, 1860-06-19
Q. F. H1cHHoxp, Sec'y.

Grain Inspection--L Letter from q Far
mer.
fasKltr GRoyx MILLS IL, June II. 60.
Ed3toEs p1ess and Tribune.
Ihis being my first attempt at writing for a
public journal, you will pardon few broken
thoughts from farmer who is also engaged
in milling, and if you think proper to insert in
your paper you can do so. I have been q con-
slant reader Of your valuable paper for several
years, and observing the interest you maniseet
in agriculture, and being live journal-per.
tanning to the interests Of the Northwest-your
articles to farmers and agriculturalists, receot-
y, have particularly attracted my attention.
fully agree with you IN the suggestions you
make in Jour issue of the 7th inst, on the prep.
aratton and cleaning of grain for the mill. aud
would add, market. No one is better qualified
10 Judge Of the wastage there is in filthy grain
than the miller. do not hesitate to saw there
is Ct least from three to i've per cent in milling.
1here are few suggestions wish to make
IN correction With this matter: It il not oplg
necessary 10 tell the farmer it ia to his interest
to clean his grain, but you must bring the SUBJ
1eet TO ms practical understanding, and that il
oty the immediate effect on his pocket, and this
propose to call their attention to. Chicago
u The stronghold aud the farmers are the dupes,
Farmers Especially the more careless one.1
care but lttie how their grain is brought to
1na' ktt, 70 long as they get as much Us their
net9h6ors per buhhrl, (whtther it takes one
bushel and peck OF u half for sixty .pounds)
and they do get as much or at least within one
or two cents; ind thus they will tell you that it
does not pay to clean out the. OATS. weeds and
broken kernels and dlth Of every Kind. We ali
tecoliect when the present crop commenced
moring to market we had pretty stringent
grade rule, say between No. j ind No. 2, to
q Y1..+ ht,rF1 al ~.
was this: Farmers who had not lost all respect
tor their own interests went to work Separating
their cats (Which were very plentv) from the
wheat and making No. I. No. 9 and q nile Of
oats. Fann.ng mllla were arranged so as to
take out lhe greatest possible amount of oats.
Ware ehousemen had their mills running, max.
log. il possible, No. ! out of No. 9. So,y how
different. The grade is not strictly adhered to
aud only difference OF one or two cents per
bushel. What We wish understood is, that We
shuIId hav: snch a grade in grain thIt it will
at once eradicate the evil aud bring the sluggish
tarmer to the standard of.2 pumher one, Moth
inc will do 1t 60 readiIy Isl difference Of price
*rl!c:ent to warrant tts cleaning Of grain. And
aeaiD, it is unjust to the man who has taken
ps:ns to have good No i article to sell it at
the same Frice as No. 2. az is now done, or with
in one or Two cents. We would saYe hundreds
Of thousands Of dollars 10 the West yearly if
the proper care was taken Ia the higher ttand-
ard Of Western produce in New York and East
ern markets, more especially Chicago. wheat,
which usually sells few ceutR: lower In New
York market than Milwaukee And now is the
time 10 act. Will not the Board of Trade Of
Chicago remedy this eTil before the bulk Of the
ne1t crep is in market. There would be little
grumbling no doubt By the soreheads at first,
until their ideas ara enlarged. and We might al: :
knowing thu: we are rcalizihg the worth Of our
produce. Trray vn}}rS, J. G. I4uvis-