St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-05
GRADES OF GRAIN.
The Railway and Warehouse Commission
Finally Makes It's Report on
Grain Grades.
The Word Northern" Preserved as a
Characteristic of Minnesota Wheat
Only Five Grades.
The Number of Grades Lessened-The
Dockage System Gets a
Black Eye.
Interviews With Grain Men-Divers
Opinions Dfscovered--Gen.
orally Endorsed.
MinnesOta Grades.

Minnesota Grades.
The railroad and warehouse commission
ers yesterday afternoon completed the work
of naming and defining the Minnesota
grades" of wheat, to be adopted in all ter
minal elevators in the state, on and after
June Is. The work has received a
large share of the time of the commission
during the past month or more, and in ar
irving at the results given out yesterday,
the statements of all classes of interested
persons have been listened to and carefully
considered. The commissioners state that
one chief object has been to simplify the
handling of grain, and in cutting down the
number of grades above No 3, her etofore
existing, from seven to three, they be-
lieye much has been accomplished
in this direction. The definitions
of the grades, they say, were adopted with
a view to giving as large latitude as con-
sistent to the inspector, and at the same
time giving as clear and concise ideas as
possible The term northern" they be-
lieve, should be assumed as sort of trade
mark to the Minnesota grades, it being a
recognized fact that the wheat that is known
to have been raised in the northern strip of
wheat-land has certain prestige over that
grown elsewhere for milling purposes. TO
carry out the provisions of the document
given below and of the recent law, Inspector
Burdick is preparing rules for inspec-
ton and drawing the forms of certificates
to be used at the elevators in the three ter
minal points. Following is the list of the
the grades. with their definitions and the ex-
planatOry statement of the commissioners:
THE STATEMENT.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
BOARD OF RAILROAD AND WARE
HOUSE COMMISSIONERS.
ST. PAUL. June 4, 1885.
The following are the grades of grain es-
tablished by the board of railroad and
warehouse commissioners in compliance
with the warehouse and grain law, entitled
''An act to regulate warehouses, inspection,
weighing and handling of grain," approved
March 5, 1885, which shall be known as
Minnesota grades; the same to take effect
and be in force OH and after the 18th inst.
MINNESOTA GRADES.
No. Hard Spring Wheat-No. 1 hard
spring wheat must be sound. bright and
well cleaned, must contain not less than rs
per cent. of hard Scotch Fife, and weigh
not less than fifty-eight pounds to the meas
ured buShel.
No. 1 Northern Spring Wheat-No. 1
Northern spring wheat mnSt be sound and
well cleaned, and must contain not less
than so per cent. of the hard varieties of
spring wheat.
Note-It is to be understood that the
minimum test weight of this grade shall
not be less than ffty-seven pounds to the
measured bushel
No. 2 Northern Spring Wheat-No. 2
Northern spring wheat must be sound, reas-
onably clean and of good milling quality.
NOte-This grade to include all wheat
not suitable for the higher grades and to
weigh not less than fifty-SiX pounds to the
measured bushel.
No. Spring Wheat-No. spring wheat
shall comprise all inferior, shrunken or
dirty spring wheat weighing not less than
tifty-four pounds to the measured bushel.
Rejected Spring Wheat-Rejected spring
wheat shall include all spring wheat that is
grown. badly bleached, or for any cause I'M
tit for No. wheat.
Note-Wheat containing any admiXture
of Rice or Goose wheat will in no case be
graded higher than rejected.
No Grade-All wheat that is in a heating
condition, musty, or too damp to be safe
for warehousing, OF has any considerable
admixture of foreign grain or seeds, or is
badly ''bin burnt" whatever grade it might
otherwise be, shall be pronounced mo
grade,'' with inspectors notations as to
quality and conditions.
WINTER WHEAT.
No. White Winter-No. 1 white winter
to be sound, well cleaned. reasonably plump
and composed of the white varieties.
No. 2 White Winter-No. 2 white Win
ter to be sound, reasonably clean and COM
posed of the white varieties.
No. 1 Red Winter-No. l red winter to
be sound, we'll cleaned, reasonably plump
and composed of the red varieties.
No. Red Winter-NO. 2 red winter to
be sound, reasonably clean and composed
of the red varieties.
No. Winter-No winter to be sound,
we'll cleaned, reasonably plump and COM
posed of mixed white and red winter.
No. 2 Winter-No. winter to be sound,
reasonably clean and composed of mixed
white and red winter.
No. Winter-NO. winter shall COM
prise all winter wheat fit for warehousing,
weighing not less than tifty-four pounds to
the measured bushel; not sound enough
or otherwise unfit for No. 2 of the other
grades.
Rejected Winter-Rejected winter, fit
for warehousing, but otherwise unfit for
No. 3.
No. 1 Yellow Corn = No. yellow corn
shall be yellow. sound, dry, plump and well
cleaned.
No. 2 Yellow Corn = No. 2 yellow corn
shall be three-fourths yellow, dry, reason
ably clean. but not plump enough for Mol.
No. Yellow Corn = No. 5 yellow corn
shall be three-fourths yellow, reasonably
dry and reasonably Clean but not sufficiently
sound for No.2.
No. White Corn - No. white corn
shall be sound, dry, plump and well cleaned.
No. White Corn - No. 2 white corn
shall be seven-eighths white, dry, reason-
ably clean, but not plump enough for Mol.
No. White Corn No. 8 White corn
shall be seven-eighths white, reasonably
dry, and reasonably clean, butnot sufficiently
sound for No. 2.
No. 1 Corn = No. corn shall be mixed
corn of choice quality, sound, dry and well
cleaned.
No. 3 Corn = No. 2 corn shall be mixed
corn, dry, reasonably clean, but not good
enough for No. 1.
No. 3 Corn No. corn shall be mixed
corn, reasonably dry and reasonably clean,
but not sufficiently sound for No. 2.
No. 4 Corn-NO. 4 corn shall include all
corn not wet or in heating condition, that
is unfit to grade No. 3.
OATS.
No. 1 White Oats-No. white oats shall
be white, sound, clean and reasonably free
from other grain. RI.
No. 2 White Oats-No. white oats shall
be seven-eighths white, sweet, reasonably
clean. and reasonably free from other