The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-03-30
GRAIN GROWERS
OF RIHWESF
GIVEN HEARING.
Wheat Producers Asked to
Journey to Chicago to Pre-
sent Views on Grades
FOR CONSUMERS, HAGAN
Commissioner of Agriculture
Fears Few Farmers Can
Spare Expense or Time
FOR CONSUMERS, HAGAN

Spare Expense or Time
If northwestern grain growers care.
to spare the time and the expense in
volved in making a trip to Chicago,
they may be given. an opportunity
April to present their views on
proposed changes in the federal wheat
grades which embody in general
sense the recommendations OF Com
missioner John n. Hagan and DR.. z.
+. Ladd which the Aureau Of markets
did not adopt two years ago.
When the question OF amending the
grain grades was last brought up, two
or three years ago. the government
yielded several points upon which
Commissioner Hagan, who represented
the views of North Dakota grain-grOw-
ers. insisted A series Of conferences
was held at that time. and North
Dakota farmers were given chanca
to he heard at Bismarck and Fargo.
As result many first-hand opinions
were obtained by the bureau Of mar
kets. and a number OF concessions were
made.
FOR CONSUMERS HAGAN
This conference is called, presum
ably, for the benefit Of the grain
growers Of the northwest said Com
missioner Hagan today The fact
that it is being held at Chicago in
stead Of at some point really central
and accessible to the hard-wheat grow
ing area leads me to believe that in
reality it is being held for the grain
consuming public. 1t is very doubt
ful whether any farmers from this
state at this season Of the year could
spare the time. even if they na,' the
money, necessary to make the long
>joprney to Chicago and return:
II hope to be able to attend my:
self, but am not certain that can
get away, and do not expect the
northwestern grain growers to gain
much from this conference.
SECRETARY's ANNOUNCEMENT
The secretary OF agriculture's state
ment announcing the conference is as
follows:
7 1t has baen. represented to me that
there, is dissa tisfactt n the cpltra ..
northwest with the present Federal
grades for hard red spring and durnm
wheats. received request for a
hearing on the subject and on March
10, 1920, a delegation visited me
Washington and presented recommen-
dations on behalf Of the state boards Of
grain appeals at Minneapolis and Du-
luth, certain state officials Of Mime.
sofa and North Dakota. and others.
that the federal grades for hard red
spring and durum wheats be changed
in the following respects:
To take effect at the beginning or
the coming crop year:
THAT the subclass "Red Spring
he eliminated.
2-That the word Bright be elm
mated in the Spring and Durum
grades, except in the No. Dark North
ern Spring and No. Amber Durlm.
3-That the percentage Of moisture
in the Spring and Durum grades be
Increased to Is percent; that this
maximum percentage to be the same IN
all grades from NO. I to No. 5 in
elusive: that wheat having more than
10 percent be graded the same as that
having less. except that In addition
it be classed EXCESSIVE MOISTURE
and stating the percentage of mois-
ture ~&
THAT the maximum percentage OF
Durum to be carried in the grade of
No. l Spring wheat be made five (5)
percent. and that the maximum per-
centage of Spring wheat to be carried
in the Durum grades he made ten
(1O) percent. the said maximum to
he uniform III all the Durum grades
from No: to No. 5 inclusive.
5-That one % percent Of rys
he carried in each of the grades OF
Spring and Durum wheat. in addition
Ito the present foreign material.
6-That the test weight Of the Har.
Red Spring class be reduced one t,Oum1
for each grade r.
After the hearing the delegation
appeared before me selected a special
committee which discussed the details
of these recommendations in substanc.
as follows: /
Substitute 'HumpMck' as I
subclass for ''Red Spring" and make
the definition of the subclass Hump
back" in the federal standards reat
AZ follows: "This subclassl shall In
clude wheat of the class Hard Re:
Spring consisting OF more than tel
1O) percentum Of the variety Hump
back" This would necessitate chang
ing the definition Of the subcias
Northern Ring so as to read as fol
lows: This subclass shall include
wheat of the class Hard Red Sprin'
consisting Of less Than sevent! tive
(75) percentum of Dark. Hard ant
,Vitreous kernels. This subclass shal
not include more than ten (10) per
centum of wheat'of the variety Hump
back" "
I'm place Of the requirement il
all of the No. grades in the Har
Red Spring and Durum classes tina
the wheat in grade No. shall b
Fright provide that the wheat Il