The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-18
GRADING OF THE GRAINS
RULES FOR THE MINNESOTA
DEPARTMENT TO FOLLOW
COmmissfOners Fix the
Grades for the Present Season.
Two Additions Made on the Rec
OmmendatiOn of Inspector CIau-
sen-One Is Mixed Wheat and the
Other ChevaIier Barley.

The railway and warehouse commits
sioners yesterday met to consider
changes in the grading Of grain. Chief
Grain Inspector Clausen was the only
person who appeared, and he made
TWO recommendations which were
adopted. At his suggestion a new
rule was made governing mixed wheat
and chevalier barley. He recommend
ed that the old rules for inspection of
Scotch barley be eliminated, as that
variety Of barley is not grown In Min
nesota or in the territory tributary to
the Minnesota markets
Regarding the suggestions affecting
mixed wheat and chevalier barley Mr..
Clausen said:
My recommendation for the establishment
OF grades Tor mixed varieties of wheat is
pased upon the difficulty experienced by the
department under present rules to fairly clas-
SHY wheat OF this character. Previous to the
last two crop seasons no trouble from this
cause had arisen. but with the large re-
celp6s OF winter wheat from Kansas and the
northern white wheat from Montana and
washington, during the past two years. cases
OF mixture have occurred, Intentional as well
as accidental. Wheat of this class cannot be
taken taken into our Minnesota grades without
aeh.erioratng the standard of Northwestern
10 eastern markets. Under the proposed
ruies 1t Will be amply provided for. In nv
judgment.
The new rule for 'chevalier' barley is
submitted to enable the department to prom
eriy designate variety of barley distinctly
ulnerent IN character and mailing value from
s sta4o grown IN the Immediate Northwestern
states. 1t is a rapidly increasing product of
western Montana and Eastern Washington.
ana much OF 1t is brought to Duluth for ex
po4t; II must be stored and shipped sepa-
vic
west; Cnlcago and Eastern markets have pro.
Vloeq LOT its classification by rules similar
10 tne one suggested
Inc Old rules governing Minnesota.
grades, with the amendments of the
Two suggested by Mr.. Clausen, are as
follows:
MINNESOTA GRADES.
NO. Hard Spring Wheat-No l hard spring
wheat must be sound, bright and well cleaned
ana must be composed mostly of hard Scotch
f1re' and weigh not less than ffty-eigat
POUNDS to the measured bushel.
NO. Northern Spring Wheat-No. 1 ,,orth-
ern spring wheat must be sound and we'll
cleaned, and must be composed of the hard
ana SOFT varieties of gJring wheat
Note-lt IS to be understood that the mini
mum test weight of this grade shall be not
less than ffty-seven pounds to the meas
ured bushel and must contain not less than
ABOUT 5o per cent OF the hard varieties of
No. 2 Northern Spring Wheat-No. 2 north
erh spring wheat must be sound, reasonably
cleaned, and of good milling quality. This
grace to include all wheat not suitable for
the hlgher grades, and to weigh not less than
nfty-slx pounds to the measured bushel.
No. Spring Wheat-No. spring wheat
shall comprise all inferior, shrunken or dirty
spring wheat weighing not less than fifty
TOUT pounds to the measured bushel.
Note-Hard, fiinty wheat, of good color,
containing no appreciate admixture of soft
Wneat, may be admitted into the grades of
No. northern spring and No 8 sprine wheat
provided the test weight of the same is moi
more than one pound less than the minimum
test weight required by the ex:s.in rules for
SAID grades, and provided further that such
wheat is in all other respects qualified for
admission into such grades.
rejected Spring Wheat-Rejected spring
wheat shall include all spring wheat that
is grown, badly bleached, or for any eau g
unit for No. wheat.
Note-Wheat containing admixture of"rice"
or goose wheat will In no case be graded
higher than rejected.
NORTHERN WHITE WHEAT
No. 1 Northern White-No. northern white
snail be sound. well cleaned, plump and COM
posed Of the northern varieties of white
wehat
No. Northern White-No. northern white
snail be sound. reasonably clean and COM
posed of the northern varieties of white
wheat.
No. Northern White-No northern white
shall comprise all northern white wheat fit for
%arehousing, weighing not less than fifty
four pounds to the measured bushel and rot
sound enough or otherwise unfit for the
higher grades
Rejected North srn Whfte-Rejec, ell north r,
white Shall comprise all northern white wheat
Mt for Warehousing, but unfit for the higher
grades.
WINTER WHEAT.
No. White Winter-No 1 white winter t,
be sound, well cleaned, reasonably plump and
composed of the white varieties.
NO. White Winter-No. white winter to
be sound, reasonably clean and composed Of
the white varieties
No Red Winter-No. red winter to be
sound, well cleaned. reasonably plump and
composed of the red varieties.
No. Rid Winter-No. 2 red winter TO he
sound. reasonably clean and composed of the
red varieties.
No. l Winter-No. winter to be sound,
well cleaned, reasonably plump ard ccmpo Ell
of mixed white and red winter.
NO. Wlnter-No. winter to be sound.
reasonably clean and composed OF mixed Whlte
and red winter.
No. Winter-No. winter shall comprise
all winter wheat fit for warehousing, wegl-
ing not less than ffty-four POUNDS t. The
measured bushel, not sound enough or other
wise unfit for No. of the other grad s.
Rejected Winter-Rejected winter fit for
warehousing, but otherwise unfit for No. 3.
Mixed Wheat--In Of the adniXture of
winter wheat or northern white wheat with
Minnesota grades of northern spring wheat
or with each other, and such admiXture is in
excess OF 8 per cent, it shall be graded ac-
cording to the quality thereof and elias sei as
Nos. 1. 2, 8, ETC., mixed wheat, with in=pec-
tors notations describing it's character.
CORN.
No. Yellow Corn-No. 1 yellow corn shall
be yellow, sound, dry, plump and well
No; Yellow, Corn-No. yellow corn shall
be three-fourths yellow, dry, reasonably
clean, but not plump enough for No. l.
No. 8 Yellow Corn-No yellow corn shall
be threefourths yellow, reasonably dry and
reasonably clean, but not sufficiently sound
No. White Corn-No 1 white corn shall
be sound dry, plump and well cleaned
No. White Corn-No. 2 white corn shall
be seven.eighths white, dry, and reasonably
No. White Corn-No. white corn shall
be seven-eighths white, reasonably dry and
fea %a clean but not sufficiently sound
No; Corn-No: corn shall be mixed corn
Of choice quality, sound, dry and well
No. 2 Corn-No. corn shall be mixed corn.
dry, reasonably clean, but not good enough
No Corn-No. corn shall be mixed corn,
sufficiently sound for No. 2.
No. Corn-No.. corn shall include all
corn not wet or in heating condition. that
Is unfit to grade No. g.
OATS.
No. White Oats-No. / white oats shall be
white, sound. clean and free from o,h-r
grain.
No. 2 White Oats-No. white oats shall be
seven-eighths white, sweet, reasonably clean
and reasonably free from other grain.
No. White Oats-No. white oats shall be
seven eighths white. but not sufficiently sound
and clean for No. 2.