Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-28
new GRADING OF
WHEAT and CORN
Rules Adopted by Public Sery-
ice Commission 10 Conform
to Federal Standards

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sion has issued an order adopting BOW
standard grades for wheat aud sheiied
corn to comply with standards establish
ed by the secretary of agriculture o.
April l3, and which will become effec-
tive July Is. The new standards for
wheat are as follows:
"Classes and sub-classes-wheat shall
be divided into classes and sub-elasses
as follows:
Hard Red Spring (Class y. - This
class shall include all varieties of hard
red spring wheat, and may inelude not
more than 10 rer centum of other
wheat Or wheats. This class shall be di-
vided into three subclasses, as follows:
Dark Northern Spring.-This sub
class shall include wheat of the class
hard Red Spring, consisting of IS per
centum or more of dark, hard and Wit
reous kernals. This subelass shall not
include more than 10 per centum of
wheat of the variety Humpback.
"Northern Spring = This subclass
shall include wheat of the class Hard
Red Spring, consisting of not more than
% per centum of dark, hard and vitre-
nus kernels. This subclass shall also
include wheat of the class Hard Red
Spring consisting of more than 10 per
centum of the variety Humpback.
"Durum (Class .lI.)-This class shall
include all varieties Of durum wheat
any may include pot more than 10 per
eentum of other wheat or wheats. This
class shall be divided into three sub
classes, as follows:
amber Durum-This subclass shall
include wheat Of the class Durum con,
sisting of less than Is per centum of
hard and vitreous kernels of amber col
or. This subelass shall not include more
than 10 per centum of wheat of the
variety Red Durum.
Red Durum-This subclass shall in
clude wheat of the class Durum con
sisting of more than 10 per cent Of he
variety Red Durum.
" Hard Red Winter (Class III) This
class shall include all varieties Of Hard
Red Winter wheat and may include not
moro than 10 per centum of other wheat
OF wheats This class shall he divided
into three subclasses, as follows:
Dark Hard Wnttr.-'This u.6elass
shall include wheat of the class Hard
Red Winter consisting of so per centum
Or more of dark, hard, and vitreous ker-
rals.
4" Hard Winter-This subclass shall
include wheat of the class Hard Red
Winter consisting Of less than so per
centum and more than % per centum
Of dark, hard, and vitreous kernels.
"Yallow Hard Winter.-This subclass
shall include wheat of the class Hard
Red Winter consisting of not more than
% per centum of dark, hard and Wit.
reous kernels.
"Soft Red Winter (Class IV) This
class shall include all varieties of soft
red winter wheat, also red club and red
hybrid wheats of the Pacific Northwest,
and may include not more than 10 per
eentum of other wheat or wheats. This
class shall ha divided into two sub
classes, as follows:
4" Red Winter-This subclass shall in.
clude wheat of the class Soft Red Win
ter consisting of both light and dark
eolored kernels. This subclass shall in
hide more than 10 per cent, either
singly or in combination, of Red Rus
sian, red clubs, red hybrids, end other
soft rcd winter wheats possessing the
characteristics of those varieties as
eroHn west of the Great Plains area of
the United States.
=" Red Waiia-This subclass shall in.
elude wheat Of the class Soft Red Win
ter consisting Of more than 10 per
centum, either singly or in any com
blnaiion of Red Russian, red clubs, red
hybsids, and other soft red winter
wheats possessing the characteristics Of
those varieties as grown west Of the
Great Plains area of the United States.
Common White (Class V).-This
class shall include all varieties, except
Sonora, Of common white wheat, wheth-
or winter or spring grown, and may
include not more than 10 per centum
of other wheat or wheats. This class
shall be divided into two subclasses, as
follows:
Hard White-This subclass shall in
clude wheat of the class Common White
of rs per centum or more
Of hard (not soft and ehalky) kernels.
"Soft White-This subclass shall in
clude wheat of the class Common White
of less than rs per eentum
If hard (not soft and chalky) ker-
nels. Z
"White Club (Class VI.)-This class
shall include all varieties and hybrids
IF White Club wheat, and the common
white wheat known as Sonora, and may
include not more than 10 per centum
IF other wheat or wheats.'
'Shelled corn shall be divided into
three classes as follows:
"White Corn-This class shall con
sist of corn of which at east 9S per
,entum by weight of the kernels are
white. A slight tinge Of light straw col
Or or of pink or kernels Of corn other
wise white shall not affect their elias
3ifieation as white corn,
"Yellow Corn-This class shall con
sist Of corn of which at least IS per
centum by weight of the kernels are
yellow. A slight tinge of red on kernels
If corn otherwise yellow shall not af.
feet their classification as yellow corn.
"Mixed Corn-This class shall con-
.ist of corn of various colors not com
ing within the limits for colors as pro
vided in the definitions of white and
yellow corn. White capped yellow ker
nels shall be classified as mixed corn
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