Daily globe., 1879-04-04
WHEAT GRADING.
Practical Tests by tho Farmers Board of
Trade-The little Joker" swindlo Clear
ly Observation-Disclosures of the Stacy

Practical Tests by tho Farmers' Board of
Trade-The little Joker" swindlo Clear
ly Demonstrated-Success of the Stacy
Filler.
The Farmers' Board of Trade reoonvened 1t
the Governors room at the capitol at
10 \. n. yesterday, and took up the question Of
grades for wheat, the following being presented
for considerations:
No. ! extra to weigh not less than 60 pounds
to tho measured bushel, to be bright, sound
and clean, of the variety known q Scotch fife,
or equally hard wheat.
No. hard to weigh not less than So pounds,
bright, sound, clean, and fife, or other equally
hard variety.
soft variety of wheat.
No. 2 to weigh not less than Sc pounds, sound
and reasonably olcan.
No. 8 to weigh not less than 81 pounds,
reasonably clean.
No. 4, 81 pounds, 6t for warehousing.
Rejected, weighing less than 81 pounds, fit
for Warehuusing.
After some discussion it was decided to post
pone action until the meeting to be held at 2:3O
P. N. to-day at the caritol.
The board also briefly considered the Stacy
process of filing the tester, but action on this
was also laid aside until the next meeting.
THE TESTS. az.
The board met at 8 o'clock, in tho store of
Fairbanks, Morse & Co., No. 46 East Third
street, for the purpose Of making the neces-
sary tests as provided by the recent act of the
legislature. The board was represented by
Messrs. 8. W. Furber and F. NJ. Bowler, who
were assisted in making the tests by the Hon.
!: n; Stacy, and Hons. T. G. Mealy, Rogers,
Middleton and Luddec, were present as spec
tators.
The first tests were made with the United
States standard one.half bushel measure. con-
structed of cast brass of the Winster manufao-
ture, while the wheat used being No. l, and
tipping the scales when honestly tested at 5716
| pounds to the bushel.
The first trial may not properly be considered
. fair test, as it was struck or leveled with the
| circular glass disk or striker, which requires
the most experienced operator to give fair and
exact test. This trial resulted in q weight of
81 pounds to the bushel.
| The next test was struck with the straight
edge, and produced exactly 571< pounds to the
bushel. The wheat was then poured in and
produced . similar weight, after which expert
ments followed on the little ''joker." Stacy q
/ patent fller being used with tho most satisfao
tory result. 'Fafie 20
Three experiments were made with the patent
h'ler. with the invariable result of 571 pounds
to the bushel, which may be considered re-
markable after being com pared with the subse-
quent tests with the ''joker'' without the filler
Experiments followed with the State stand.
ard sealed one-half bushel measure, uanufac
tured by Fairbanks d Co.,, the first test beina
conducted with the circular glass striker, re.
sulting 81 pounds to the bnshel The next test
Eas made with the Stacy filler, tho straight
edge slriker being used, with q result Of SIX
pounds to the bushel. Three experiment.
followed with different variation in the pro
cess OF filling, the scoop, dipping and scatter
ing methods being used with the Stacy filler
with the same result as last noted.
THE swINDLINa TESTER.
Attention was then turned to the brass teste
or Joker, >the results being such as to aston
ish the most incredulous. The '.joker' VAS il
turn manipulated by all present, different re
suits being obtained by the several gentleme,
who made the tests. The first test was mad
with the Stacy filler, the result being 571,
pounds to the bushel, while the test immedi
ately following, without the filler, tipped til
beam ut 56A pounds, the SCOOP and straiei,
edge striker being used.
. Several tests followed with the s'ioker." wit
: results ranging from 56A to GA pounds each q
\ the measurements and the method of film
, being apparently honest to the casual an
4 unsophisticated observer. The result of th
test may be summarized as follows:
State One-haf bushel measure struck b
glass. 81 pounds and ounces; same measul
struck by straight edge, 571@ pounds: Fsi
banks tester: usual filling, 5711 pounds; sam
measure. lightest possible filing, 81 pound,
Fairbanks tester filed by Stacy filler cannt
be made to vary from 5715 pounds; same teste
filled by scattering through the fin gers, held 81
inches above the measure, GO pounds and ]
ounces.