Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-07
GRADING WHEAT.

Stu introduced tM ReDTcsentotirc Ed
sr"rd LARSEN to Regulate tie Matter.
Section l. There is hereby created a system
tor the grading Of wheat to be known as The
Minnesota Standard Grade" which shall ba
classified.
First-sound, bright and cleaned wheat.
weighing So pounds or more to the busbel
shall be designated as No. / extra
second-sound, bright and cleaned wheat
weighing % pounds, or a fraction OF a pound
| more to the bushel shall be graded and desig-
mated as Ne. standard.
third sound bright and cleaned wheat,
weighing 81 pounds OF fraction of a ponnd
more to the bushel, shall be graded and desig-
mated as No. 2 extra.
Fourth-Sound, bright and cleaned wheat.
weighing St pounds, fraction of pound
more to the busbel shall be graded and tdesig-
| mated as No. standard.
Fifth-Sound and cleaned sheat y;eirhin,r
less than tifty-six 500 pounds, bat not less
than hfty-four $50 pounds to the bushel, shall
be graded as No. 3 standard
S1xth-Sound and CLEANED wheat weighing
less than hfty-Sour go pounds, but not less
IMAM tty-t"o (o2) pounds to the b;ishei shall
be graded and designated as No. standard.
oeVenth-A!i unsound wheat and all cleaned
wheat, weighing less than fifty-two (52) pounds
| to the bushel, shall be graded and DESIGNATED "a
rejected standard.
Sec. = Wheat more or less shrunken. bur
nor Shall wheat cleaned III a general manner
on an ordinary tanning mill be deemed uu-
cleaned.
Sec. 3. To prove and decide the weight of
wheat to the bushel of any lot of wheat to be
graded one-half bushel measure tried
proved and sealed according 10 law shall la
hlled and headed up with said wheat, which
after being brought to in even level, with the
edge OF said haif-bushel measure by perfect
ievel, round stick, shall be weighed in said
halI-bushci measure evenly filed on a scale or
weight tried. proved and sealed ACCORDING tn
law; the weight of said half-bushel measure
with It's full contents OF wheat over and above
the actual weight of said half-bushel measure
Itself when empty, shall be multiplied nv two
and the weight thus do ,bled shall be deemed
the actual weight of said wheat to the busbcl
and precise and detailed account of said
weight IN pounds, as we'll as the proper desipna-
ton or grade according to this act, shall be en-
tered IN the elevator grain house or warehouse
receipt for said lot of wheat
Sec. 4. Every person using modes or means
not prescribed by this act for the testing and
grazing OF wheat, or giving receipt for less
weight or lower grade than received or yiolat-
Ing any part OF this act, shall be deemed to
nave committed a misdemeanor and it is here
by made the duty of the county attorney in
the county where such nlisdemeanor is perpe-
trated to cause proceedings to be instituted
and prosecuted against such person or persons
ID the proper court for the collection of fine
to the school fund of said county not exceed
ing i've hundred $500 dollars nor less thar, one
hundred and twenty-five I25) dollars for each
VOCATION, or TOR the imprisonment of said per
son or persons Tor q term of not more than two
(2} years nor less than four a. months,
Sec .. This act shall take effect and he in
force after the LIST day of May 1879.