Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-29

z per cent Of foreign material and
cracked corn.
Is per cent Of damaged corn, which
may include npt mere than per cent
Of heat danaged-or mahoganyskernels:
may be mustye or sour; and may in
clude corn that is immature and badly |
blistered. /
Sample Grade-Shall be corn which
does not come within the requirements
of the grades Of white corn, the; grades
of yellow corn, and the grades of
mixed corn, including corn that is hot,
fire burned, Infested with live weeyil,
or. otherwise of distinctly low quality.
Definitions Of Terms Hereinbefore
49, Used.
The following terms hereinbefore
used shall be construed, respectively,
to mean:
White Corn-Corn of which at least
90 per cent by weight of the kernels
are white. A slight tinge of light
straw color or of pink on kernels of
corn otherwise white shall not affect
their classification as white corn.
Yellow Corn-Corn of which at least
IS per cent by weight of the kernels
are yellow. A slight tinge of red on
kernels of corn otherwise yellow shall
not affect their classification as yellow
corn -
Mixed C0rn-C0rn of various colors
not coming within the limits for color
as provided in the definitions of white
corn and yellow corn. White capped
yellow kernels shall be classified as
mixed corn.-
Foreign Material and Cracked Corn
Kernels and pieces of kernels of corn
and all matter, other than corn, which
will pass through a metal sieve per-
forated with round holes fourteen
sixty:fourths of an inch in diameter,
and all foreign material remaining on
the sieve after the sample of the corn
involved has been screened.
Heat Damaged and Mahogany Ker-,
nels-Kernels of corn which have
been discolored as result of heating
caused by fermentation or as result of
tfire.
Per Centum-In case of foreign ma
terial and cracked corn, damaged corn,
and heat damaged and mahogany ker.
nels, is the percentage ascertained by
weight
Per Centum of Moisture-The per.
centage of moisture contained in corn,
which shall be equivalent to that as
certained by the moisture tester and
the method of use thereof described
In circular No.. u, and supplement
thereto, issued by the U. 8: Depart
ment of Agriculture.
/ s. ,...:. speltx.
i. No. i speltz-Sheu .tbe white. dry,
sweet, sound; clean and 4 free, from
other grain and shall weigh not less
than 81 pounds to the. measured
bushel. =
No. g. speltz---shall be; dry, sweet,
sound, reasonably clean and practical:
ly free from other grain, and shall
weigh not less than Sc pounds to the
measured bushel.
No. Speltz-Shall be all speltz that
are merchantable and warehousable,
and not fit for the higher grades.
Flaxeo0d.
No. ! Northwestern Flaxseed-Shall
be mature, sound, dry and sweet. It
shall be northern grown: The maxi
mum quantity of field, stack, storage
or other damaged seed intermixed
shall not exceed twelve and one.half
121s) per cent. The minimum weight
shall be ffty-one (51) pounds to the
measured bushel of commercially pure
seed.
No. 1 Flaxseed-Shall be northern
grown, sound, dry and free from musti.
ness, and carry not more than twenty
(20) per cent of immature or field,
stack, storage or other damaged flax
seed. and weigh not less than forty.
nine (49 pounds to the measured
bushel of commercially pure seed.
No. 2 Flaxseed-Flaxseed that is bin
burnt, immature, field damaged or
:musty, and yet not to~a degree to be
unfit for storage and having a test
weight of not less than forty.seven
(47) pounds to the measured bushel of
commercially pure seed shall be No. 2
Flaxseed.
No Grade Flaxseed-Flaxseed that is
damp, warm, moldy, fire burnt, very
musty or otherwise unfit for storage,
or having weight of less than forty
seven (47) pounds to the measured
bushel of commercially pure seed,
! shall be No Grade. =
Manner Of Testing and Grading.
Wheat, flax and rye shall be tested
and graded after 1t has been cleaned
and the amount of foul seed dockage
determined. In testing, the test kettle
shall be placed where it cannot be
Jared >or shaken. From scoop, bag
or pan held or placed inches from
top of kettle, pour in the middle of
same at moderate speed until run
ming over. Strike off in a zig-zag man.
ner with edge of beam held horizon.
tally. All disputes as to- test weight
shall be settled by using the testing
device now in. use by the Board of
Appeals: /-- =
Note-The grades of purified Oats
or Purified Barley shall correspond
with the other grades of oats and
barley, except that.same shall be des-
ignated as Purified :"
+, Section L. Basis of determinations
Each determination, other than that
of dockage, for the purposes of these
standards shall be made upon the
basis of the grain when free from