Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-06-10
GRADING OFGRAIN.

GRADING OF GRAIN. 81
The New Rules Established by the MIN
nesota Board of Raflrosd Com
missioners.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, e.
BOARD OF RAILROAD AND WARE
HOUSE COMMISSIONERS.
ST.. PAUL, June 4, 1885.
The following are the grades of grain
established by the board of railroad and
warehouse commissioners in compliance
with the warehouse and grain law, en-
titled IAN 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
on and after the 18th inst.
MINNESOTA GRADES.
No. Hard Spring Wheat-No.
hard spring wheat must be sound,
bright and well cleaned, must contain
not less than Is per cent. of hard
Scotch Fife, and weigh not less than
fifty eight pounds to the measured
bushel.
No. Northern Spring Wheat-No.1
Northern spring wheat must be sound,
and well cleaned, and must contain not
less than 50 per cent. of the hard varie-
ties of spring wheat.
Note-It is to be understood that the
minimum test weigh, of this grade shall
not be less than tfty-seven pounds to
the measured bushel.
No. Northern Spring Wheat-No. 2
Northern spring wheat must be sound,
reasonably clean and of good milling
quality.
Note-This grade to include all wheat
not suitable for higher grades and to
weigh not less than tifty-six pounds to
the measured bushel.
No. 3 Spring Wheat No. spring
wheat shall comprise all inferior,
shrunkeh or dirty spring wheat weigh
ing not less than tifty-four pounds to
The measured bushel.
Rejected Spring Wheat-Rejccted
spring wheat shall include all spring
wheat that is grown, badly bleached,
or for any cause unfit for No. 3 wheat
Note-Wheat containing any admix-
ture 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, or has any
considerable admixture of foreign grain
or seeds, or is badly ''bin burnt" what
ever grade it might otherwise be, shall
be pronounced ''no grade" with in
spector's notations as to quality and
conditions.
WINTER WHEAT.
No. White Winter-No. white
winter to be sound, well cleaned, rcas-
onably plump and composed of the
white varieties.
No. 2 White Winter-No. white
winter to be sound, reasonably clean
and composed of the white varieties.
No. Red Winter-No. red winter
to be sound, we'll cleaned, reason
ably plump and composed of the red
varieties.
No. 2 Red Winter-No.2 red winter
to be sound, reasonably clean and
composed of the red varieties.
No. Winter-No. winter to be
sound, well cleaned, reasonably plump
and composed of mixed white and red
winter.
No. 2 Wintcr-No. winter to be
sound, reasonably clean and composed
of mixed white and red winter.
No. 3 Winter-No. 3 winter shall
comprise all winter wheat fit for ware
housing, weighing not less than fifty
four pounds to the measured bushel;
not sound enough or otherwise unfit
for No. of the other grades.
Rejected Winter-Rejected winter,
fit for warehousing, but otherwise unfit
for No. 3.
No. Yellow Corn-No. yellow corn
shall be yellow, sound, dry, plump and
we'll cleaned.
No. 2 Yellow Corn-No. yellow
corn shall be three-fourths yellow, dry,
reasonably clean, but not plump enough
for No. l.
No. 3 Yellow corn-No. 3yellow corn
shall be threc-fourths yellow, reason
ably dry and reasonably clean, but not
sufficiently sound for No. 2.
No. l White Corn-NO. white corn
shall be sound, dry, plump and well
cleaned.
No. 2 White corn-No. 2 white corn
shall be seven-cights white, dry, reason
ably clean, but not plump enough for
No. l.
No. 8 White Corn-No. 3 white corn
shall be seven-eighths white, reasonably
dry, and reasonably clean, but not SUI
ticiently sound for No. 2.
No. Corn-No. l corn shall be
mixed corn of choice quality, sound,
dry and well cleaned.
No. Corn-No. 2 corn shall be
mixed corn, dry, reasonably clean, but
not good enough for No. /.
No. Corn-No. 8 corn shall be
mixed corn, reasonably dry and reason
ably clean, but not sufficiently sound
for No.2.
No. 1 Corn-No. corn shall include
all corn not wet or in heating condition,
that is unfit to grade No. 3.
OATS.
No. l White Oats-No. l white oats
shall be white, sound, and reasonably
free from other grain.
No. 2 White Oats-No. white oats
shall be seven-eighths white, sweet,
reasonably clean, and reasonably free
from other grain.
No. 8 White Oats-No. 3 white oats
shall be seven-eights white, but not
sufficiently sound and clean for No. 2.
No. Oats-No. l oats shall be mixed
oats, sound, clean and reasonably free
from other grain.
No. 2 Oats-No. oats shall be sweet.
reasonably clean and reasonably free
from other grain.
No. 8 Oats-No. 8 oats shall be all
oats that are damp, unsound, dirty, or
for any other cause unfit for No. 2.
RYE.
No. Ryc.-No. 1rye shall be sound,
plump and well-cleaned.
No. 2Rye-No. 2 rye shall be sound
reasonably clean and reaSanahlX free