The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-11

nearing to be held in Minneapolis
on March 81. Al this hearing the
farmers will be given an opportunity
TO present suggestions for further
| changes, IL any they have.
The contemplated new standards
of grain would govern in the hand.
ling of the 1918@ crop, and the
proposals are exceedingly important
to the grain producers.
In order to determine whether
the standards for wheat now in
| force under the grain standards act
meet satisfactorily present market
| ing conditions, eighteen public hear
| ings were held throughout the Uni
| ted States during November and De-
cember last. Advice and sugges-
| tons received through letters, in
personal conferences, and at the
hearings, developed the fact that
the standards for wheat which were
formulated for the requirements of
trade under normal competitive con-
ditions, should be revised to meet
present marketing requirements"
says an official announcement Of the
newly proposed grade.
The war has brought and fixed
prices for wheat and the substantial
elimination of competition in wheat
transactions. 1t has also placed the
milling and baking industries upon
new basis. Under present abnor-
NAL conditions mixtures Of different
classes Of wheat, admixtures Of rye
and other factors which influence
color texture and loaf volume of
bread, do not play nearly SO i'm
portant a part in the marketing of
wheat as they did under pre-war
conditions. Regulation Of storage,
mixing, cleaning, and distribution of
wheat has altered materially the
relative Importance Of other fac
tors.
Many of the changes requested in
the present standards appear to-
have been based upon normal mar
keting conditions, but most Of the
suggestions were caused by the ap-|
plication Of new requirements to the
milling and baking industries, and
the reorganization of grain market
ing practices. After full consideration
Of all the suggestions presented al
draft of proposed standards has been
prepared on the basis of the sug-
gestion which had in view, for the
most part, present marketing condi-
tions. A copy OF the draft ac-
companies this notice.
Before taking final action on the
proposed standards it is the desire
Of this department to receive the
advice and suggestions of persons
interested. Accordingly five public
hearings will be held:
March 14-Philadelphiay Pa.
March 16-Indianapolis, Ind.
March 1S-KRnsas City, Mo.
March 1S-Spokane, Wash.
March 21-Minneapolis, Mimi.
Farmers, millers, merchants, in
spectors, ,warehousemen, carriers,
and other persons interested are in
vited to be present at any Of these
hearings.
I'm view of the limited time within
which final action should be taken,
80 days notice being required under
the law before the changes can be-
come effective, it is urgently re-
quested that advice and suggestions
presented at the hearings or through
the mail be confined to the specific |
class, subclass, grade requirement, |
or definition, as the case may be-"
Proposed New Grades.
The following is the contemplated
order for new grades:
Section 1. Wheat. ANY grain which, |
when free from dockage, contains
more than ten percentum Of grain OF
a kind other than wheat shall not be /
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Section 2 Glasses and subclasses. |
Wheat shall be divided into classes |
and subclasses as follows:
Standards for Hard Red Spring
This class shall include all varie-
ties Of Hard Red Spring wheat but
shall not include more than ten per-
centum of other wheat or wheats
This class shall be divided into two Il
as follows:
SubclaBs (A) Dark Northern Spring. Il
This subclass shall include wheat
the requirements OF the class
Hard Red Spring OF which rs percent
UNI or more consists OF Dark, Hard
and Vitreous kernels. ssFt9
Subclass OBJ Northern Spring.
This subclass shall include wheat
the requirements of the class
Hard Red Spring OF which less than
rs percentum consists of dark, hard
and vitreous kernels.
Standard for Durum Wheat (Class
This class shall include all varie-
ties Of durum wheat, but shall not in
clude more than ten percentum OF
shall be divided into two subclasses
as follows:
subciass (A) Amber Durum.
This subclass shall include wheat
meeting the requirements OF the class
iurum Of which rs percentum or more
consists Of hard and vitreous kernels
Of amber color. and texture.
HubClaSS OBJ. DuFums 4
This subclass shall include wheat
meeting the requirements of the class
iurum which consists OF less than 20
of hard and vttreOus ker-
1els of amber color and texture.
Standards for Hard Red Wheat
Winter (Class 81.
IF Hard Red Winter Wheat, but shall
II other wheat or wheats. This class
shall be divided into two subclasses as
subclass CA) Dark Hard Winter.
This subclass shall include wheat
Meeting the requirements of the class
Hard Red Winter OF which % per
,entum or more consists OF dark, hard
Ind vitreous kernels.
SubClass (B) Hard Winter. II
This subclass shall include wheat
Meeting the requirements OF the class
Hard Red Winter of which less than
IS percentum consits Of dark, hard
IS Standards for Soft Red Winter
Wheat CClass A..
This class shall include aX,,varieties
II Soft Red Winter wheat, but snail
,ot include more than ten, percentum
Il other wheat or wheats; For the
purpose OF grade designation, wheat
Il this Class shall be known as Red
Standards for White Wheat (class
This class shall include all varieties
u common white wheat and ali yarle-
les and hybrids OF White Club Wheat
whether winter or spring grown, but
hall not include more than ten per
.entum of other wheat or Wheats.
rhis class shall be divided into two
.ubclasses as follows:
subclass CAL Hard White.
This subclass shall include WneaI
Meeting the requirements or the CLASS
White Of which as percentum or more
naJsts OF kernels OF hard mot soft
nd chaIEyl texture, but kernels o.
yheaf az the varieties and hybrids OF
White club. including Sonora, shall
,e treated as kernels of soft and
halky texture.
Subclass OBJ Soft White.
MD nllhnlasg shall Include Mneal