Charlevoix county herald., 1919-07-18
GOVERNMENT GRADES
WILL CONTROL WHEAT
Farmers and Grain Dealers
Should Both Know Grades
and Prices.

fact that the United States Grain Cor
poration has issued instructions that all
wheat shall be bought according to the
Federal grades makes il very necessary
that both farmers and grain dealers
understand thoroughly the grades OF
wheat established by the u. S. Bureau
of Markets. This ruling means that
the application of the grades will ex-
tend to small country points where
wheat is sold, as well as ruling at the
terminal markets, and difficult situa-
ton may arise when the 1919 wheat
crop begins to move unless the regula-
tions are thoroughly understood.
The importance of the grades was
brought out at series OF meetings held
recently at Detroit, Saginaw, Grand
Rapids and Kalamazoo at the request
of the Michigan Agricultural College.
AT these meetings Supervisors II. p.
English of Washington, ID. c., and X.
M. Taylor of Detroit gave the demon
stratiOns.
Some question has arisen among the
farmers of the State as to whether they
will get the government price OF &c
bushel for their wheat at their local
buyers. In explaining this point at the
Grand Rapids demonstration meeting,
Mr.. John Higgins of the Valley City
Milling Company, stated that the gov
ernment price guarantee expressly
states price OF 1926 at Chicago, for
his locality, for No. red wheat From
this price, Mr.. Higgins explained, must
be deducted 8 cents a bushel freight
from Grand Rapids to Chicago, 2 and
26 hundredths cents a bushel Il per
cent charge by the U. S. Grain Cor
pOration for handling at the terminal
buying point, and 6 cents bushe
charge by the grain dealer to cover his
expense of handling the grain. AS 9
result the government price at the loca
buying point will be based upon the
2.26 price, less handling charges and
freight to Chicago or to some sea board
shipping point.
MIR. F. B. Drees, secretary of the state
Millers Association, Lansing, states
that in many Michigan points 'the most
favorable shipping point" designated
in the U. S. Grain Corporation contract
is more likely to be a sea board point
such as Philadelphia or New York, in
stead of Chicago. This means con
siderable variation in the freight, and
the individual handling charges also
vary considerably according to the
volume of business and the handling
facilities.
Farmers with badly smutted wheat
with wheat considerably mixed with
rye, weed seeds or dirt, or with whea
which runs light in weight will receive
price based on the value as compared
to No. red wheat. In case of dispute
as to the proper grade, the grower anG
buyer may obtain an official grade tes
by sending two quart sample in ar
air tight container to the nearest licens
ed grain inspector.
The inspectors are located at the fol
lowing points: w. w. Recker, Chic
Inspector, Detroit Board of Trade, De
troit. ID. r. McEachron, Association
Commerce Bldg, 35 Pearl N. W., De
troit. II. l.. Peters, Chamber OF Com
merce, Port Huron, Mich.
In taking the sample for test, boil
parties should together take severa
small samples from the lot in question
mix them, and enclose the whole sam
pie in an air tight container such as
tight molasses bucket, which shoul'
then be mailed or expressed to the in
spector.
Questions in regard to the applics
ton OF the grades will be answered b,
X. w. Taylor, Detroit Office Bureau O
Markets, 6O5 Free Press Bldg, Detroit
II properly understood and applied tn
grades will work to the good OF grove
dealer, and consumer, alike.