The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-16
j. S. OFFICIAL
GRADES TO CONTROL
ALL WHEAT PRICES
FARMERS AND GRAIN DEALERS
SHOULD BOTH KNOW GRADES
WHEN THE CROP is SOLD

Inc 1act Unat the united states
Grain Corporation has issued instruc-
tions that all wheat shall be bought
according to the Federal grades
makes it 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
to small country points where wheat
is sold, as we'll as ruling at the ter
minal markets, and a different situa-
tion may arise when the 1919 wheat
crop begins to move unless the reg
ulations are thoroughly understood.
The Importance of the grades are
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 H. p. English, of Washington,
d. c., and r. M. Taylor Of Detroit,
gave the demonstrations.
Some question has arisen among
the farmers of the state as to whe-
ther they will get the government
price of $2.26 a bushel for their
wheat at their local buyers. In ex-
planning the point at the Grand Rap
ids demonstration meeting. Mr.. John
Higgins of the Valley City Milling
Company, stated that the government
price guarantee expressly states a
price of 1925 at Chicago, for his To-
cality, for No. / red wheat. From
this price, Mp. Higgins explained,
must be deducted 8 cents bushel
freight from Grand Rapids to Chica-
go, and 26 hundredths cents bu-
shell (1 per cent) charge by the u. s.
Grain Corporation 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 based upon the 1926 price, less
handling charges and freight to Chi
cago or to some seabord shipping
point.
Mr.. F. B. Drees, secretary of the
State Millers Association, Lansing,
states that in many Michigan points"
the most favorable shipping points"
designated in the u. S. Grain Cor
poration contract is more likely to
be a sea board point such as Phil
adelphia or New York, instead of
Chicago. This means a considerable
variation in the freight, and the indi-
vidual handling charges also vary
considerably according to the volume
of business and the handling facili-
ties.
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 a price based on the value as
compared to No. l red wheat. In
case of dispute as to the proper grade
the grower and buyer may obtain an
official grade test by sending a two
quart sample in an air tight contain
er to the nearest licensed grain in
spector.
The inspectors are located at the
following points: w. w. Recker, Chief
Inspector, Detroit Board of Trade,
Detroit; ID. r. McEachron, Associa-
tion Commerce Building, 35 PEARL
street, N. W., Detroit; II. l.. Peters,
Chamber of Commerce, Port Huron,
Mich.
In taking the sample for test, beth
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 a tight molesses bucket, which
should then be mailed or expressed
to the Inspector.
Questions in regard to the appli-
cation of the grades will be answered
by r. w. Taylor, Detroit Office Bur-
eau of Markets, 605 Free Press Bldg.
Detroit. If properly understood and
applied the grades will work to the
good of grower, dealer, and consumer,
alike.