Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-09-13

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grain exchange rules. The methods
OF the Minnesota grain inspection de-
partment for removal of dockage are
retained and two methods of han
ding smutty wheat are provided. one
or which is Identical with the meth
DDS previously used in Washington
and Oregon, where the amount of
smut is determined by securing. The
old laws of Washington and Oregon
required that the inspectors acting
under authority OF the public service
commission after determining the de-
gree or per cent of smut should estab-
lish rate OF charges for removal of
smut and rate OF discount for smutty
wheat. In Washington and Oregon
the inspectors fixed the allowances
made for value of dockage In wheat
and cost of cleaning. The federal
standards have nothing to do with
price fixing, discount, or differen-
tials. They merely classify and label
and the prices are left to the buyer
and seller or other authorities to ad-
Just.
The federal grain standards are
promulgated by an act of congress
having jurisdiction over grain which
shall be shipped, delivered for ship
ment, sold, or offered for sale or con-
signed for sale by grade in interstate
or foreign commerce. 1t provides
that such grain shall be inspected by
licensed inspectors and graded by fed
eral standards, Federal standards
under the act do not apply to grain
moving within one state, but all
states in grain growing districts have
adopted the federal standards in lieu
of having dual standards and state
inspectors who inspect both inter
state and intrastate grain shipments |
work under license from the Secre- |
tary of Agriculture. The grain stand
ards act permits sales of grain by |
sample if no grades are assigned, and |
shipments from a point where there
is no inspector to a point where there |
is no inspector may be with grade |
assigned by the shipper without in
spection, providing the grade as
signed is not any other than grade |
fixed therefor in the federal stand |
ards, subject to the right of either
party to the transaction to refer any
dispute as to grade to the Secretary
of Agriculture that the true grade
may be determined by the Secretary
or his representative at district grain
supervision offices.
For the purpose or obtaining uni
formity and efficiency in the, appli-
cation of the grain standards act
there are 35 offices of federal grain
supervision located in the principal
grain markets. Each office has al
specified district in which it is re-
sponsible for the proper administra-
ton of all provisions of the act, in
Guiding the correct Interpretation OF
the grain standards and the use by in
spectors OF standardized apparatus in
grade determination. All complaints
against the work of inspectors and
appeals from grades assigned by them
are received and acted upon at SUI
pervision offices and it is earnestly
desired that any defects in the appli- |
cation or enforcement of the act and
all matters pertinent to grain grading
be brought to their attention, in
order that harmony and efficiency
may be maintained Two of these
offices are located in the state of
Washington, one at 1904 l.. G. Smith
building, Seattle, and one at SIG
Chamber of Commerce, Spokane. An
other office is at 80 Worcester
building, Portland, Oregon. Cores
pondence sent to these offices regard |
ing the grading of grain will have
prompt attention.