The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-12-14
MANKATo FREE Press.
FRIDAY. DEoEMBER ID, 1855,
GRAIN INSPECTION.
Capt. J. A. James Makes his An
nuaI Report as Chief Inspector.

The board of railroad and warehouse
commissioners have received the annual
reports of the state grain inspector and
state weighmasters for the year ending
Aug. 81, or what is termed crop wear.
The reports show the officers and assist
ants of the department to be as follows;
General ofiice-0ne chief inspector, one
accountant. Minneapolis-One chlefin-
spector, seven deputies, eight inspectors
helpers, two book-keepers, one CHIEF
weighmaster, twentv-three deputies.
Duluth-One chiefdeputy inspector, one
first assistant, four deputies, one book
keeper, three inspectors helpers (ior
five months), one chief weighmaster,
eight deputies, two book-keepers. ST.
Paul-One chief deputy inspector, one
first assistant, one deputy inspector, two
deputy weighers. The registration de-
partment employs one registrar at ST.
Paul, one assistant each ut Duluth ana
Minneapolis, making the total number
of men employed by the department
seventy-three. The total receipts OF the
department during the year were 800
ISL 90, and the total disbursements, $751;
49,. SO, making balance i'll favor of the
State OF -, 80.
Inspector James, in his report, says in
substance rs follows:
10 IN pasRintS this were
f66la cars of wheat. AS against IlOs3 cars IN
$50; ut Duluth, 3OIl2, as against SSGZS IN 10.
and Mt st. Paul sol, as against ',olo IN 1921,
making the total receipts IN cars llo,-iS' as
uraInsT il3, 923 cars in 1881. The falling on IN
receipts at Duluth and the gain in MinneapI-
lis WIS unQueStionably caused by the demand
for wheat for home consumption by the mill
rrs as the margin on flour was an inducement
Tor them to do as much business as poSsloie.
While the total number o cars received this
Year exceeds that of last year, the net pusneis
~ grain after cleaning, would be smaller, as
me most of the grain was quite dirty ana the
uOckage for dirt therefore necessarily greater.
me question of dOckage Is the most dlincutt
one the Inspector has to deal with. 1t Is i'm
possible with the very best appliances IN use,
10 always arrive accurately at the amount OF
dirt aud foul seed in wheat, but good lnspec-
for with sufficient experience in docking, can
make the general average about right. Inc
following statement will Sh w how necessary
II is that the inspectors be experts IN the Dus
ness The entire crop received this year was
! over e. 600 200 bushels. mistake In dockage
| of only one ounce to the bushel would make q
! difference of 90, a92 bushels, ana an error OF
| Ine-quarter of a pound per bushel would
/ make u difference OF 2I9, 100 bushels. win Tue
/ amount of foul matter in wheat ranging, as IN
! the crop Just handed, from one-hali 10 Ten
/ pounds TO the bushel, il will be seen that THIS
! is not an easy matter TO handle. To the eieva'
! tor company handling four or nye million
| bushels of wheat year, small loss 10 the
/ bushel i'm dOckage would be serious matter
From all the information obtained am salts
| tied the dockage has been right and Just
| When the elevators have shipped out all the
wheat, or weighed up all that was in the house
/ they have always come out about even-some'
| times having been a little over ana sometimes
| n little short. When grain is shipped out or q
| public elevator the inspector has also 10 DC
! very careful to see that nothing but clean
wheat of the proper grade is loaded, that VIII
| compare fayorably with the samples OF whea'
! sent out "a minnesota grades which are at q
premium in the foreign markets as Wen as III
| the principle Eastern markets of this country
| There has been less complaint and less me
| ton between the different interests In the cit
| les, ST. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth, the past
| wear than ever before. Some complaints have
| hecn made however, and will continue to be
made, as the markets are bound to vary sngnt
| ~ AT times. Each city is in charge OF cnlel
! Deputy inspector with a corps OF assistants
| these inspectors all work under the same
| rules, with the same purpose in view, keeping
! the grades as nearly unit orm as possible anG
avoiding conflict wherever possible. III Will
| be observed that the expenses for this year
were larger than for the year previous, as
! compared with the earnings There are two
! reasons for this. First, II was necessary &c
pay the oldest and most experienced men on
| the force little more salary in order TO KEEP
| them; second the crop was difficult one Z
| handle owing TO the prevalence of foul seed
No more men were employed than necessary
to do the work properly. The net earnings
this year added to the surplus from former
years makes total surplus OF s2S,S".A.