Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-08-02


The department arrived at its con-
illusions, which have been incorpor-
ated in the revised standards, only
after careful and unbiased considera-
ton of all the evidence resulting
from Investigations, from experience
in supervision and from voluminous
suggestions and recommendations re-
ceiyed by mail and at public hear
ings.
Summary of Changes
The following changes have been
incorporated in the revised stand
ards:
Wheat The definition of wheat
has been changed so as to permit
wheat when free from dockage to
contain as much as 10 per cent of
other grains. Under the present
standards only six per cent of other
grains is permitted. The definition
was further changed to exclude en-
mer, spelt, and einkorn.
Dockage-The definition of dock
age has been changed so as express
~ to require re-screening or re-clean-
ing in order to recover as much
cracked wheat as practicable This
change should obviate much of the
difficulty experienced in ascertainng
the status of cracked wheat in the
determination OF dockage Dockage
is to be expressed in terms of whole
per centum. This change means that
wheat may contain up to one
per cent of dockage before a state
ment of dockage is made a part of
the grade designation, and fractions
are to be disregarded
Foreign Material-The term lin
separable foreign material has been
replaced by the more accurate desig-
nation foreign material other than
dockage. Wild pea, corn cookie
darnel, and wild rose have been
placed on the same basis as other for
eign material except cereal grains
i. e., no special discrimination is
made against such weed seeds.
Cereal Grains-Rye and barley as
we'll as other cereal grains are now
permitted in each grade in larger
amounts, in addition to other foreign
material.
Garlicky Wheat-The word gar
licky' is required as part of the
grade designation of all wheat which
contains as much as one bulblet of
garlic of onions in 1000 grams or
which has an unmistakable odor of
garlic or wild onions Accordingly
the subclass Soft Red has been
dropped and all garlicky wheat is
graded in the same manner as other
wheat.
SmUtty Wheat-The number of
smut balls permitted before the word
"smutty' is required to be added to
the grade designation has been in
creased from one to two balls in so
grams of wheat
Glass | Hard Red Spring this
class the subclass Red Spring Hump
back has been elm mated and the
definitions of the other subclasses
changed to include wheat that form
erly came within the requirements of
Red Spring Humpback. However, the
grades No. l Dark Northern Spring
and No. Northern Spring may not
contain more than five per cent of
wheat of the variety Humpback.
The minimum requirement of
dark. hard, and yitreous kernels of
the sub-class Dark Northern Spring
has been reduced from 50 per cent to
Z ) per cent. This permits wheat con-
tanning between rs per cent and So
per cent of dark, hard, and vitreous
kernels, which formerly would have
been classed Northern Spring, to be
classed as Dark Northern Spring.
Glass III Durum-The name of this
class has been changed from Com
N on and Red Durum" to Durum."
Glass III Hard Red Winter-The
minimum requirements of dark, hard
and t-ifraaug