Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-12
MINNESOTA WHEAT GRADES.
missioners in the Matter of Grades
for Minnesota.
Three Grades Above No. 8, Instead Of Seven,
as Formerly

Three Grades Above No. 8, Instead Of Seven,
as Formerly
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The state board of railroad commissioners
| Gave made known the grades Of grain
! established, in compliance with the ware
| house and grain law, entitled IAN act to reg
Hate warehouses, inspection, weighing and
handling Of grain" approved March 5, 1883,
which shall be known IA Minnesota grades;
The same to take effect and be in force ON
Ind after June Is. They are as follows:
No. Hard Spring Wheat-Must be sound,
bright and we'll cleaned; must contain not less
! than Is per cent of hard Scotch Fife, and weigh
hot less than tifty-eight pounds to the measured
bushel.
No. i Northern Spring Wheat--Must be sound
ind 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
:est weight OF this grade shall not be less than
aftyseven pounds to the measured bushel.
No. Northern Spring Wheat-Mus5 be sound,
reasonably clean and OF good milling quality.
Vote: This grade to include all wheat not suit
lble for the higher grades, and to weigh not less
than tifty-sx pounds to the measured bushcl.
f., No. 3 Spring Wheat-Shall comprise all infe-
nor, shrnnken or dirty spring wheat weighing
busheL
Rejected Spring Wheat-sElall include all
tpring wheat that is g:rown badly bleached OF
. tor any cause unfit for No 8 wheat. Note:
Wheat containing any admixture Of rice or
loose wheat will in no case be graded higher
:han rejected.
aition 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. shall be
pronounced No Grade with Inspector 3 nota-
lions as to quality and conditions.
No. White Winter To be sound. well cleaned,
reasonably plump, and composed of the white
No White Winter-To be sound, reasonably
clean, and composed of the white valities.
No. Red Winter-To be sound, we'll cleaned,
varieties.
No. 2 Red Ninter-To be sound, reasonably
:lean, and COMPOSED OF the red varieties.
No. l Winter--To be sound wei cleaned. reas-
,nably plump, and composed OF mixed white and
, led winter.
No. 2 Winter-To be sound, reasonably clean,
md COMPOSED Of mixed white ana red winter.
No. 3 Winter Shall comprise all winter wheat
tit for wacehouseins. weighing not less than
, Hftyfour pounds to the measured bushel; not
soHnd enough or otherwise unfit for No 2 OF the
Rejected Winter-Fit for warehousins, but
etherwlse unfit for No. 3:
CORN.
No. l Yellow Corn-Shan be yellow, sound,
dry, plump, and well cleaned
No. 2 Yellow Corn-Shail be three-fourths yell
!ow, dry, reasonably clean, but not plump
enough for No. !.
No: 3 Yellow Corn-shall be tbree-fourths vel
low, reasonably dry, and reasonably clean, but
aot sufficiently sound for No. 3
No. White Corn-ShaI be sound, dry, plump,
No. White Corn--Shail he sevcn-eighths
~hite, dry, reasonably clean, but not plump
enough for No. I.
No. 3 White Corn--Shall be seven-eighths
I,b TTaa mai hVt
not sufficiently sound for 10. 2.
No. Corr-Shall be mixed corn of choice
quality, sound, dry, and well cleaned.
No. ? Corn-Shsil be mixed coru, dry, reason
ably clean, but not good enough for No. l.
No 3 Corn-Shall be mixed corn, reasonably
dry, and reasonably clean. but nos sufficiently
WV No C corn-sha include all corn not wet or
N heating condition, that is unfit to grade No. g.
OATS
No. White Oats-Shall be white sound, clean.
Ind reasonably free from other grain.
No White Oats-Shall be seven lights white,
,weet, reasonably Clean and reasonably free
from other grain.
No SWhite Oats-Sball be seven-eighthS white,
but not suffice nt!y sound and clean for No. 2.
No. Osts--SLall be mixed oats. sound, clean,
md reasonably free from other grain.
No. 2 O.us-Shan he sweet. reasonably clean,
md reasonably free from, cUher grain.
No 8 Oats-Shall be all oats that are damp,
Insound, dirty. or from any other cause unfit for
Eo2.
No ! Rye--s:aI be sound, plump and we'll
No. Rye--shall be sound reasonably clean,
ind reasonably free from other grain.
No Rye-All rye damp musty, dirty, or from
my cause unfit for No. .. shall be graded as No g.
BARLEY.
No / Barley-Shall be plump, bright, clean
md free from other grain.
No 2 Barley-Sball be sound. of healthy color,
,ot plump enough for No. 1. reasonably clean,
lnd rea -ouably free from other grain.
No z RarlNy-Shall in cll11e slightly ghrnn ken
md otherwise slightly damaged barley, not good
enough for No. g.
No. 4 Barley-Shall include all barley fit for
mailing purposes, not good enough for No. s.
No. BarIeyShall include all barley which Is
badly damaged OF from any cause unfit for malt
Ing purposes, except that harley which has been
chemically treated shall not be graded at all.
Scotch Barlev-Tle grades of Nos. !. 9 and 3
Scotch barley shall correspond in all respects
with the grades of Nos. /. 2 and barley, except
that they shall be of tho Scotch variety.
PERTINENT COMMENTS.
In establishing minnesota grades" making
rules for the inspection OF grain, and organizing
In connection Herewith, under the provisions Of
the first statute of this state attempting to reg
ulate and control the handling of grain, the
commissioners deeply Impressed with the
magnitude of the Interests which have been con,
fded to their care. we'll as the responsibility cs
resting upon them. The ditlcuties which pre-
sent themselves are SO numerous and lnJricli G
that only those who investigate the subject with
just appreciation Of resp)lSi billy to serve all
interests impartially can possibly comprehend
them. The interests involved, although EN-
braced in q state law, are by no means confined
to state lines but arc AS -road ~ commerce, De-
ing nothing less than tn: formation Of a system
TO control and regulate ::le movement of the
great grain crops Of n aN:sota and incidentally
OF the Northwest, aud to deliver them in a suit
able condition to the markets ~ he world. This
system mus be based upon ~ other foundation
than that OF sound public honesty. and bear the
impress of good faith and fairness, 10 all men.
Were it anything less it would not fairly voice
the sentiments OF the great constituency which
it represents. For many years the producers of
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 issue at the last state
election and indeed the paramount issue, In the
election OF members to the Legislature; and that
body was overwhelmingly in favor O. hiking
definitely the inspection and weighing OF grain,
and provided that the business should be taken
out Of the hands of the buyer, and placed under
parties, producer, buyer, miller and consumer,
shpuld rest their interests, so far Us the
grading and weighing Of grain was con.
cerned, in the hauds of the state Itself
It was the little buyer wiN, 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 tlc'nse Ives and
there were no complaints. The mississippi river
towns, from Hastings to Brownsvile. are open
and free markets. every one buying who chooses
and every one shipping that desires. and not q
complaint has ever come from single one OF
those places. The record shows that they have
paid the highest average price for grain and witt
no complaints as to grades This ia q proof OF
| the benefits of commercial freedom. While IL
the western and northern part Of the state ant
in Dakota syndicate OF men have practically
been present at every station controlling price:
and grades. all other competitors have long SING
| disappeared, and wheat has been marketed upoI
the most subtle and complex system ever before
devised, with lines between grades so close thai
only the nost expert inspector could distinguish