The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-09-22
STANDARDS FOR CORN.
Secretary of Agriculture Establishes
u. S. Standards for. Shelled Corn,
Effective December /, 1916.

The official grain STANDARDS OF tei
United States for shelled corn, to b
come effective on and after December
/, 1916, were fixed and established
September /, 1916, by the Secretary
of Agriculture under the authority
contained in the United States grain
standards act, which became law
August Z, 1916. The use Of these
standards after they become effective
is REQUIRED for shelled corn shipped
from any point in the United States
in interstate or foreign commerce and
sold or offered for sale, or consigned
for sale by grade. The act, however
permits the interstate or foreign ship
ment of grain sold by sample or type
under any description which is not
false. misleading and does not include
any of the terms of the official grain
standards.
The standards for shelled corn pro-
mulgated today are, with the eXcep-
ton of slight changes, substantially
the same as the permissive standards
for such grain promulgated by the
Acting Secretary Of Agriculture Janu-
airy 8, 1914, to take effect on July l.,
1914. These standards have already
been accepted voluntarily by many Of
the leading grain exchanges.
III ~ ;,,,ortA,t cboY hras from
the old standards the addition Of
a test weight to graR Is No. l and No.
. for all colors of and the sub
stitution of one tesl screen with
round holes fourteen Ytyfourths of
an inch in diameter pr the two
screens, one nine SIX fourths and
the other sixteen sixtyy lrths, as re-
quired in the cid standaJ +.
The full text of the notAe of the es-
tablishing of the grades follows:
Order Establishing Official Grain Stan
dards of the United States for
shelled corn.
Pursuant to the authority vested in
the Secretary of Agriculture by Part
3, known as the United States grain
standards act, as an act of congress
entitled "An Act making appropria-
tions for the Department of AgTicul-
ture for the fiscal year ending June
thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seven
teen, and for other purposes " approx
ed August II, 1916 Public No. 1902, |
David. +. Houston, Secretary Of Agri-
culture, do hereby fix and establish
standards of quality and condition for
shelled corn (maize) as hereinafter
described, which shall become effective
on the first day of December, 1916.
Grades for White Corn.
Number One, Whtie-Shall be white
corn, shall be sweet; shall contain not
more than fourteen per centum moist
ure, not more than two per centum of
foreign material and cracked corn, and
not more than two per centum of dam
aged corn; shall not contain heat dam
aged and mahogany kernels; and shall
weigh not less than ffty-hye pounds
, per Winchester bvshslA -...-.,
Number IWo. White Shall be white
corn which does not come within the
requirements Of grade No. / shall be
sweet; shall contain not more than
fifteen and one-half per centum Of
moisture, not more than three per
centum of foreign material and crack
ed corn, and not more than four per
eentum of damaged corn; shall not
contain heat damaged and mahogany
kernels; and shall weigh not less than
fifty-three pounds per Winchester
bushel.
Number Three, White-Shall be
white corn which does not come with
in the requirements of grade No. /,
white and grade No. 2, white; shall be
sweet; shall contain not more than
seventeen and onehalf per centum of
moisture, not more than four percent
UNI of foreign material and cracked
corn, and not more than six per centum
of damaged corn; and shall not con-
tain heat damaged or mahogany kerr
nels.
Number Four, White.-Shall be
white corn which does not come with
in the requirements of grade No. l
white, grade No. 2, white, and grade
No. 3, white; shall be sweet; shall con
tain not more than nineteen and one
half per centum of moisture, not NOR,
than five per centum of foreign mate
rial and cracked corn, and not NOR
than eight per centum of damage,
corn which may not include more thai
ne half of one per centum of hea
damaged and mahogany kernels.
Number Five ,white-Shall be whit
corn which does not come within tn
requirements of Grade No. /, white
grade No. 2, white grade No. 3, whit
and grade No. 4, white; shall be sweet
and shall contain not more than TWEEN
ty-one and one-half per centum 0
moisture, not more than six per cent
UNI of foreign material and cracke
corn, and not more than ten per cent
UNI of damaged corn which may includ
not more than one per centum of hea
damaged and mahogany kernels.
Number Six, White-Shall be whit
corn which does no. come within tn
requirements of grade No. /, white
grade No. 2, white, grade No. 3, white
grade No. 4, white and grade No. five
white; shall contain not more thai
twenty-three per centum Of motulc
mot more than snunn nor cnntnr, ~