Daily globe., 1879-04-04

Practical Tests by the FarmeEs' Board Of
Trado-The "Little Joker" Swindle Clear
ly Observation-Disclosures of the Stacy
Filler.
The Farmers' Board of Trade reconvened At
tho Governors room at the capitol at
10 a. n. yesterday, and took up the question of
grades for wheat. the following being presented
for consideration:
No. extra to weigh not less than GO pounds
to the measured bushel, to be bright, sound
and clean, of the variety known as Scotch fife,
OF equally hard wheat.
No. hard to weigh not less than So pounds,
bright, sound, clean, and fife, or other equally
hard variety.
No. same IS No. 1 hard, except to include
soft variety of wheat.
No. 2 to weigh not less than Sc pounds, sound
and reasonably clean.
No. 8 to Weigh not less than 81 pounds,
reasonably clean.
No. 4. 81 pounds, fit for warehousing.
Rejected, weighing less than 81 pounds, fit
for wareh0using.
After some discussion it was decided to post
pone action until the meeting to be held ut 80
P. NJ. 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.
Tho board met at o. clock, in tho store of
Fairbanks, Morse d 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. M. Bowler, who
J. N. Stacy, and Hons. T. G.. Mealy, Rogers,
Middleton and Ludden, 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 57111
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 anl
exact test. This trial resulted in . weight o.
81 pounds to the bushel.
The next test was struck with the straight
edge, and produced exactly 5711f pounds to th
bushel. The wheat was then poured in ant
produced . similar weight, after which expert
ments followed on the little 'sjoker" Stacy
patent hlier being used with the most satisfac
! tory result.
t Three experiments were made with the paten
filler, with the invariable result of 57% pound
, to the bushel, which may be considered re
! markable after being com pared with the subse
q quent tests with the ''joker' without the filler
!, ard sealed one-half bushel measure, manufae
tured by Fairbanks & Co., the first test bein
conducted with the circular glass striker re
. sulting 81 pounds to the bushel. The next ties
was made with the Stacy filler, the straigh
edge striker being used, with result of 81
- - pounds to the bushel. Three experiment
= followed with different variation in the Or,
a cess OF filing the scoop, dipping and seattle
ing methods being used with the Stacy file
i with the same result as last noted.
o. THE swIND1INa TESTER
% Attention was then turned to the brass test
4 or "joker," the results being such as to asto
y ish the most incredulous. The ''joker" WAS
"a turn manipulated by all present, different r
suits being obtained by the several gentlem,
=. who made the tests. The first test was ma,
n with the Stacy filler, the result being 81
n. pounds to the bushel, while the test immet
ID ately following, without the filler, tipped t
Il. beam at 56& pounds, the scoop and straig
an edge striker being used.
as Several tests followed with the s'joker," wi
,t- results ranging from 56A to GA pounds, each
\ the measurements and the method of fill
on being apparently honest to the casual q
e. unsophisticated observer. The result of
test may be summarized as follows:
State one-half bushel measure struck
glass, 81 pounds and ounces; same meas,
struck by straight edge, .571 pounds; Fs
-. banks tester: usual filling. SIX pounds; sa
measure, ightest possible filing, 81 pouu,
Fairbanks tester filed by Stacy filler can,
be made to vary from 5711 pounds; same tes
er- filled by scattering through the fingers, held
be inches above the measure, 60 pounds and
ounces.