New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-09-24
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| Office of
FARMERS BOARD OF TRADE
OF MINNESOTA. S
Minneapolis, Sept. 10, 1879.
To the Farn,ers Of Brotcp County:
Your attention is especially called to
the following resolutions, passed at the
last meeting Of the Farmers Board Of
Trade Of Minnesota. First, in refer
ence to .ss.7
GRADING WHEAT.
| Resolred. That the several grades
of wheat and the rules for testing the
same, as prescribed by the Farmers
Board Of Trade Of the State Of Mime
sofa, at their meeting on the 5th Of
| April, 1879, are hereby adopted and
| continued in force from and after this
date These grades and rules were
as follows:
No. l, Extra. TO weigh not less
than so lbs. to the measured bushel;
to be bright, sound and clean; Of the
variety known as Scotch Fife, or equal
ly hard wheat,
No. l, Hard. To weigh not less
than So lbs. to the measured bushel;
to be bright, sound and clean; Scotch
Fife, or equally hard variety.
No. l. Same as No. l Hard, except
to include soft varieties of wheat.
No. 2. TO weigh not less than So lbs.
to the measured bushel, sound and
reasonably clean.
No. 3. To weigh not less than 81 lbs.
to the measured bushel, reasonably
sound and clean, and suitable for ware.
housing.
No 4. To weigh not less than 81 lbs.
to the measured bushel, suitable for
warehousing.
Rejected. Weighing not less than
48 lbs. to the measured bushel, suit
able for warehousing. No musty or
badly grown wheat or Rice wheat
shall be graded higher than rejected.
| z MANNER OF TESTING WHEAT.
BY virtue Of the provisions of an
Act of the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota, approved March II, 1879,
entitled ''an act to regulate the grad.
ing of wheat in the State of Minneso-
ta.'' The Farmers Board of Trade
of Minnesota do hereby approve the
Stacy Filler as the lawful method and
device for filling the measures author
lied under the provisions of said act
to determine the grade Of wheat in
this State, and said Stacy Filler shall
be used us near as may be in the fol.
lowing manner, to wit:
LIST. When the half-bushel measure
is used to establish the grade of wheat,
the Stacy Filler shall be adjusted there.
to, with the valve closed. Three pecks
of wheat, or as near as may be, to be
tested, shall then be placed in the Fill
Ter. The valves will then be opened by
the movement Of a hand slide attach.
ed to the Filler for that purpose, and
the wheat allowed to run into the
measure in a uniform manner until full.
The valves will then be closed, the Fill.
Ter turned once or twice around on the
measure to perform a stroke to the
wheat contained in the measure. and
then removed. The weight of the
wheat in the measure shall then be as.
certained by placing the measure, with
the wheat contained therein, upon
scales, and the weight of the measure
deducted from the total weight of the
measure and wheat so weighed; this
result, multiplied by 2, shall he deem.
ed the true weight of q bushel OF
wheat so testet.
I'd. When the two quart measure
is used to establish a grade Of wheat,
the Stacy Filler, adapted to the two
quart measure shall be adjusted there.
to-, with the valves closed. Three
quarts, or as near as may be, of the
wheat to be tested, shall then be plac'
ed in the Filler; the valves will then
be opened in the same manner as with
the half bushel, and the wheat allowed
to pass into the measure until full. The
valves will then be closed and the
wheat remaining in the Filler poured
out. The wheat contained in the
measure, with Filler and measure com
bined, will then be weighed by bal
ance, which shall be adjusted so that
it shall demonstrate the weight of the
wheat contained in the measure, and
represent the number Of pounds con
tanned in a measured bushel Of the
same.
The second resolution passed by the
Board is as follows:
!. WHEREAS. By an act Of the Legis
lature of the State Of Minnesota, ap
proved March 18th, 1879, it is made thu
duty of the State Board Of Trade *
assume and exercise a constant su
pervision over the agricultural inter
ests of the State, and to make q report
to the legislature, presenting sucl
facts, statistics and suggestions as il
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their judgement may be necessary tt
induce legislation for the protection
and welfare of the entire agriculture
interest; therefore.
Resolued. That we, the Farmers
State Board of Trade, respectfully ant
earnestly invite all persons interested
in the successful prosecution of th'