The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-02
STANDARD
. SHORT OF .
DEMANDS
Wheat Grades are Announc,
ed by U. S. Department
of Agriculture.
RECOGNIZE NORTHERN
But it Comes Under General
Classification
Content Raised.

Washington, April 2.-Oficial wheat
standards for the United States, pro-
mulgated by the department OF agri-
culture Saturday, meet the objections
members of the Minnesota railroad and
warehouse commission, and of mem
bers of congress from the northwest,
only in part.
recognition of the name northern
in the grading and classification or
spring wheats. and raises the moisture
content, slightly, in other respects the
original regulations were adhered to:
Hard Red Spring Glass.
The first classification of spring
wheat is hard red spring. The sub
classes are dark northern spring
rum, which is divided into amber .du-
rum, "durum" and red durum".
Hard red spring wheat is to include
| with not more than 10 per cent of 9th
| er wheat. Dark northern is to have at
least IS per cent of dark, hard and
yddtreous kernels; with not more ore. than han
spring is to contain between Is and So
per cent of dark, hard and vitreous
kernels. with not more than 10 Per Per
cent hui hum Inr;G Red spring Is the
nels OF yellow or notified appearance
| or of starchy texture, and of not more
| than 25 per cent Of dark. hard and
vitreous kernels, with not more than
is to include hard red spring of which
more than 10 per cent consists of
wheat of the variety humpback.
Three Durum Grades.
Amber durum is to be less than 10
per cent of kernels of amber color and
texture, with not more than 10 per
cent of red durum.
The classification of durum is given
which kernels
yellow or notified appearance or of
starchy texture or of less than rs per
cent of kernels of amber color and
texture. with not more than 10 per
cent red durum. Red durum is durum
wheat that consists of more than 10
per cent red durum.
Hard red spring wheat is given five
grades, 2, 3 and 4, and Sample g..
The latter is equivalent to the present
mo grade.
No. / wheat is to be bright, cool and
sweet, is to contain not more than Q
per cent of other wheat, of which not
more than l per cent is to be durum.
The maximum moisture content Is
IL IL per cent and the weight is fixed
at So pounds per bushel, with not more
than ffve-tenths of 1 per cent foreign
material.
No. 2 Weighs ST. Pounds.
No. grade is to contain not more
than 4 per cent of other wheat, of
which notmores than 2 per cent may be
durum or white wheat. The maximum
moisture content is fixed at 14"1-2 per
cent, with test weight of 81 pounds,
with not more than l per cent of for
eign material =.
No. is to contain not more than =
per cent other wheat. with, not more
than 8 per cent durum wheat. with a
maximum of IA 1-2 per cent moisture,
and a test weight of So pounds. The
limit of foreign material is placed at /
per cent. -
No. 4 may have a mixture of 10 per
cent of other wheat, of which not more
than per cent may be durum. The
limit of moisture is to be Is 10 per
cent. Four per cent of foreign mater
ials is allowed.
No. may be slightly musty or
wheat, with not more than s per cent
durum. 1t is to weigh not less than 81
pounds, and have not more than Is Ia
per cent moisture. Six per cent of
foreign material is allowed. -
Sample grade wheat" is such as
does not come within the other grades.
Weights Are Changed.
Red spring humpback and amber dli-
rum ana durum wheats are graded the
same as the red spring wheats describ-
ed above. with the same weights, mois-
ture content and mixture Of foreign
with the exception that the
weight Of No. durum is fixed at 81
POUNDS; NO. 2 at SO pounds; No. 8, 81
POUNDS; NO. 4, 55 pounds; and No g. 81
pounds. y
The white wheats are divided into
hard and soft white, the hard white to
1Tcl snrn whi low wheat whether winter
bluestem, early, allen md red
allen. calgalos, martin amber and
wheats possessing similar character
istics.
The weight and moisture content oy
the grades of white wheat are as fol-
lows: