Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-12

pressed upon our wheat as to carry with Il into
the markets. OF the East and to Europe. all the
advantage to which IL Is Justly entitled The
shall be comprised of the hard and soft varieties
of spring wheat mot less than 50 per cent hard,
with the view that this grade shall bel the great
representative milling grade; and with the hope
that when this grade is we'll understood. both tn
the country and IN the, markets. we shaH pc
able to market the great bulk OF on good mill III.
weight Of fifty seven pounds is fixed with
this view, and for the purpose stated:
We have abundant evidence that wheat OF
this grade is just what has been in the best de-
mand, and it has been provided by mixing several
grades heretofore existing. We hope IL the
future when people have become acquainted
with these established grades and the new sys-
TEN, that the wheat will be prepared in the coun-
try before shipping with reference to this grade
aud thus give to the people of our own state,
both merchants and producers, such advantages
as may be derived by presenting our crops to tha
customers in just that condition which VII!
command the best price. No. 2 Northern VIII
take such grain as will prove suitable and dis
tinctire intermediate between No Northern
and Nc. 3. This grade will run parallel Co, and
of Chicago No. g. The grades Of No. g and
inferior remain unchanged and will continue as
heretofore. No system of dockage for dirt can
be provided for or have place in our present law.
While ii is perhaps true that many FARMERS are
SO situated that it would be convenient 70 have
their grain cleaned at the elevators. yet Ii IS
fact that this system has provided f. means Tor
the urscrupulous TO take manv advantages
which 1iey would not have done did this prac-
tice not obtain. There il no doubt that in the
past the entire crop has been inspected, weighed
and handled at a great loss and disadvantage to
the producer. because part OF 1t has been put
into the market without Or per cleaning. Ash
Is nos possible for an Inspector to determine
with accuracy how much foul stuff n lot OF wheat
Ontains, he will certainly put the dockage sutt-
cienr to be safe against loss, aud besides often
times dock nunberless other lots of grain where
in strict Justice il ought not to be done. Under
the law the state weish1naster is under oath and
bonds to weigh accurately each lot of grain for
Just what 1t is, and no discretion can be allowed
him to do otherwisc were lie permitted to dock
or subtract anything from q lot OF grain upon
some whinl Or theory Of his own then the whole
system OF state weighing would fall TO pieces,
and al respect for its Integrity would be lost
Very little could be accomplished i'll doing away
practice OF dockage continued. as it would
always be a convenient medium of wrong-doing
by those disposed TO resort 10 sharp practices.
This practice OF dccEase is inproyident.
wasteful and expensive one to the producers. In
place Of it let the grain be properly cleaned,
ready for intellirent inspection. and then
weight We trust that the state system
of grades and the inspection and weigh
ing OF gram will be found we'll s'iap1et 70
guide the producer. the small buyer Wi1i his
fiat warehouse, and the merchant, 60 thai when
the grain shall reach the public warehouses;,
they will not be made to snIer IN either weight
or grade 1t is the desire ot the commission to
shaIe and operate tic system in the interest Of
the people and not Of any mon opoly. We are
COlIiucUL tDaC WltG UuG uil1GcN support Ok Inc
business men and farmers of the Northwest we
will, with the integrity OF state inspection be-
hind il, make NO. Northern" the greatest and
most popular milling grade OF Surfing wheat
before known the markets of the world Before
proceeding to establish these grades. the board
invited and has received the advice and assist
ance Of che chamber OF commerce Of Minneapo-
lis and the boards OF trade Of St. Paul and Dp-
Iuth OF many Interested farmers from the
northern and western parts of the state and
Dakota, and has received from grain producers
in other PARTS of the Northwest many valuable
suggestions by letter. Tie board realizes tbs
impossibility u satisfying alike all interests
anu sect1c4s Of the state in the estahlishmentot
these grades. 1t claims, however, in its action,
to have been governed only by an earnest and
sincere desire to promote the interests of the
commonwealth by giving to the great crop which
is here produced an opportunity to find the mar
kets Of tie world it's real and true value, and
BIZ maintaining and if possible bv advancing the
reput ;.LlOn which Minnesota Whea. now justly
deserves.
COMPARED WITH ST PAUL GRADES
Seven grades OF wheat are found in use by
the commission in the three cities, above
No. 3, but only four Of these arc used in the
St Paul board of trade, viz: No. l hard,
No. regular, No. z lard, and No. 9 regular
Placing the old grades in comparison with
those created by the commission, No.
the N old NJ SpN hard s ''S oxcspt That
the former calls for only ~ per cent Of hard
Scotch Fife, while in the latter SIS or 30 per
cent is required. No. Northern spring cor
responds with the old No = regular with the
exception of the word Northern No. /
Northern spring is new grade being like
the olo No ! regular, except that in the LAT
ter no hard wheat is necessary, and the
weight is So pounds No l Northern spring
is also like No 2 hard iold grades. with the
exception that the old grade weight is IS
pounds, instead of 81, and the percentage Of
hard wheat required is 20 in the cid. No. l
Northern spring partially combines the feat
ures of No 2 regular and No. 2 hard.
The rules for the government Of assistant
issue IS they are not not yet definitely fixed IL A