The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-06-11
Three Grades Above No. 8, Instead Of Gwen,
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than ty-s1x pounds to the measured pnSnei =
No. 3 Spring Wheat-Shall comprise all 1nfe-
rior, shrunken or dirty spring wheat weighing
not less than ffty-four pounds to the measured
bushe .
Rejected 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 admixture OF rice or
goose wheat will in no case be graded higher
than rejected.
No Grade-All wheat that is in heating con-
dition, musty, or too damp to be safe for ware
housing, or has any considerable admixture OF
foreign grain or seeds, or is badly bin burnt,
whatever grade it might otherwise be, snail be
lions as to quality and conditions
No. White Winter To be sound, well cleaned,
reasonably plump, and composed OF the whlte
No White Winter-To be sound, reasonably
clean, and composed Of the white varities,
No. Red Winter-To be sound, well cleaned.
reasonably plump, and composed OF the red
varieties. -
No Red Winter-To be sound, reasonably
clean, and composed of the red varieties.
No Winter-To be sound, well cleaned, reas-
bnably plump. and composed of mixed white and
red winter.
No. 2 Winter-To be sound, reasonably clean,
and composed of mixed white and red winter.
No Winter Shall comprise all winter wheat
ct for warehouseing,, weighing not less than
6fty-four pounds to the measured bushel: not
sound en- ugh or otherwise unit for No 2 OF the
Rejected Winter-Fit for warehousing. but
otherwise unfit for No. 3.
CORN
No. / Yellow Corn-Shall be yellow, sound,
ay plu9Mp and Ms sisane be-
low, dry, reasonably clean, but not plump
low, reasonably dry, and reasonably clean, but
not sufficiently sound for No. g
No. 1 White Corn-Shall be sound dry. plump.
No. 3 White Corn-Shall be seven-eighths
white, dry, reasonably clean. but not plump
NO No. " White hit corn-shall be seven -eighths
white; reasonably dry, and reasonably clean, but
not sufficiently sot,nd for No 2
No. Corn-Shall be linked corn OF choice
quality, sound dry, and well cleaned.
No. 2 Corn-Shall be mixed corn, dry, reasor~
ably clean but not good enough for No. 1.
No. Corn-Shall be mixed corn, reasonably
dry, and reasonably clean, but not sufhclently
No. Corn-shall include all corn not wet or
IN heating condition; that is unfit to grade NO D.
OATS.
No. White Oats-Shall be white, sound, clean.
and reasonably free from other grain
No White Oats-Shall be seven-eights white,
sweet, reasonably clean, and reasonably free
from other grain.
Eo:a White Oats-Shall be seven-eighths white
but not sufficiently sound and clean for No 2
No. Oats-Shall be mixed oats. sound, clean,
and reasonably free from other grain.
No. Oats-Shall be sweet. reasonably clean,
be- ali oats ha are DAMP
unsound dirty. Or from any other cause unit for
No. 2.
No. Rye-Shali be sound. plump and well
No ? Rye-ShalI be sound, reasonably clean.
| and reasonably free from other grain.
NO 5 Eye-kll rye, damp. musty, dirty, or from
any cause unfit for no 2, shall be graded as No. B.
BARLEY, -.
! No. Barley-Shall be plump, bright, clean
No Q Barley--Sh.sft he sound, of healthy color,
not plump enough for No. /, reasonably clean,
and reasonably free from other grain.
No Rarlev-Shall include slightly Shrunken
and etherwise slightly damaged barley, not good
enough f0f No. 3.
| mating PURPOSES. not good eriSHglf for No. 3.
No Barley-Shall include all barley which Is
! badly damaged or from any cause unit Tor mat
| ing purposes except that barley which has been
| chemically treated shall not be graded at all.
Scotch Barley-The grades of Nos. ], and
Scotch barley shall correspond in all respects
with the grades of Nos. l, and barley, except
! that they shall be Of the Scotch variety
PERTINENT COMMENTS.
! tn establishing Minnesota grades, making
rules for TIE .usBsstien Of grain, and ORGANIZING
| the force of state Inspectors and welghmasters
in connection Herewith, under TIE provisions OF
the first statute of this state attempths &c resa
commissioners are deeply impressed with the
magnitude Of the interests which have been con-
ded to their tSs as The WHICH pre-
| sent themselves numerous and 1Htrleate
| that only those who investigate the subject WITH
just appreciation of responsibility to serve all
! interests impartially, can possibly comprehend
| them. ffhe interests involved, although en-
braced In a state law are by no means confined
| ing nothing less than the formation Of system
| to control and regulate the movement OF she
| great grain crops of Minnesota and incidentally
| of the Northwest, and to deliver them in suit
| able condition to the markets of the world. inns
| system must be based upon no other foundation
than that Of sound public honesty. and bear the
Were it anything less it would net fairly voice
the sentiments of the great constituency which
! this state have alleged that they have been the
Victims Of great injustice by the system OF
handling the grain crops instituted and con.
| trolled by the buyer only. With this feeling OF
| Injustice in the past, and a determination that
| it should continue no longer the people OF the
state made this subject an issue at the last state
| election and indeed the paramount issue, In the
election of members to the legislatures; and that
body was overwhelmingly in favor of fixing
definitely the inspection and weighing OF gram,
| and provided that the business should be taken
| out of the hands of the buyer, and placed under
the supervision Of state authority and that all
parties, producer, buyer, miller and corsemer,
| should rest their interests. so far as the
cerned, in the hands of the state itself.
It was the little buyer with his fiat warehouse,
| and the merchant who were formerly buyers,
| who; like the regulator in watch, adjusted the
| markets and the grades. Under that free AND
flexible system grades ADJUSTED shemseues r ano
towns, from Hastings to Brownsville. are open
| and free markets, every one buying who chooses
| ana every one shipping budb ucSlIeSs anu NV q
complaint has ever come from a single one OF
those places. The record shows that they have
paid the highest average price for grain and with
no complaints as to grades. This is proof OF
the benefits of commercial freedom. While il
| the western and northern part of the state ano
in Dakota syndicate OF men have hIactlca ;Ls
and grades, all other competitors have long since
disappeared, and wheat has been marketed upon
| the most subtle and complex system ever before
devised, with lines between grades so close that
only the most expert inspector could distinguish
between them. 1t is here that the loudest com
plants are heard The commission have en-
deavored to simplify the handling of grain SO fal
as possible, and to establish no more grades thar
absolutely necessary to move the crops witt
their changed condition in the different seasons
The commission find now in use IN the three
cities Of Minneapolis, Duluth and st. Paul, {
total of seven grades Of spring wheat. above No
Northern, No. l regular, No. 2 hard No North
ern, No. 2 regular Under the new system there
are but three grades above No 3 as follows No
believed that the grade of No, I hard. as estab
lished will be found to provide for the gil
friends OF that grade It certainly represent.
the expressed views of very large majority O
the producers Of that grade, as well As the mill
ers who desire to give special value to No.
hard Scotch Fife wheat.
THE NORTHERN GRADE
In establishing the grades Of Nos. and :
| Northern, the commission have adopted the wore
Northern to give character to, and designate al
|
markets of the world, and thus draw lint
between Northern AMI Southern spring wheat
as all know the superiority Of Northern grow
wheat 1t being true that Minnesota State
grades are to apply to the crop grown in TIN
most Northern portion Of the United States
the designation Of Northern should be so inn
pressed upon our wheat as to carry with it intt
the markets Of the East and to Europe all tn
advantage to which it is justly entitled. 1h
commission has provided that No. Northern
shall be comprised of the hard and soft varieties
of spring wheat mot less than so per cent hard
with the view that this grade shall be the grea
representative milling grade: and with the hop
that when this grade is we'll understood. both II
the country and in the markets, we shall b
able to market the great bulk OF our good mill
ling wheat through this grade. The ties
weight OF nfty-seven pounds is fixed witt
: this view. and for the purpose stated
We have abundant evidence that wheat o
this grade il just what has been in the best de
mand. and Il has been provided by mixing severa
grades heretofore existing. We hope in thu
future when people have become acquainted
, with these established gradee and the new sys
tenn. that the wheat will be prepared 10 the coun
tyrvy1 III wit Rof n