St. Paul daily globe., 1889-08-21
GRAND GRADE CHANGES
Suggested to the Commission by
Chief Inspector ClauSen.

The railroad and warehouse commits
Sioners met yesterday for the purpose
of considering the establishment of the
state grain grades for the coming crop
year. A meeting is held once year to
allow interested parties to make sug-
geStionS or complaints regarding the
established grades, and to establish new
ones if necessary. There was no one
present who advocated any changes,
with the exception of Chief Inspector
Clausen, who submitted written rec
Ommendation for several minor changes.
He also submitted letter explaining
his reasons for recommending the
changes. The letter was an elaborate
one and full of interesting details. The
following are the changes in the grades
which he advocated:
CHIEF CLAUSEN's RECOMMENDATIONS.
Northern white wheat, No. l northern
white wheat, shall be sound, well cleaned,
plump and composed of the northern varie-
ties of white wheat.
No. northern white shall be sound,
reasonably clean. and composed of the north
ern varieties of white wheat.
No 3 northern white shall comprise all
northern white wheat fit for Warehousing.
weighing not less than fifty-four pounds to
the measured bushel, and not sound enough
or otherwise unfit for the higher grades.
Rejected northern white shall be northern
white wheat fit tor warehousing, but unfit
for higher grades.
No grade shall compromise all and any
grain that is in a heating condition. too
damp to be safe for warehousing, or that is
bin-burnt exceedingly dirty or otherwise un-
fiji for store.
''No 3 oats shall be all oats that are slightly
damp or slightly musty," etc.
The same change is advised in regard to
No rye.
The letter and recommendations sub
mitted by Mr.. Clausen were placed on
file no will be considered at future
meeting. 1t is very likely that the
changes will be adopted. Following is
the letter:
HIS REASONS FOR IT.
Gentlemen: The new grades Of white
wheat seem to be imperatiyely demanded. in
view of the fact that there is a preceptibly
large increase in the receipts over the past
years of wheat grown in Montana, Oregon,
Idaho and Washington at the terminal points
of the Minneapolis Il Duluth. While there
are a number of varieties of this class of
grain, it is all practically of the same milling
value and possesses similar characteristics,
being of a white color and possessing more
or less gluten in its composition, being III this
respect superior to the white winter wheat of
more southern latitudes. Our grades of
spring and winter wheat are not therefore
applicable to the class of wheat in question,
and the inspection department has, for the
past crop season, suffered more or less EN-
barrasSment i'll its attempts to properly class
ify this class of wheat. In the absence of
specific grades, we have placed this grain in
I our white winter grades. This has led to
more or lezS criticism, as it has been claimed
by many that the wheat is spring
sown and cannot therefore be properly
classified as winter wheat, while others
maintained almost as emphatically that it is
Winter-sown wheat. A thorough investiga-
lion of the subject develops the fact that the
seeding is done anywhere from January to
May III each year, thus apparently vindicat-
winter or Spring-sown there is no appreclable
difference in the appearance, quality or mill
ing value of the different classes, and it
would seem advisable under the circum-
stances to waive the question OF distinction
as to the matter or time sown and place it all
in one general class or grade of white wheat.
No other market in the country has a grade
of this kind. the nearest approach to it be-
ing the California white" In recommend.
ing general inspection of ali non-warehouse
grain as mo grade,' do $50 with the object
of securing uniform classification of any
and all grain that is out of condition and I'M
fit for store. | would suggest the elimination
of rules for no-grade corn and spring wheat,
and the substitution of one general rule, or
classification to be called 'no-grade grain"
and to cover all and any classes of grain unfit
for store. Respectfully yours,
Before the commission adjourned
three deputy inspectors recommended
by Chief Inspector ClauSen were ap-
pointed. They were Nelson HOOple, of
Duluth: George III. Tunell. of Crooks
ton; and j. G. Hammond, of Morris.