The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-08-28
WHEAT GRADES AND Pa.cus,.
New Inspection Rules at Duluth Prtoez
4 and Grades Fixed at Wino1n. Il
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At q meeting of grain operators, held in Huf's
hotel, in Winona, on Monday, all dealers on
the Winona &3st Peter, Southern Minnesota
and the River division Of the Chicago, Milw au-
kee 4 st aulrailroad, we're represented. It
was determined to adopt the Minneapolis
standard prices on hard wheat, and the Chica-
go standard lof. prices on softvarities of wheat
barley and seads. The fact was brought out
that there is no smut in hard wheat this year
II was decidedlto make the price Of hard wheat
five cente pei bushel more than No. soft
wheat. The following grades wore established
for wheat and barley: . III
No. hard wheat must be Scotch Fife
No. regular wheat may be hard and soft
wheat mixed, Weighing hfty-eight pounds, and
must be reasonably clean.
wheat Ia -3{5ts7+,
Z No. 8 consists Of soft wheat containing more
or less smut. tia5As"- r. -S5.sI$f,iI 71$$s
No. 1fbarley must be free from stain, sound,
plump and frde from other grain
No. 2 barleYmay be slightly stained, but must
be sound, plump and free from other grain.
No. 8 barleyrnay be considerably stained, but
sound, plumpAnd reasonably free from other
: No. 4 barley must be sound and healthy, but
may DO deeply stained, and may contain more
or less oats.s IS ~, a: fg;Si..
y: u NORTH 3SS+ 81 &
slowing isthe substances of the inspection
rules at Duluth: - 7.SS Stt
}}s No. I Hard Spring Wheat-Must be sound,
well cleaned and weigh not less than b pounds
70 the measured bushel, and be composed most
" of Scotch Fife wheat
No 1 Northern Spring-Be sound, well
cleaned, weighing not less than So pounds to the
tbushel; and be. composed OF hard andssoft va
= = L
No ] SpringABe sound, well cleaned and
weigh IS pounds to the bushel.S Is ~ E Fl
No. Q Hard Spring--Be sound and reason
ably clean, composed mostly {of Scotch Fife
wheat and weigh Sc pounds to the bushel
clean and weigh hot less than s. lbs 70 the
bushel and be composed Of hard and soft varie-
tee Of wheat; ISL "a St VI 80 y,
~ y No Spring BE sound and ressonably clean
and weigh So lbs to the bushel ~ H
M No. 5 Spring-C Comprises all wheat fit for
warehousing and not good enough for No. 2,
weighing not less than So lbs to the bushel
Rejected Spring Comprises all wheat fit for
I arehonsing but too low in weight or other
wise for No. 5 All wheat slightly damp will
w reported as mo grade, !" with Inspectors
Sn ,sSatt AZ e quality and condition Al
considered safe orswaroho using, or has any
consid erable admixtnre Of foreign grain or
seeds or badly bin hurt, whatever grade it
might Otherwise be-, is pronounced Soon
demned, with inspectors notions as to quality
and condition. Rice wheat will in no case be
inspected higher than. rejected Wheat CON
tanning any mixture, however light, of rice
wheat lsomehmes termed goose wheat, Or Seal
5ifornin shall be graded rejected however
high It might otherwise grade. No. and No
q Northern spring are new grades here No.
and No. hard rules are closer drawn than
before. There is no change in winter wheat