The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-07-19

Farmers and Grain Dealers should
Both Know Grades and Prices.

The fact that the United States
Grain Corporation has issued instruc-
tons that all wheat shall be bought
according TO the Federal grades
makes II very necessary that both
farmers and grain dealers under
stand thoroughly the grades OF wheat
established by the u. s. Bureau OF
Markets. This ruling means that the
application OF the grades will extend
I small country points where wheat
Is sold, as well as ruling at the term
inal markets, and difficult situation
may arise when the 1919 wheat crop
begins TO move unless the regula-
tons are thoroughly understood
The importance OF the grades was
brought out at a series OF meetings
held recently at Detroit. Saginaw.
Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo at the
request OF the Michigan Agricultural
College. AT these meetings Super
visors II. y. English OF Washington.
ID. c., and II. M. Taylor OF Detroit
gave the demonstrations.
Some question has arisen among
the farmers of the state as to whether
they will get the government price
OF 1925 bushel for their wheat at
their local buyers. In explaining
this point at the Grand Rapids dem
onstration meeting, John Higgins OF
the Valley City Milling company,
stated that the government price
guarantee expressly states a price of
$2.26 at Chicago. for his locality, for
No. / red wheat. From this price.
Mr.. Higgins explained, must be de-
Quoted cents a bushel freight from
Grand Rapids to Chicago. 2 and &c
hundredths cents a bushel Il per
cent? charge by the IT, S. Grain Cor
poration for handling at the terminal
buying point, and 6 cents bushel
charge by the grain dealer to cover
his expense of handling the grain. AS
a result the government price at the
local buying point will be passed up
on the $2.26 price, less handling
charges and freight to Chicago or to
some seaboard shipping point.
Mr.. f. B. Drees, secretary of the
State Miller's Association, Lansing,
states that in many Michigan points
the most favorable shipping point"
designated in the u. S. Grain Corpora
ton contract is more likely to be a
tseaboard point such as Philadelphia
or New York, instead OF Chicago.
This means considerable variation
in the freight, and the individual
handling charges also vary consider
ably according TO the volume OF bust
ness and the handling facilities.
Farmers with badly smutted wheat,
with wheat considerably mixed with
rye. weed seeds or dirt, or with wheat
which runs light in weight will re
ceive price based on the value as
compared TO No. red wheat. In
case Of dispute as to the proper
grade, the grower and buyer may OBJ
tain an official grade test by sending
a two-quart sample in an air-tight
container to the nearest licensed grain
inspector.
The inspectors are located at the
following points: W. W. Rocker
chief inspector, Detroit board OF trade
Detroit. ID. X. McEachron associa1
ton commerce building, 35 Pearl,
Detroit. H. l.. Peters. chamber OF
commerce, Port Huron, Michigan.
In taking the sample for test, both
parties should together take several
small samples from the lot in ques-
ton, mix them, and enclose the whole
sample in an air tight container such
as tight molasses bucket. which
should then be mailed or expressed
to the inspector.
Questions in regard to the applica.
ton of the grades will be answered
by X. w. Taylor, Detroit office Blu.
reau OF Markets, sos Free Press bldg
Detroit. II properly understood and
applied the grades will work TO the
good OF grower, dealer and consumer
alike.
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