The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-06-10
Under Auspices of Farm
Bureau Federal Wheat
Standards Demonstrated
HELPSCOOD FARMING
Farmers Should Attend and
Learn How to Make Proper
Grades

Federal wheat standards will he
demonstrated at the Farmers Union
WI rehouse In Grangeville on next Mon
day, June 18th. and in an open letter
10 all members OF the Idaho County
Farm Bureau. County Agent Ralph NJ.
Pavey urges all farmers to he In at
tendance and each member of the
bureau in the different communities
Is also urged to act as "A separate COM
mittee in influencing his neighbors to
he at the meeting. Mr.. Pavey's letter
follows:
80 the members of the Idaho Coun-
ty Farm Bureau:
Under the auspices of your farm
bureau there will he held at the Union
Warehouse in Grangeville on the 14th
day of June and in Cottonwood on the
18th day of June grain grading DEM
onstrat tion 10y the Department of Agri-
culture.
'Idaho's wheat business is one of
her greatest industries. We produce
annually approximately is million bu-
shells. This means value Of about 80
million dollars. Yet the farmers are
growing that crop without much at
tention being given TO the conditions
under which II must he marketed. The
one that should be OF interest to every
grower in the state.
Recently the federal wheat stand
ards were adopted by the State De-
partment of Agriculture. These stand
ards are to govern the sale and pur-
chase of nj wheat this coming year
The old system Of basng the price on
the average quality of the crop IN any
community is a thing of the past.
'"The standards are established upon
the actual commercial value OF the
various grades. The percentage Of dock
age, inseparable foreign material, the
moisture content, the damage II any,
mixture with other classes OF wheat
and the test weight per busllel are all
factors which determine the CONNER
cial value of any lot Of wheat. This
places premium upon high quality
wheat and price is received for the
inferior grades which they warrant.
Good farming receives the benefit.
Grades discourage the production OF
mixed or otherwise low grade grain
and are benefit to the farming class
as awhole.
Prom the standpoint of the dealer
grades give him an abso ute standard
upon which to buy and sell. They are
protection to him when making inter
state shipments and place his activitDes
upon n sound business basis.
I'm many sections of Idaho the
standards are not understood Farmers
in general are not familiar with the
standards. Many dealers do not inter
pret them properly and the large per-
centage of dealers are not equipped
with the necessary apparatus to ac-
curately arrive at the grade.
In order that these conditions may
be overcome demonstrations have been
arranged for thru the various county
farm bureaus The standards and reg
ulations will be taken up in detail. A
ff,llly equipped grading laboratory will
be installed.
Farmers should make every effort
to attend one Of these demonstrations
!, Learn how your grain should be grad
ed. This. is business proposition ant
, your knowledge of the standards may
be Of real cash value to you
Il trust that YOU will give this mat
ter your most careful attention and il
, order that the entire county may know
of this matter | have written TO eacl
OF you members and wish yau to ac
AZ separate committee in influcncin,
all your neighbors to be ut this meet
. ing"