The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-06-11

as may be derived by presenting our crops to the
customers IN Just that condition which, VIII VIII
take such grain as win prove suitable and dis
tinctive intermediate between 30 Northern
and No. g. This grade will run parallel tol and
be nearly identical with the well known grade
of Chicago No. g. The grades Of No. and
inferior remain unchanged and will continue as
heretofore No system Of docka.e for dirt can
be provided for or have place in our present law
While it is perhaps true that many farmers are
so situated that it would be convenient to have
their grain cleaned at the elevators, yet 1t ID
fact that this system has provided means 1or
the unscrupulous to take many advantages
which they would not have done did this prac-
tice not obtain There Ia no doubt Snat In tne
past the entire crop has been Inspected, weighed
and handled at great loss and disadvantage 10
the producer. because a part Of it has been put
into the market without pr per cleaning. as II
II not possible for an inspector to determine
with accuracy how much foul stuff a lot OF wheat
contains, he will certainly put the dockage suf1l-
Gent to be safe against loss, and besides often
times dock numberless other lots of grain where
In strict justice 1t ought not to be done Under
the law the state weighmaster is under oath and
just what it is and no discrec>>>can be allowed
him to do otherwise; were he permitted to dock
or subtract anything from lot Of grain upon
some within or theory OF his own. then the whole
system of state weighing would fall to pieces,
and all respect for its integrity would DE lost.
Very little could be accomplished in doing away
with the grievances complained o. were on 1hs
always be Convenient medium OF wrong-dolne
by those disposed TO resort to sharp Eractices'
This practice of dockage is an improvidersts
wasteful and expensive one to the producers Id
place of it let the grain be properly cleaned,
ready for intelligent inspection, and then
@eehR We trast that the sna State
of grades and the inspection and weigh
ing of grain will be found well adapted 70
guide the producer, the small buyer with ms
fiat warehouse, and the merchant 30 that wher
the grain shall reach the public warehouses.
they will not be made to suffer in either welgnt
| r. to- Iariro off aTynr ice
shape and operate the system In the interest OF
| the people and not of any monopoly. We are
confident that with the united support OF tne
business men and farmers OF the Northwest, we
will, with the integrity of state inspection be-
hind it, make No. Northern" the greatest and
most popular milling grade of spring wheat ever
before known in the markets Of the world Before
proceeding to establish these grades the board
invited and has received the advice and assist
ance Of the chamber OF commerce OF Minneapo-
lis and the boards of trade of St. Paul and Du-
| luth, OF many interested farmers from the
northern and western parts of the state and
Dakota and has received from gram p.odncsf1s
suggestions by letter. The board realizes the
| inpossitiiity of satisfying alike all interests
and sections OF the state in the establishment OF
| these grades. 1t claims, however. in it's action;
to have been governed only by an earnest ana
sincere desire to promote the Interests OF the
commonwealth by giving to the great crop wnlcn
is here produced an opportunity to find the mar
kets of the world at its real and true value, ano
| by maintaining and if possible by advancing the
reputation WHICH MlQneSOUd WuSdt III" justly
deserves.
COMPARED WITH ST. PAUL GRADES.
Seven grades of wheat are found in use by
| the commission in the three cities, above
! No. 8, but only four of these are used in the
! St Paul board of trade, viz: No. l hard,
No regular, No. 2 hard, and No. 2 regular.
| Placing the old grades in comparison with
those created by the commission, No
| 1 hard spring is identical with
| the old No 1 hard. except that
| the former calls for only 10 per cent of hard
| Scotch Fife, while in the latter 50 or 80 per
cent is required No. 2 Northern spring cor
responds with the old No. 2 regular, with the
exception of the word Northern No !
| Northern spring is a new grade, being like
the old No. l regular, except that in the lat
ter no hard wheat is necessary, and the
weight is IS pounds No. l Northern spring
is also like No 2 hard fold grades, with the
exception that the old grade weight is 5d
pounds instead of 81, and the percentage OF
hard wheat required is 20 in the old No i
Northern spring partially combines the feat
| ures of No. regular and No . hard
The rules for the government of assistant
grain inspectors will be published in the next
! issue. They are not yet definitely fixed