The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-09-12
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Rules Adopted by the Dakota Beard OF
Inspectors TO Govern Operations for the
Present Years Crop.

Rules Adopted by the Dakota beard OF
inspectors TO Govern Operations for the
Present Years Crop.
Fargo, Oak, Special Telegram, Sept. 6.-At
a meeting of the board Of grain inspectors for
Dakota, the following rules governing the in
spection of grain in Dakota for the crop of 1884,
were adopted:
In accordance with the statute imposing the
duty OF liking the yearly grades Of gram for said
territory upon said board, the rules given be-
low become the law and should be observed by
all grain buyers within the territory.
SPRING WHEAT.
No. i hard spring wheat shall be COMPOSED
mostly of the hard varieties Of spring wheat,
which must be sound, dry, well cleaned and
weigh not less than ffty-eight pounds to the
measured bushel No. 2 hard spring wheat
shall be composed mostly of the hard varie-
ties Of spring wheat, which must be sonnd,
dry and reasonably clean, and weigh not less
than fifty-six pounds to the measured busheI
No. / Dakota must be sound, plump, dry
spring wheat, weighing not less than fifty
eight pounds to the measured bushel, and to-
contain not less than 20 per cent. of hard
wheat. No. = Dakota must be sound, dry,
reasonably plump INC reasonably clean
spring wheat, weighing not less than fifty
SIX pounds to the measured bushel, and con-
tain not less than % per cent. of hard wheat.
No. l.spring wheat must be sound, dry and
weJIIcieaned spring wheat, weighing not less
than ffty--eight pounds to the measured bushel.
NO. 2 spring wheat must be sound, dry, reason
ally chez snd weigh not less than Atty pounds
to fhe bushel No. 3 spring wheat shall com
prise all wheat TT for w~arehousing not good
enough for No 2 weighing not less than 54
pounds to the measured bushel Rejected
spring wheat shah comprise all wheat fit for
warehousing, but too low IN weight or other
wise unfit for No, g..
Note A-AH wheat that is in a heating condi-
ton or too damp TO be considered safe for
warehousing, or that has any considerable ad-
mixture of foreign grain or seeds, or is badly
bin-burnt, whatever grade it might otherwise
be, pronounced condemned Rice wheat will
in no case be inspected higher than rejected
Wheat containing any mixture however light,
of rice wheat sometimes called goose wheat or
California; is liable to grade rejected, however
high it might otherwise grade
Note B-No arbitrary rule of dockage shall
prevail, nor shall clean wheat be locked at all
Wheat not cleaned, otherwise fit for any particu-
lar grade, may be locked the proper amount to
bring it to grade, but the proper grade must In
all eases be given when locked for that pu1pose.
Note C.-The best authorities agree that the
variety known as Scotch Fife wheat includes
the Saskatchewan Fife.
Note D.-The grades named No. l and No. 2
Dakota correspond with the grades established
at Duluth and Minneapolis known as No. / and
No. 2 Northern
WINTER WHEAT.
No / winter wheat to be pure white winter
wheat, sound, plump and we'll claaned, and
weight not less that f,ftv-eight pounds to the
measured busheL No. 2 winter wheat to be
pure white winter wheat, sound and reasonably
clean, and 10 weigh not less than fifty-six
pounds to the measured bushel. No. L red
winter to be pure winter wheat red, or red and
white mixed, sound, plump and well cleaned
and weigh not less than ifty-eight pounds to
the measured bushel No. 3 red winter to be
pure winter wheat. red or red and white
mixed, sound and reasonably clean, and
weigh not less than ffty-six pounds
to the measured bushel. No. 3 Winfer-Au
Writer wheat not clean and plump enough for
No. z, weighing not less than So pounds to the
measured bushel Rejected wmter-AIl winter
wheat, damp, musty, grown or from any cause
so badly damaged as to be unfit for No. 8.
Corn-No. /, sound, plump and well cleaned,
white and yellow. No. 2 to be dry, reasonably
clean, but not plump enough for No. /. Re-
jected, all damp, dirty and otherwise badly
damaged,
Oats-No. / white oats shall be white, clean
and bright, and weigh not less than 50 pounds
to the measured bushel. No. 2white oats must
be nearly white, reasonably clean, and not less
than 20 pounds to the measured bushel. No.
8 white oats shall be mainly white, and not
equal to No. 2 white in other respects.