The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-01

DakOta's Gram commission.
Alta meeting Of the board Of grain in-
spectors for Dakota, held on the second
day of August, 1883, the following rules
governing the inspection Of grain in the
territory of Dakota for the year ending
August lst, 1884, were adopted:
SPRING WHEAT.
No. Hard Spring Wheat-Shall be
composed mostly Of the hard varieties
of sprine wheat, which must be sound,
we'll cleaned, and weigh not less than
- hounds to the measured bushel.
No. | Spring Wbeat--Must be sound.
well cleaned, weighing not less than oS
pounds to the measured bushel.
No. 2. Hard Spring Wheat--Must he
sound and reasonably clean, composer
mostly of the hard varieties offspring
wheat and weigh not less than %
pounds TO the measured bushel.
No. . Spring Wheat-Must be sound
and reasonably clean, and weigh not
less than 56 pounds to the measured
bushel.
no. 3 Spring Wheat-Shall comprise
all wheat lit for warehousing, not good
'nongh for No. 2, weighing not less than
~ pounds to the measured bushel.
Rejected Spring Wheat-Shall com.
prise all wheat fit for warehousing; put
too low in weight or otherwise unnt Tor
No. -
Note-All wheat that is in heating
condition. or too damp to be considered
safe for warehousing, or that has any
considerable admixture Of foreign grain
or seeds, or is badly bin burnt, whatever
grade il might otherwise be, is pro-
uouuced Condemned"
Rice Wheat--Will in no case be in
spec,ed higher than rejected.
Wheat containing any mixture, how.
ever light of rice wheat sometimes
termed Goose wheat" or "Caiifornia'b
is liable to grade rejected, however high
il might otherwise grade.
WINTER WHEAT.
No. ! Winter Wheat--Co be pure
white winter wheat. slund, plump, and
well cleaned and weigh not less than SO
pounds 10 the measured bushel.
No. 2 Winter Wheat-To be pure
white winter wheat, sound and reason
ably clean, and weigh not less than 50
pounds To the measured bushel.
No. Red Winter--To be pure winter
wheat, red or red and white mixed,
aound plump, and well cleaned, and
weigh not less than IS pounds to the
measured bushel.
No. 2 Red Winter--To be pure winter
wheat, red or red and white mixed,
sound and reasonably cleaned. and
weigh not less than 81 pounds to the
measured busbel.
No. 3 Winter-All winter wheat not
clean and plump enough for No. 2,
weighing not less than 55 pounds to the
measured bushel.
Rejected Winter--All winter wheat
damp, musty, grown, or from any cause
SO badly damaged as to be unfit Tor No.
3.
No. Ito be sound, plump, and we'll
cleaned white and yellow.
No. 20 he dry. reasonably clean,
bat not plump enough for No. l.
Rejected--All damp, dirty and other
wise badly damaged.
White Corn--To be white and I'm all
other respects the same as No. corn.
Vel ow Corn--To be yellow, and in all
other respects same as No. corn.
High mixed corn shall be three quar-
ters yellow, and equal to No. 2. in condi-
ton and quality.
No. White Oats--Shall be white.
clean and bright, and weigh not less
than SO pounds TO the measured bushel.
No. 2 White Oats.-Must be nearly
white, reasonably clean, and weigh not
less than 20 pounds to the measured
bushel
No. y White Oats--shall be mainly
white, and not equal to No. 2 white in
other RESPECTS.
No. 2 Mixed Oats--Shall include light
and dark mixed, reasonably clean,
reasonabl free from other grains, and
weigh not less than 20 pounds to the
measured busbel.
No. 3 Oats-All mercbantable oats un.
fit for No. shall be graded No 3.
Rejected-All damp, unsOund. dirty,
or from any other cause unfit for No. 3.
No. Ito DO sound, plump and we'll
cleaned.
No TO be sour d, reasonably clean
and free from other grain.
Rejected-A!l damp, musty, dirty or
otherwise unfit for No. 2.
BARLEY.
No. Ito be plump, bright, sound,
clean and free from other grain.
No. Barley--Shall be sonnd, reason
ably plump. reasonably clean, and free
from other grain, good mailing barley.
but may be slightly stained, testing not
less than 81 pounds to the measured
buslel.
No. 4 Barley-Shall include shrunken
discolored. but reasonably sound barley
and tit for mailing purposes, weighing
not less than 43 pounds to the measured
bus!,el.
Rejected Rarley--Shall include ali
damp, musty, damaged; or for any cause
unfit for mailing purposes, or largely
mixed with other grains.