Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-10-21
Filling Weighing Determining
Of

y to Weighing 1t and Determining
he Wheat.
factor in the grade and definite per-
centages are permitted in each numer-
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 it can be removed
on the farm with an ordinary portable
tanning mill equipped with screen
having perforations like those speci-
fed for the doclage sleeves.
Dockage found in wheat in many
cases is of real value, while in other
cases it not only may have no value,
but may contain ingredients positively
harmful If ground with the wheat
Dockage frequently contains quanti-
ties Of other grains and weed seeds,
such as mustard, flaxseed, oats OK
other cereal grain. Much of this cans
be used to good advantage as poultry
or stock feed. "A
Importance OF GOCkd0c 0ySIct1.
1t should be understood that it is OPP
tional with farmer whether he re-
move dockage or not. The point which
United States department of agricul-
ture officials emphasize is that it is to-
his advantage to understand dockage'
and, in many cases, to remove it him
self. If the dockage system is not
k1o ;o1 IN,
wheat may cause lowering of the
grade. If no grading system is en-
! ployed (grading usually is not COM
pulsory for the farmer in selling wheat
ut country points, though all shipments
| to terminal markets are graded), and
| the country miller or grain dealer buys
| wheat as delivered at fiat rate, or on
the basis Of the average quality delix-
cred, the price paid usually is suf1i
GENTLY low to protect the buyer
against loss caused by Objectionable
foreign material delivered with the
general run Of the grain.
Under the dockage system Of the
federal standards, however, the.
amount of such foreign material sep
deducted from the weight Of the wheat
purchased and, in any event, does not
| affect the grade Of the wheat after it
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 Dockage.
! Various satisfactory methods of
handling dockage may be employed in
normal times. Where wheat is cfeanetf
on the farm or at 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 1t is adj
viSabe to have the removed dockage
ground before feeding to prevent the
further spread of these weeds on the.
farm. In many cases such material
has relatively high feed value and
often farmers will find 1t to their adj
vantage to remove the dockage them-
selves or have their local buyers 10 It
for them. The bulletin describes
other methods OF handling deckage
and making allowance therefor.
Further information as to the COR
rect method Of determining doekage IN.
wheat may be obtained by writing the
United States department OF agrfcul-
ture, Washington, or by writing to or
visiting the nearest office of federal
grain supervision. Such offices are To-
Gated in the large grain markets. A
farmer or country grain dealer may
also mail sample to the nearest
grain inspector and receive for small
fee an official certificate showing the
grade and dockage on that particular
sample. This sample should be two,
quarts In size. of which at least / 11k.
pints is inclOSed in clean, alright,
container. The remainder, If any. With
the container. should be placed in q,
clean cloth sack. The address ., the.
nearest licensed grain inspector can be
secured by writing the department OF
any supervision office.