The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-08-30
DAKOTA GRAIN COMMISSION.

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1t Formulates Rules for the Grading
of Wheat, Corn, Rye, Oats and Bar
ley.
At meeting of the board of grain in
spectors for Dakota the following rules
governing the inspection Of grain in the
territory of Dakota for the year ending
August |, 1884, were adopted:
SPRING wAEAT
No. hard spring wheat-shall be
composed mostly of the hard varieties of
spring wheat, which must he sound, well
cleaned, and weigh not less than 50 pounds
to the measured bushel.
No. l spring wheat-must be sound,
well cleaned, weighing not less than So
pounds to the measured bushel.
No. hard spring wheat-must be
sound and reasonably clean, composed
mostly of the hard varieties of spring
wheat and weigh not less than SO pounds
to the measured bushel.
No. spring wheat-must be sound
and reasonably clean, and weigh not less
than Sc pounds to the measured bush
ell.
No. 8 spring wheat-shall comprise all
wheat fit for warehousing, not good enough
tor No. ., weighing not less than "a
pounds to the measured bushel.
Rejected spring wheat-shall comprise
all wheat fit for warehousing, but too low
in weight or otherwise unfit for No. 8.
Note-alI wheat that is in heating
condition, or too damp to be considered
safe for warehousing, or that has any con-
siderable admixture of foreign grain or
seeds, or is badly bin burnt, whatever
grade it might otherwise be, is pronounc-
ed condemned
Rice wheat-wil in no case be inspect
ell higher than rejected.
Wheat containing any mixture, howev-
er light ofricc wheat sometimes termed
Goose wheat or California } is liable to
grade reje:ted however high it might
otherwise grade.
WINTER WHEAT
No. | winter wheat-to be pure white
winter wheat, sound, plump, and well
cleaned and weigh not less than IS pounds
to the measured bushe.
No. winter wheat-to be pure white
winter wheat, sounl and reasonably clean,
and weigh not less than Sc pounds to the
measured bushel.
No. l red winter-to be pure winter
wheat, red or red and white mixed, sound
and reasonably cleaned, and weigh not
less than sc pounds to the measured bush
el
No. winter-al winter wheat not
clean and plump enough for NJ.
2, weighing not less than 55 pounds to the
measured bushel
Rejected winter-all winter wheat
damp, musty, grown or from any cause 80
badly damaged as to be unfit for No. g.
CORN
No. Ito be sound, plump, and we'll
cleaned. white and yellow.
No. ito be dry, reasonably clean, but
not plump enogl for No. L.
Fejected-sn damp, dlvly (l1d olneF-
wise badly damaged.
White corn-to be white and in all 9TH
er respects same as No. corn.
Yellow corn-to be yellow and in all
other respects same as No. | corn.
High mixed corn shall be three quarters
yellow, and equal to No. in condition
and quality.
No. white oats-shall be white, clean
and bright, and weigh not less than 80
pounds to the measured bushel
No. white oats-must be nearly
white, reasonably clean, and weigh not
less than 90 pounds to the measured bush
ell
No. 3 white oats--shall be mainly white,
and not equal to N 0. white in other re-
spccts.
No. . mixed oats-shall include light
and dark mixed, reasonably clean, reason
ably free from other grains, and weigh not
less than 26 pounds to the measured bush
ell
Nor 8 oats--all merchantable oats unfit
for No. , shall be graded No. 8.
No. Ito be sound, plump and we'll
cleaned.
No. ito be sound reasonably clean
and free from other grain.
Rcjected-all damp, musty, dirty or
otherwise unfit for No. |.
BARLEY.
No. Ito be plump, bright, sound,
clean and free from other grain.
No. ? barley-shall be sound, reasona-
bly, plump, reasonably clean. and free from
other grain, good mailing barley, but may
be slightly stained, testing not less than
Al pounds to the measured bushel.
No. barley-shall include shrunken
discolorcd but reasonably sound barley,
and fit for mailing purposes, weighing not
less than 43 pounds to the measured bush
e!.
Rejected barley-shall include all damp,
musty, damaged, or for any cause unfit
for mailing purposes, or largely mixed
with other grain.