Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1917-04-13
GRAIN STANDARDS
ACKNOWLEDGED
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
MAKES RULING UNDER
NEW GRAIN ACT.
Standards for Hard Red, Soft Red,
Common White and White Club
Effective July 1, All Others, In
Guiding Spring wheats, Effective
August I, 1917.

Guiding Spring wheats, Effective
August 4, 1917.
The official grain standards of the
United States for wheat have been
fixed by the secretary of agriculture,
under authority given in the grain
standard act, and the PRONUNCIATION
of the highest authority in agricul-
ture given out a few days ago. The
standards become effective as fol-
lows:
Standards for hard red winter
wheat, soft red winter wheat, COM
mon white wheat and white club
wheat are to become effective on
July 1, 1917.
The. standards for all other wheats
includfng spring wheats, are to be-
come effective on August /, 1917.
The use of these standards, after
they become effective, is required for
wheat shipped from any point in
the United States in intersta or for
eign commerce, and sold, offered for
sale or consigned for sale by grade.
The act permits the interstate or
foreign shipment of grain sold by
sample or by type or under any des-
cription which is not false of mis-
leading and does not include any of
the terms of the official grain STAN
dards:
Various Classification.
The standards for wheat promul-
gated today 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 10 per centum of
other wheat or wheats. This class is
divided into four subclasses as fol-
lows: Dark northern spring, north
ern spring, red spring. red spring,
humpback.
Glass H.-COmmon and Red Dur
um.--This class shall include all va
rites of durum wheat, but shall not
include more than ten per centum of
other wheat or wheats. This class
is divided into three subclasses as
follows: Amber durum, durum, red
durum.
Glass IH.-Hard Red winter
This class shall include all varieties
of hard red winter wheat, but shall
not include more than ten per CEN
tum or other wheat or wheats. This
class is divided into three sub-classes
: as follows: Dark hard winter hard
winter, yellow hard winter.
Glass IV.-Soft Red Winter--This
: class hall include all varieties of soft
red winter wheat, also red club anc
red hybrid wheats of tn, Pacific
, northwest, but shall not include more
than ten per centum of other wheat
: or wheats. This class is di lded into
three sub-classes as follows: Rec
winter, red walla, soft red.
Glass V.-Common White-This
class shall include all varieties ex'
cept Sonora, or common white wheat
whether winter or spring grown, bu'
shall not include more than ten pei
centum of other wheat or wheats
This class is divided into two sub
classes as follows: Hard willie, sof'
white.
Glass VI.-White Club-This class
shall include all varieties and by
birds of white club wheat, and th'
common white wheat known as Sol
ra, but shall not include more thai
ten per centum of other wheat o.
wheats.
Six Grades Named.
Each subclass of wheat is divides
into six grades described as No.
No. Q, No. 8, No. 4, No. 5, and sam
pie grade.
All standards are fixed on a dock
age basis. This c~ontemplates thai
in the grading of the wheat, all wee
seeds. sands, and the like will b
removed by proper sleeves and tina
the residue of wheat will be grade
according to it's quality and cond'
ton.
In addition the regulations provid
for methods of grading mixed VIII
smutty wheat, and treated wheat.
II The order establishing the VIII 6
standards defines bases of detern /
alton of percentages, dockage, mike
wheat, smutty wheat, treated whea
test weight per bushel, percentage
moisture, heat-damaged kernels, an
inseperable foreign material.
Section 4 of the order provide
that any grain which, when free fro.
dockage, contains more than six p
centum of grain of a kind or kline
other than wheat shall not be ella
sified as wheat.
The standards r published
service and regulatory announc
ments No. 20, Office of Markets al
Rural Organization, U. S. Depar
ment of Agriculture, which will
sent ON application to those int
ested.
MR
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