Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-08-05
Idaho Grain Grades As
Fixed by Commissioners

The State Grain Commission COM
posed of John Wood, chairman, and
Messrs. Geo. Cowgirl of this county
and Eli L. Simmons met at Lewiston
last week and fixed rules and grades
of Idaho grains. In fixing the grades
OF grain and hay the rules of the
Washington commission were closely
followed as the greatest bulk Of grain
and hay from this state are sold
through the markets of that state.
The date fixed for the rules to become
effective is August s. Here is the rule
adopted for warehouse storage charges
for the coming season.
That handling charges not to ex-
coed 20 cents per ton on grain; free
storage until January first; storage
charges after January l not to exceed
ten cents per ton per month until the
January following.
Wheat BIueStem Grade
Choice milling bluestem wheat must
not weigh less than 60 pounds to the
bushel and must be sound, dry,
plump, of good color, free from smut,
clean and not mixed with any other
variety.
No. bluestem must be sound, dry.
reasonably plump, good color, reason
ably free from smut, reasonably clean,
and must not have mixed with it more
than 10 percent Of red wheat, nor
more than 10 per cent of the club
varieties and shall weigh not less than
% pounds to the measured bushel.
Where bluestem wheat has mixed
with it more than 20 percent and less
than 30 percent Of red varieties it
shall be graded as No. l buestem
mixed red, and where bluestem has
mixed with it more than Is percent
and less than 30 percent of clue var
ieties it shall be graded No. | blue
stem mixed unless for other reasons it
be graded lower.
No. ? bluestem wheat must be
sound, fairly good color but little
shriveled, reasonably clean and good
milling quality of bluestem, and shall
not have mixed with it more than 10
percent of red or ID per cent of club
varieties. And if it has mixed with
it more than 10 percent and less than
30 per cent OF red, and more than | j
percent and less than 30 per cent OF
club, it shall be graded No. 2 blue.
stem mixed. 1t shall weigh not less
than SO pounds to the measured
bushel.
No. 3 bluestem wheat shall be any
bluestem wheat which is so badl,
shriveled or for any other cause toe
poor to be graded No. 2, but still
weighing not less than "a pounds tt
the measured bushel and suitable fol
milling purposes.
Club Wheat Grades
Choice milling club wheat shall con
sist of club varieties of wheat, mini
mum weight Of go pounds and mus
be sound, dry, plump, of good color
free from smut and clean.
No. l club wheat shall consist Of
club varieties and be sound, dry rea
sonably plump good color, reasonably
free from smut, reasonably clean ant
shall weigh not less than 80 pounds to
the measured bushel.
No. 2. club wheat shall consist O
club varieties and be sound, dry, rea
sonably fairly good color, but reason
ably well cleaned, but little shriveled
of good milling quality and must
weigh not less than Sc measured
pounds.
No. 3 club wheat shall be any clul
wheat that is so badly shriveled o.
for any cause too poor to be graded
No 2, weighing not less than s.
pounds to the measured bushel ant
still fit for milling purposes.
Rejected Wheat
Is any wheat that is too badly shriv
eled, badly bleached, badly smutted
wet, musty grown, or for any canse il
unfit tor higher grades.
Red and Other Grades
Red wheat and fife shall be graded
choice milling, No. /, No. 2, No. 3
the same rules applying to these as t.
club and bluestem.
Barley, Choice Brewing
Barley shall be barley free from
other grain, heavy, plump, round
bright and free from broken ant
skinned grains.
No. l brewing barley shall consis
of blue or white barley, shall be sound
bright plump and dry, and be reason
ably free from broken and skinned
grain, and wheat and other grains.
No. l feed barley shall consist o
blue or white barley. shall he SOM,