Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-09-19
Grain Inspection.

I'LL
posing the duty of fixing the yearly
grades of gra7n,for said Territory upon
said Board, the rules given below be-
comethe LAW and Should be observed
by all grain'buyers'Within the Terrific
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STRING WHEAT.
No. / hard spring wheat shall be COM
posed mostly Of: the hard varieties of
Spring wheat, which must be sound.
dry, well cleaned. and weigh not less
than>5S' pounds to the measured bush-
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No. 2 hard spring wheat shall be COM
posed mostly Of the hard varieties of.
Spring wheat, which must be sound,
dry and reasonably clean, and weigh
less than So pounds to the measured
| bushel! - ~
MOL Dakota must be sound, plump,
dry Spring wheat, weighing not less
than SO pounds to the measured busAel,
and to contain not less than rs per CENT.
Of hard wheat.
N0.2 Dakota must be sound, dry,
reasonably plump and reasonably cltaan
Spring wheat weighing not less th5n
Sc pounds to the measured bushel, and
contain not less than 25 per cent. of
hard wheat.
Nc. ! Spring wheat must he sound,
dry and well cleaned Spring wheat,
weighing not less than SO pounds to
the measured bushel. !"'|f
No. 5'Spring wheat must be sound,
dry, reasonably CLEAN, and weigh not
less than Sc pounds to the"measured
bushel. 'sN !*@t'.
No. 3 Spring wheat shall comprise all
wheat fit for warehonsing, not good
enough for No. 2, weighing not less
than 50 pounds to the measured bushel.
Rejected Spring wheat shall comprise
all wheat fit for warehousing, but too
low in weight OF otherwise unfit for
No. 3. '-"
Note A. All wheat that is in aheat-
ing condition, or too damp TO be CON
sidered safe for warehousing, or that
has any considerable admixturep' of for.
eign grain or seeds, or is badly bin
burnt, whatever grade it might other.
wise be, is pronounced Condemned"
Rice wheat Will'in no case be inspect.
ed higher than rejected.
Wheat containing any mixture, how
ever light, Of Rice Wheat, sometimes
termed "Goose wheat" olr "%California")
is liable to grade rejected, however
high it might otherwise grade.
Note 3, No arbitrary rule of dock
age shall prevail, nor shall clean wheat
be locked at all. Wheat not cleaned,
otherwise ct for any particular grade,
may be locked the proper amount to
bring it to grade, but the proper grade
must in al cases be given whep doeked
for that purpose.
Note G. The best authorities agree
that the variety known as Scotch Fife
wheat, includes the Saskatchewan Fife.
Note d. The grades named No. 1
and No. 2-Dakota-correspond with
grades established. at Duluth and Min
neapolis, known as No. 1 and No. 2
Northern.
CORN.
No. 1 to be sound, plump, and well
cleaned White and Yellow.
No. 2 to be dry, reasonably clean, but
not plump enough for No. |.
Rejected-all damp, dirty, and other
wise badly damaged.
White corn-to be white, and in all
other respects same as No. l.
yellow corn-to be yellow, and in all
other respects same as No. 1.
High mixed corn shall be three-quar-
tiers Yellow, and equal to No. 2 in con-
dition and quality.
OATS.
No. ! white oats shall be white, clean
and bright, and weigh not less than %
pounds to the measured bushel.
No. white oats must be nearly white,
reasonably clean and weigh 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.
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. 3 oats-all merehantable oats un-
fit for No. 9 shall be graded No. 3.
Rejected-all damp, unsound. dirty
or from any cause unfit for No. 3.
r. +. FLEMING, Chm.
Attest: lie. WEST.
L. C. PAXTON, JOHN FADDEN.
Secretary.
"Sleepless p%eople-and there are many
in America-should court the sun. The
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