The Canadian crop year begins on August and ends July 31 the following year. Dockage Dockage is material that can be removed by approved cleaning equipment. Canadian cargoes must be free of dockage, unless the buyer agrees in writing to accept grain containing dockage. Dry gluten content Dry gluten content is determined according to the Glutomatic System Operation manual. The adjustment in Farinograph absorption is to compensate both for the salt and for the substitution of the large stainless steel farinograph bowl.
Doughs are mixed for one minute and rested for five minutes.
Mixing continues until the curve is centred about the 500 Brabender Unit line. Curves are drawn for duplicate doughs at 45 and at 135 minutes, although doughs are rounded and shaped at 90 minutes. Average curves for 45 and 135 minutes are reproduced, but measurements are reported only for the 135-minute curve. Length is in centimetres, height is in Brabender Units, and area is in square centimetres. The extensigraph is set so that 100 Brabender Units equal a 100-g load.