The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-06-11

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 inspectors nota-
lions as to quality and conditions:
No. White Winter To be sound, we'll cleaned,
reasonably plump, and composed of the white
No. 3 White Winter--To be sound, reasonably
re a f be r sdan ya we
reasonably plump; and composed Of the req
No. 2 Red W1uter-To be sound, reasonably
No. Winter-To be sound, we'll cleaned: Ieas-
Dnably plump, and composed OF mixed white anc
No. Winter-To be sound reasonably clean,
Ind composed Of mixed white and red winter.
No. 3 Winter Shall comprise all winter wheat
ifty-four pounds to the measured bushel; not
sound n2ugh or otherwise unit for NO or the
other grades.
otherwise unfit for No. g.
CORN.
No. 1 Yellow Corn-Shall be yellow, sound,
dry, plump and well cleaned.
No. 2 Yellow Corn-Shall be three fourths yell
low, dry, reasonably clean, but not plump
No. Yellow corn-shall be three-fourths yell
low, reasonably dry, and reasonably clean, but
not sufficiently sound for No. 2.
No. White Corn-shall be sound, dry, plump.
No. White Corn-Shall be seven -eighths
white, dry. reasonably clean. but not plump
enough for No. l.
No. 3 White. Corn--shall be seven-eighths
white, reasonably dry, and reasonably clean. but
hot sufficiently sound for No. 2.
No. eorn-Sha1l be mixed corn Of choice
quality, sound, dry, and we'll cleaned.
No. 2 Corn-Shall be mixed corn; dry, reason
sbly clean, but not good enough for No: 7.
No. Corn-Shall be mixed corr, reasonably
dry, and reasonably clean, but not sufficiently
No. 4 Corn-Shall include all corn not wet or
In heating condition, that is unfit to grade No. g.
No. White 6ats-shall be white, sound, clean,
ind reasonably free from other grain.
No. White Oats-Shall be ven-eights white,
sweet; reasonably clean, and reasonably free
NOS 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.
and reasonably free from other grain.
| No. 3 Oats-Shall be all oats that are damp,
| No. 2:
.,s No Rye-shali be sound plump and well
No. Rye-shall be sound. reasonably clean,
| and reasonably free from other grain
No. Rye-All rye damp. mnsty, dirty, or from
any cause unfit for No. g. shall be graded as No. g.
BARLEY
No: Barley--Shall be plump, bright, clean
| and free from other grain.
No Barey~-shaii be sound, of healthy color,
not plump enough for No. l, reasonably clean,
and reasonably free from other grain.
No. BarlevZShail include slightly shrunken
and otherwise Slightly damaged barley, not good
enough for No. 2.
No Barley-shall incl Jude all barley fit for
mailing purposes, not good enough for No g.
No. Barley-Shall include all barley which is
badly damaged or from any cause unfit for malt
ing purposes, except that barley which has been
chemically treated shall not be graded at all.
Scotch Barley-The grades of Nos. !, and 3
| Scotch barley shall correspond in all respects
with the grades Of Nos. 2 and barley, except
| that they shall be of the Scotch variety.
| PERTINENT COMMENTS.
| In establishing Minnesota grades" making
rules for the inspection of grain, and organizing
| the force of state inspectors and weighmasters
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 are deeply impressed with the
magnitude of the interests which have been con-
fded to their care. as well as the responsibilities
| resting upon them. The difficulties which pre-
sent themselves are so numerous and intricate
that only those who investigate the subject with
just appreciation of responsibility to serve all
interests impartially, can possibly comprehend
them. The interests involved, although en-
! braced In state law are by no means confined
| to state lines, but are as broad as commerce. be-
| ing nothing less than the formation of system
to control and regulate the movement OF the
great grain crops of Minnesota and incidentally
| Of the Northwest, and to deliver them in suit
able condition to the markets Of the world. This
| system must be based upon no other foundation
| than that Of sound public honesty, and bear the
| impress of good faith and fairness, to all men.
| we're IL aQyGn1nR less IL WOulQ nOC 1alfly 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 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 tho Legislature; and that
| body was overwhelmingly in favor Of fixing
6efnite1v the 1nRnectiOn and waiuhinN Of
| and provided that the business should be taken
| out Of the hands Of the buyer, and placed under
parties. producer, buyer, miller and consumer,
| should rest their interests, so far as the
grading and weighing Of grain was con-
It was the little buyer with his fiat warehouse,
| and the merchant who were formerly buyers,
who, like the regulator in q watch, adjusted the
flexible system, grades adjusted themselves and
there were no complaints. The Mississippi river
| towns from Hastings to Brownsville. are open
and every one shipping that desires. and not a
those places: The record shows that they have
| no complaints as to grades. This is proof OF
the benefits Of commercial freedom. While in
! the western and northern part of the state and
in Dakota syndicate Of men have practically
| been present at every station controlling prices
and grades. all other competitors have long since
disappeared, and wheat has been marketed upon
|
! 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 ia,
as possible, and to establish no more grades than
absolutely to move t the cr9ps Will
The commission find now in use IN the three
cities Of MINNEAPOLIS, Duluth and St. Paul. a
Of ESQ., OF H9 a1 No
Northern. No. regular. No. 2 hard, No. Q North
ern, No. 2 regular. Under the new system there
Il
believed that the grade Of No: hard as estab-
lished, will be found to provide for the gil,
friends Of that grade. 1t certainly represents
the expressed views Of a very large majority OF
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 l and 2
] Northern, the commission have adopted the word
Northern to give character to, and designate as
markets of the world. and thus draw a line
between Northern and Southern spring wheat
e. th tho t2na Of
grades are to apply to the crop grown in the
most Northern portion of the United States
the designation Of Northern should be 30 i'm
| pressed upon our wheat Is to carry with it into
| the markets Of the East and to Europe, all the
advantage to which it is justly entitled. The
commission us has provided that No. Northern
| of spring wheat mot less than so per cent hard
with the view that this grade shall be the grea,
sa the
| the country and in the markets, we shall b.
able to market the great bulk OF our good mill
ing wheat through this grade The tes
| 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-
md In hoo Cd nuv
grades heretofore existing. We hope in the
future when people have become acquainted
| with these established grades and the new sys-
TEN. that the wheat win be prepared in the coun-
try before shipping with reference to this grade