Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-30
Dakota GRAIN COMMISSION.

1t Formulates Rules for the Grading of
Wheat, Corn, Oats, Rye and Barley.
At q meeting of the board of grain
inspectors for Dakota, held on the sec
ond dav of August, 1893, the following
rules governing the inspection of grain
in the territory of Dakota for the year
ending August LIST, 1884, were adopted:
SPRING WHEAT.
No. l Hard Spring Wheat Shall be
composed mostly of the hard varieties
of spring wheat, which must be sound,
well cleaned, and weigh not less than
81 pounds to the measured bushel.
Mo- 7 Spring Wheat-Must be sound,
we'll cleaned, weighing not less than So
pounds to the measured buShel
No: 2 Hard Spring Wheat-Must be
sound and reasonably clean, composed
mostly of the hard varieties of spring
wheat, and weigh not less than 56
pounds to the measured busheI.
No. aspiring Wheat-Must be sound
and reasonably clean, and weigh not
less than Sc pounds to the measured
bushel.
No. 3 Spring Wheat-Shall comprise
all wheat fit for warehousing, not good
enough for No. 2, weighing not less than
81 pounds to the measured bushel.
Rejected Spring Wheat-Shall COM
prise all wheat fit for warehousing, but
too low in weight or otherwise unfit
for No.3.
Note-All wheat that is in heating
condition, or too damp to be considered
safe for warthousing, or that has any
considerable admiXture of foreign grain
or seeds, or is badly bin burnt, whatever
grade it might otherwise be, is pro-
nOunced condemned"
Rice Wheat-Will in no case be in
spected higher than rejected.
Wheat containing any mixture, how
ever light of rice wheat sometimes
termed "goose wheat" or "California, y
is liable to grade as rejected, however
high it might otherwise grade.
CORN.
No. Ito be sound, plump and well
cleaned white and yellow.
No. 2-To be dry, reasonably clean,
but not plump enough for No. 1.
Rejected-Au damp, dirty and other
wise badly damaged.
White Corn-To be white, and in all
other 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-quar-
ters yellow, and equal to No. 9 in condi-
tion and quality.
No. White Oats-Shall be white,
clean aud bright, and weigh not less
than 80 pounds to the measured bushel.
No. 2 White Oats-Must be nearly
white, reasonably clean, and weigh not
less than % pounds to the measured
bushel.
No. 3 White Oats-Shall be mainly
white, and not equal to No. white in
other respects.
No. 2 Mixed Oats-Shall include light
and dark mixed, reasonably clean, rea-
sOnably free from other grains, and
weigh not less than 20 pounds to the
measured bushel.
No. Oats-All merchantable oats
unfit for No. 2 shall be graded No. 3.
Rejected-All damp, unsound, dirty,
or from any other cause, unfit for No. 3.
RYE.
No. Ito be sound, plump and well
cleaned.
No. 2-To be sound, reasonably clean
and free from other grain.
iAoJoC1eu udlllp, muSty, ulTty OF
otherwise unfit for No. 2.
BARLEY.
No. Ito be plump, bright, sound,
clean and free from other grain.
No. 2 Barley-Shall be sound, reason
ably plump, reasonably clean, and free
from other grain, good mailing barley.
but may be slightly stained, testing not
less than AZ pounds to the measured
bushel.
No. 3 3Barley-Shall include shrunken,
discolored, but reasonably sound barley,
and fit for mailing purposes, weighing
not less than 43pounds to the measured
bushel.
Rejected Barley-Shall include all
damp. musty, damaged, or for any cause
unfit for mailing purposes, or largely
mixed with other grain.