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

Blu Introduced by Representative Ed
'rard LARSEN to Regulate the Natter.
Section l. There is hereby created system
for the grading Of wheat to be known as THE
Minnesota Standard Grade which shall be
classified.
First-Sound, bright and cleaned wheat.
weighing 81 pounds or more to the bushel.
shall be designated as No. extra.
Second Sound, bright and cleaned wheat.
weighing 5S pounds, or fraction of pound
more to the bushel, shall be graded and desig-
mated as No. standard.
Third-Sound, bright and cleaned wheat.
weighing 81 pounds, or fraction of pound
more to the bushel, shall be graded and desie-
mated as No. extra.
Fourth-Sound. bright and cleaned wheat.
weighing 81 pounds, or fraction of pound
more to the bushel, shall be graded and desir-
mated as No. standard
Fifth-Sound and cleaned wheat weighing
less than ffty-six (56) pounds, bnt not less
than ffty-fou (54) pounds to the bushel shall
be graded as No. standard.
Sixth-Sound and cleaned wheat weighing
less than hfty-four (54) pounds, but not less
than hfty-two (52) pounds to the bushel shall
be graded and designated as No. 4 standard.
Seventh-All unsound wheat and all cleaned
wheat, weighing less than ffty-two (52) pounds
rejected standard.
Sec. 2. Wheat more or less shrunken, but
otherwise sound, shall not be deemed unsound.
nor shall wheat cleaned in q general manner
on an ordinary tanning mill be deemed un-
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 to law. shall bs
hIled and headed up with said wheat, which.
after being brought to an even level with the
edge OF said half-bushel measure bv a perfect
level, round stick shall be weighed in said
half-bushel measure evenly filed on a scale or
weight tried, proved and sealed according to
law; the weight of said half-bushel measure
with its full contents of wheat, over and above
the actual weight Of said half-bushel measure
ltsslt when empty, shall be multiplied by two,
and the weight thus do 1bled shall be deemed
the actual weight of said wheat to the bushel,
and precise and detailed account of said
weight in pounds, we'll as the proper desi
ton OF 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
grading of wheat or giving receipt for less
weight or lower grade than received, OF vioIat-
ing any part of this act, shall be deemed to
have committed misdemeanor, and it is here
by made the duty of the county attorney in
the county where such misdemeanor il perpe-
trated to cause proceedings to be instituted
and prosecuted against such person or persons
IN the proper court for the collection of fine
&c the school fund of said county not exceed
ing i've hundred 5000 dollars, nor less than one
hundred and twenty-five G25) dollars for each
violation, or for the Imprisonment of said ner-
son or persons for term of not more than two
(2l years nor less than four az months.
Bee. B. This act shall take effect and be in
1orce alter the LIST day Of May, 1879.