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factor In the grade and definite per.
centages are permitted In each rumef-
ical grade.
Dockage Easily Removed.
Ordinary dockage can be removed
from quantities of wheat with compar.
atively simple cleaning machinery,
such as Is installed in many grain ele-
vators. and mills. or 1t can he remo'ed
on the farm with an ordinary portable
tanning mill equipped with a screen
having perforations like those spect
fed for the dockage sleeves.
Dockage found in wheat in many
cases is Of real value, while in other
cases II not only may have no value,
hut may contain ingredients positively
harmful II ground with the wheat.
Dockage frequently contains quaint.
ties of other grains land weed seeds,
such as mustard. flaxseed, oats or
other cereal grain. Much of this can
be used to good advantage as poultry
or stock feed.
Importance Of Dockage System.
II should be understood that II is or
tional with a farmer whether he re-
move dockage or not The point which
United States department of agrlcul-
ture officials emphasize is that II Is to
his advantage to understand dockag,
and. In many cases. to remove II him
self. If the dockage system Is no
employed. the foreign material In tn
wheat may cause a lowering OF III,
grade. If no grading system Is EN-
ployed (grading usually is not com
pulsory for the farmer In selling whea
at country points, though all shipment
to terminal markets are graded). AM
the country miller or grain dealer buy
wheat as delivered at fiat rate. or OF
the basis of the average quality deliy
cred. the price paid usually is suff
GENTLY low to protect the buye
against loss caused by objectionabl
foreign material delivered with tn,
general run Of the grain.
Under the dockage system of the
federal standards. however. the
amount of such foreign material sep
arated and considered as dockage Is
deducted from the weight of the wheat
purchased and. 10 any event. does not
affect the grade OF the wheat after II
has been cleaned. This results In a
higher grade. and the price paid Is on
the basis of this grade.
After the dockage is removed from
the original sample and the test weight
per bushel has been determined, the
sample Is then examined to ascertain
whether an analysis Is to be made for
any other factors which determine the
grade.
Methods Of Handling Dockass.
Various satisfactory methods Of
handling dockage may be employed 10
normal times. Where wheat Is cleaned
on the farm or az the country elevator
and only the screened wheat is delIv-
cred to the local buyer. there Is less
possibility Of difference Of opinion re-
garding the grade OF wheat delivered
Such an arrangement tends to estab-
fish greater confidence In the grades
given by the local buyer. When nox-
ious weed seeds are present II Is adj
visable to have the removed dockage
ground before feeding TO prevent the
s--.her spread OF these weeds on the
farm. In many cases such material
has a relatively high feed value and
often farmers will find II to their adj
vantage TO remove the dockage them
selves or have their local buyers do II
for them. The bulletin describes
other methods Of handling dockage
and making allowance therefor.
Further Information as 10 the cor
rect method Of determining dockage IN
wheat may be obtained by writing the
United States department OF agricul-
ture. Washington. or by writing to or
visiting the nearest Office Of federal
grain supervision. Such Offices are 10
Gated In the large grain markets. A
farmer or country grain dealer may
also mall a sample to the nearest
grain Inspector and receive for a small
fee an Official certificate showing the
Crude and dockage on that particular
sample. This sample should be two
quarts In sire Of which at least IL
pints h lncIosed In a clean. alright
container. The remainder. Il any. with
the container. should Be placed 10 9
clean cloth sack. The address Of the
nearest licensed grain Inspector zen b
secured By writing the department o.
sny SUPERVISED ofIce.