New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-06-10

the expressed views Of very large majority OF
the producers Of that grade. as well as the mill
ers who desire to give a special value to No !
hard Scotch Fife wheat,
THE NORTHERN GRADE
In establishing the grades of Nos. / and 2
Northern, the commission have adopted the word
Northern to give character to, and designate as
trade mark our Northwestern wheat in the
markets of the world, and thus draw line
| between Northern anil Southern spring wheat,
as all know the superiority Of Northern grown
wheat. 1t being true that Minnesota State"
grades are to apply to the crop grown in the
most Northern portion of the United States,
the designation OF Northern should be SO inn
pressed upon our wheat as to carry with it into
the markets of the East and to Europe, an the
advantage to which it is justly entitled. The
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 great
representative milling grade; and with the hope
that when this grade is we'll understood, both in
able to market the great bulk OF our good mill
ing wheat through this grade. The test
Wei Welsht OF fifty-seven pounds is fixed with
We have abundant evidence that wheat Of
this grade is just what has been in the best de-
maad. and it has been provided by mixing several
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.
and thus give to the people q our own state,
both merchants and producers, such advantages
as may be derived by presenting our crops to the
customers in just that condition which will
command the best price. No 2 Northern will
take such grain as will prove suitable and dis
tlnctive intermediate between No. l Northern
and No: 3. This grade will run parallel to, and
OF Chicago No. q The grades of No. and
inferior remain unchanged and will continue as
heretofore No system of dockage for dirt can
pc provided for or have place in our present law.
mar far
SO situated that it would be convenient to have
thelr grain cleaned at the elevators yet it is a
1act that this system has provided a means for
the unscrupulous to take manv advantages
which they would not have done did this prac-
tice not obtain. There is no doubt that in the
past the entire crop has been inspected weighed
ana handled alta great loss and disadvantage to
Inc producer. because a part OF it has been put
into the market without pr per cleaning As it
Is not possible for an inspector to determine
with accuracy how much foul stuff a lot of wheat
contains, he will certainly put the dockage suffi-
Client to be safe against loss. and besides often
times dock numberless other lots of grain where
IN strict Justice it ought not to be DONE Under
the law the state weighmaster is under oath and
ponds to weigh accurately each lot of grain for
just what it is, and no discretion can be allowed
him to do otherwise; were he permitted to dock
or subtract anything from a lot of grain upon
some whim or theory Of his own. then the whole
system OF state weighing would fall to pieces,
ana al! respect for its integrity would be lost
Very little could be accomplished in doing away
with the grievances complained Of, were the
practice q dockage continued, as it would
always be convenient medium of wrong doing
by those disposed to resort to sharp practices.
wasteful and expensive one to the producers In
place OF it let the grain be properly cleaned,
ready for Intelligent inspection, and then
%eghs We s gTadG ths and s,s an
OF grades and the inspection and weigh
ing Of grain will be found well adapted to
GUIDE gu the producer, the small buyer with his
the grain shall reach the public warehouses,
they will not be made to suffer in either weight
OF grade. 1t is the desire of the commission to
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 the
business men and farmers of the Northwest we
VIII, with the integrity of state inspection be-
hind it, make mo. Northerns the greatest and
most popular milling grade of spring wheat ever
before known in the markets of the world. Before
proceeding to esta blish 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 grain producers
in other parts OF the Northwest many valuable
suggestions by letter. The board realizes the
1mpossibility of satisfying alike all interests
ana sections OF the state in the establishment Of
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
Wy SlVlus 70 tUe EietG crop WnlCl
is here produced an opportunity to find the mar
kets of the world at it's real and true value and
by maintaining and if possible by advancing the
reputation which Minnesota wheat now Justly
deserves.
COMPARED WITH ST. PAUL GRADES
:. Seven grades OF wheat are found in use bv
the commission in the three cities, above
No. 3, but only four of these are used in the
St Paul board Of trade, viz: No l hard,
No regular. No. 9 hard, and No 2 regular.
Placing the old grades in comparison with
those created by the commission, No.
! hard spring is identical with
the old No l hard. except that
the former calls for only rs per cent of hard
Scotch Fife, while in the latter So or 90 per
cent is required. No 2 Northern spring cor
responds with the old No. regular, with the
exception OF the word Northern. No. 1
Northern spring is new grade, being like
the OLD No regular, except that in the lat
ter no hard wheat is necessary. and the
weight is So pounds. No. / Northern spring
is also like No. 2 hard (old grades), with the
exception that the old grade weight is So
pounds, instead Of 81, and the percentage of
hard wheat required is 20 in the old No
Northern spring partially combines the feat
ures of No 2 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
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