The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-03-02
WHOLE NO. IS.

formation as to how the mo. / Hard"
was graded and his views. the having
been Minnesota farmer for years. as
to tho production OF it. We have re-;
ceived reply, in which he says
DEAR Ssa;-Your letter il at hard. and en-
closed hand You the rules governing the in
spection of grain here. No. /, or extra 1.
wheat may be nicer looking sample Of wheat
than Hard l." and yet not pass a. Hard.
Rio Grande. White Hamburg, and al varieties
will net pass as Hard !" but Fife, and Black
raise, in my opinion, in our climate. New
land is better than old, for hard wheat, and
opening land is better than prairie, and early
sown wheat is also harder than late. sown. 1
also consider limestone land better for hard
wheat than any other.
The following is the copy Of rules a.
to grading of wheat. referred to by Mr..
Pearce they will be interesting to our
farmer friends:
Rules Of the Milwaukee Chamber Of Com
merce for inspection Of Grain.
SPRING WHEAT.
No. Spring Wheat-Must be sound. veil
cleaned wheat, weighing not less than fifty
eight pounds to the measured bushel.
Extra No. Spring-Shall be composed Of
bright in gcolor, and weighing not iess than
sixty pounds to the measured bushel.
No Hard Spring Wheat-Shall be oom-
posed mostly Of hard Fife or Black Sea wheat.
which must BE- sound, well. oleaned, and
not less than ftty-eight pounds to the meas
ured bushel
No. Spring Wheat-Must be sound and
reasonably clean, and weigh not less than fifty
Ave pounds to the measured bushel.
No. 8 Spring Wheat Shall comprise AN
wheat 1T for warehousing, weighing not
less than fifty-four pounds to this measured
bushel.
Rejected--Shall comprise all wheat ft for
warehonsing, but too low in weight, or other
wise unfit to paas - No. 3.
No. Corn--Must b. plump, sound, dry.
and we'll cleaned.
No. ,. Corn--Must BE- sound, dry, and re~s-
onably clean.
Reisoted--An corn 1T for warehonsing, that
from any CAUSE falls below the standard Of
No. 2.
No, Oats-To b white, sound, FREQ from
Other grain, and reasonably well -cleaned.
| No 3 Oa.s--TO b, sound and reasonably
| clean.
Rejected O4ts--Damp, unsound, dirty. Or
l from any cause unfit for No. 2.
mn.
| No. l Rys--To b. sound and well CLEANED.
No kys--To b. sound and reasonably
clean.
Rejected Rye Unsound, but tit for wazs-
housing
| No. 1 Barley To Be plump, bright, oesn.
sound, and free from other grain.
I NJ n n. ~ ~ ,~v~l uyr1 H.
olean.
No. 3 Barley TO include all sound barley
/ which may be too much discolored, or other
| wise nsttsd 70 Inspect No. 2.
Rejected Bsrley--To include all unsonnd
| barley but fit for warehouslng.
EnDrloy 1EEs.
The fees for inspecting grain under thess
rules shall b. fifteen cents per car load; and
for inspecting cargoes OF grain ont OF the rail-
sand bushels; and out OF all other elevators
and warehouses, forty cents per thousand
bushels.
Il CERTIFICATES or INSPECTION.
II II shall b. the dnty OF the Inspector 10 give
a certificate a 70 the quality Of the grain so in
spected under the corporate sal Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce, the cost OF inspection to b
No certificate Of inspection shall bs Issued I'M
: dor the seal Of the Chamber of Commeros, un-
less such certificate covers the entire cargo.
Tina foregoing is a correct copy Of erules
/ of ths Chamber Of Comm rcs Of the oity Of
, Milwaukee. governing the inspection Of grain
I | ia fores at this date.
II w. J. LAyosos,
. Secretary.
: II the farmer asks a warehouseman
!, what is the standard weight os mo l
Spring wheat" he will be very apt to
II -. sL.& - - a. u. -
, be seen by the above tina. it il really but
!. ffty-eight pounds, and that the sixty
! pound measure applies only to .'Ezsrd
I No. Spring. which commands an ex-
: ira price.
; In conversation with leading Mime
, apolis miller the other day, We asked
him why it was that wheat on tho MAR
. line Of the st. Paul and Pacific roat
: commanded higher price than whea
I a. points 900 miles nearer Milwaukel
7 and Chicago. His reply was. Arst, thal
/ the wheat on the St. r: & 2. Z. B. wa
= hnrdey, and therefore more IN demand
for the patent process. -four; and second
= ". that the wheae on that road was no
! doctoredr by mixing, 50 that when tn
farmer deposited No. l, the mile
bought No. l. But, said be, In othe
a points the warehouseman takes in No.
I" a. No. 2, nixes No. with it and sell
"a it to the nillcrs a. No. ] or 2. He n
= ferred to large towns where no Mime
apolis miller would dare to buy : bush
ell Of wheat from waEehouseman; -
hence the price was deprecated, 70 u
N los Of the farmer and tbs gain Of q
ut mfdd1eman-
. We propose to invssigsts this malta
L. still isxsher and let il the Daylight upo
3 il. and to give tn names Of Tho t0W1