Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-12

,clared 1T impossible to- prove unlaw-l
full discrimination. Not three indie,
pendent elevators in North Dakota, he
declared, are supplied with the equip
CARDS necessary for proper grading.
This fequipnIlept is expensive, and the
profits, @oncv SO large we were really
sashas1ed tof them, and now dwindlAd
.fos.thes vanishing. point" as, Mr.. Still,
said, do not permit an Investment on
the part Of small concerns.
Every Phase Gone Into.
Every phase Of North Dakota's
grain grading problems vas zone into.
and thoroughly discussed. Rep. A. A..
.Leiderbach of Mercer county brought;
up the mixing Of durum wheat with.
hard wheat, pleading for the allow
arguing that it IL practically impos-,
Hsible for farmers in dry territory to
prevent the mixing Of wheat. Senator
King of Menoken told of having
wheat graded down because it con-
tained a heavy percentage of blue
stem. DR.. Duvall OF the federal bu-
breau advised that this vas improper
grading; that a mixture of blue stem.
marquis and velvet chaff wheat did
not come under the head Of mixed
wheat, which consisted Of mixtures
of durum and red winter or@sred
spring. wheat.
Commissioner sHagan. pleaded for
more liberal rules relative to the mix
ture Of durum, approving Of the
maintenance of a high standard for
No. l northern, but objecting to the
splitting of hairs"
Mr.. Brant noted that Of, $4,000
cars. Of North Dakota wheat received
in Minneapolis during the last four
~eA,nkLo hut AK oro 1nA H0un Tn Nh
p because Of an admixture. Con-
.gressman Norton. confirmed his state
ment that the government, price-fixing
committee had attended the st. Paul
conference and had there thoroughly
convinced wheat farmers Of its desire
TO be fair. Norton stated the spread
between grades under this years
grades is but IL cents. while last
year he sold wheat In which there
exchange, he stated, favored COM
tpetitive buying underline. 2 grade.
Damaged Kernels asr
The presence of split kefi1elgs1does
mot r&duce the grade under the new
federal regulations. Mr.. Braid stated
this fact very alphabetically and Com
,missioner Hagan urged that newspa-;
per Representatives present give 1t the
widest publicity. The grain growers
QFO86uI 4dVOAVu ~ 0cA kAs NON
able percentage Of damaged kernels
in No i to five; in No. 2 to. 10,i and
in No. 8 to is percent. Mr.. Brand
that Al compromise should
be agreed to, as very few North Da-
kota farmers nave such q percentage
Of damage. .t1s'iS
Mr.. Duvall defined as damaged
kernels those afflicted with scab.
tombstone" fungus. frost or sprouts.
r--.-.x-1 10 celtic. Sna OFT uyhao
Which ran 81 bushels to the acre and
which sprouted before it could be
threshed. The elevator first offered
Ito buy 1t as No. 2 because 1t had
sprouted, and two. weeks laterspaid
No. ]. prices for it
= The matter of cracked kernels was
brought up by Mr.. Sorber OF Glad
stone, who spoke Q elevator men
grading wheat down because OF the
presence OF these split grains. .. Com
missioner Hagan thought It impos-
sible to set cylinders closely enough
to knock the kernels fromtdry heads
without some splitting. aud said 1t
was very hard to persuade elevator
men to put back cracked wheat. Ele-
yator men present did hot see how
cracked wheat that went through the
sleeves in cleaning could DO restored.
They admitted this cracked wheat
now was being sold for. feed at q
profit, but stated that under ordinary
Conditions it did not bay the. costsp Of
cleaning. It was admitted that .Sin
either event the farmer received
nothing for this cracked wheat that
went into dockage and that insssome
instances his wheat was graded down
to boot. J. i -. ssi5 ~,
The discussion Of y came In .unt-
der the headtof inseparables and. the