed
in whole or in part of wool, the net weight of which is less than
two ounces avoirdupois, shall be marked to show its net measure
in terms of yards as unwound from the ball or from the spool or
other holder. Any retail unit of a textile product, sold only for
household use, consisting of a package containing two or more
similar individual units, which are not sold separately, shall be
marked to show the number of individual units in the package and
the net weight or net measure of the product in each individual
unit, but this proviso shall not apply where the individual units are
separately marked. Any unit of yarn, composed in whole or in part
of wool, sold to consumers for handiwork, shall be marked to show
the net weight of such yarn except that any such unit of tapestry,
mending, or embroidery yarn, the net measure of which does not
exceed fifty yards, may be marked to show its linear measure only.

(3)  How marking made.—The marking required by this section
shall in all cases be in combination with the name and place of
business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor of the product,
or a trade-mark, symbol, brand, or other mark which positively
identifies such manufacturer, packer, or distributor.

(4)  Reasonable tolerances.—Reasonable tolerances shall be per-
mitted, and these shall be included in regulations for the enforce-
ment of the provisions of this section which shall be issued by the
Superintendent.

(5)  Exceptions.—The provisions of this section shall not apply
to the following textile products when sold at wholesale in bulk by
net weight: Agricultural bag sewing threads, yarns, which are to
be processed and yarns which are to be industrially converted into
end use products, PRODUCTS.]

(6) Waste material.—Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed
to apply to or affect in any manner the packaging or the sale of any
form of textile waste materials or rags.]

[31. Standard barrel for fruits, vegetables and other dry
commodities.

(1) Dimensions.—The standard barrel for fruits, vegetables, and
other dry commodities other than cranberries shall be of the follow-
ing dimensions when measured without distention of its parts:
Length of staves, twenty-eight and one-half inches; diameter of
heads, seventeen and one-eighth inches; distances between heads,
twenty-six inches; circumference of bulge, sixty-four inches, out-
side measurement; and the thickness of staves not greater than
four-tenths of an inch; provided, that any barrel of a different