The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-23
U. S. STANDARDS FOR WHEAT.
Secretary of Agriculture Establishes
Standards Under Grain Standards Act.

The official grain standards of the
United States for wheat were feed, es-
tablished, promulgated, and published to-
day, March 81, by the secretary of agri-
culture, under the authority given in the
grain standards act. The standards are
to become effective as follows: Stand
ards for hard red winter wheat, soft red
winter wheat, common white wheat, and
white club wheat, are to become cffec-
tive on July |, 1917 The standards for
all other wheats, including spring wheats,
are to become effective on the first day
OF August, 1917
The use of these standards after they
become effective is required for what
shipped from any point in the United
States in interstate or foreign COM
merce and sold, offered for sale, or con-
signed for sale by grade. The act, how
ever, permits the interstate or foreign
shipment of grain sold by sample or by
type, or under any description which
is not false or misleading and does not
include any OF the terms of the official
grain standards
The standards for wheat promulgated
to-day divide wheat into the following
classes and sub-classes
/. Glass Hard Red Spring This class
shall include all varieties of hard red
spring wheat, but shall not include more
than ten per centum of other wheat or
wheats. This class is divided into four
sub.classes as follows: Dark northern
spring, northern spring, red spring, red
spring humpback.
Glass Common and Red Durum--
This class includes all varieties of dur
um wheat, but shall not include more
than ten per eentum OF other wheat or
wheats. This class is divided into three !
sub-classes as follows; Amber durum, /
durum, red durum.
Glass 3.--Iisrd Red Winter-This class !
shall include all varieties of hard red |
winter wheat, but shall not include more I
than ten per centIm of other wheat or
This class is divided into three
sub-classes as follows Dark hard winter,
hard winter, yellow hard winter.
Glass 4-Soft Red Winter-This class
shall include all varieties of soft red win
ter wheat, also red club and red hybrid
Hheats OF the Pacific northwest, but shall
not include more than ten per centum
Of other wheat or wheats. This class is
divided into three sub-clssses as follows:
Red winter, red walls, soft red.
Glass Common White--This class
'hall include all varieties, except Sonora,
II common white wheat, whether winter
,r spring grown, but shall not include
more than ten per centum OF other wheat ,
VI whests. This class is divided into two
ub-classes as follows: Hard white, soft ,
white. !
Glass 6.--White Club-This class shall
include all varieties and hybrids of white ,
Tub wheat, and the common white wheat
.nown as Sonora, but shall not include ]
more than ten per centum of other wheat ,
r wheats.
Each sub-clsss of wheat is divided into I
tx grades, described as No. !, No. 2, No.
+, No. 4, No, s. and sample grade. i
All standards are fixed on dockage I
asis. This eontemplates that, in the !
rading of the wheat, all weed seeds, !,
and, and the like will be removed by :
roper sleeves and that the residue of i
heat viii be graded according &c its !
uality and condition II,
In addition, the regulations provide !
DR. methods of grading mixed wheat, 4
mutty wheat, and treated wheat. /
The order establishing the wheat :,
.andards defines bases of determination j
/ percentages. docksge. mixed wheat, N
nutty wheat, treated wheat, test a
eight per bushel, percentage Of mois- 4
ire, heat, damaged kernels, and insep h.
-able foreign material n
Section 4 of the order provides that =,
nv grain which, when free from dock ;,
re, contains more than six per centum N
grain of kind or kinds other than a,
heat shall not be classified as wheat.
The standards are published as serv- -
e and regulatory announcements No. "
}, Office of markets and rural organiza- II
ons. U. S. department of agriculture, 81
hich will be sent, on application, to -
iose interested. ~