Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-02-27
GRADING GRAIN.
IT TAKES A PRETTY PERFECT
SYSTEM TO DO 1T.
Work Done Under New York Pro
ducc Exchange Supervision That
Ordinary Folk Know Very
Little About.

When it is considered that more than
112, 800, 900 bushels OF grain alone were
received in this port last year, every
bushel of which was graded according to
the rules Of the New York Produce Ex
change, one cannot help but be impressed
with the marvellous system of inspection
devised by and under the supervision of
the officers OF that institution. When to
this vast quantity of grain is added $780,
900 tierces of lard, 1873, 900 bales of
hops, |, 968, 900 boxes of cheese, l,76S,-
900 packages OF butter and 1883, 900
packages Of eggs, to say nothing of the
cotton oil, petroleum, high wines, whisky,
liquors, naphtha, pork, beef, provisions,
etc, which must all be inspected and
graded according to quality, the wonder
at the complete manner IN which the
work is done increases all the more.
The system is the most thorough in the
world. There are seven different inspec-
ton departments, employing more than
600 men, 300 of whom are in the grain
department alone. The other depart
ments are as follows: Inspector OF reJec-
tions of cheese, inspectors OF beef anu
pork and warehouscmen, inspector OF
butter, inspectors of lard and provisions.
inspectors of meats, inspectors OF naval
stores, inspectors of petroleum and Its
products inspectors and testers OF OILS
other than petroleum. ,
Each department is under the control
of an inspcctorin- chief, who must be a
member of aud licensed by the Exchange.
He is not permitted to buy or sci! on his
own account any Of the articles that he
is licensed to inspect or weigh, this rule
being necessary to free the inspector
from even the most remote suspicion OF
unfalrness in any decision which he may
render. The inspector appoints as many
deputies as he thinks necessary to insure
the prompt and reliable inspection OF
every bushel or pound of produce or pro
visions over which his department has
supervision. The deputies are selected
entirely on their experience and ability,
and like the inspector-in CHIEF, are H.
censed by the Exchange, and Their H.
cerses can be revoked by the Exchange
ut any time for cause.
In order to facilitate the delivery OF
grain arriving by rail the Exchange hai
| contracted with the different railroads by
which the latter are permitted to put TO
pether in their warehouses grain OF th'
same kind and grade, without reference
TO ownership, after it has been inspected
graded and weighed according to tn
rules of the exchange. The dlfferen
GRADES are determined by the Comm'tte
on Grain, and standard samples o
each grade are kept at the Produce E1
| change.
The inspector in chief or his dePutie
;nspect and determine the grades
grain in the cars or boats, supervise tn
Weighing on the railroad or elevate
scales and see that the scales ale IN WORK
;ro order. An accurate record Is KEEP
Of the number of each car, the kind
grade and quantity of grain inspected an
yeigbed. and the date of the inspectio
and the name of the consignees' In
;nspectors are paid by the car or bot
load.
The entire system may be explained b
simple illustration. For instance, whe
a member of the Exchange receives
hoat load of grain he notifies the II
snection Department of its arrival. A
inspector. armed with long nolio'