The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-06-24
GRAIN GRADING
SCHOOL JULY 2
Session VIII BE Held Here in Rural
High School Building; Ex-
perts to Be Present.

There will be session OF the state
grain grading school here on Fri
day, July 3. according to information
reaching this office from Boise.
Grain grading schools are being
conducted by b. +. Sheehan. field
agronomist of the University OF Idaho
division. In cooperation with the
county farm bureaus. on the follow
ing schedule: June l6. Weiser: June
II. Midyale; June is, Payette; June
10, Parma: June 81, Wilder; June
22. Nampa; June 2s. Meridian: June
"a. Cooling; June IS. Wendell: July
/. Jerome; July 2. Filler; July ;.
Kimberly.
Dates for similar schools in the up
per Snake river valley are 10 be an
nounced later.
Schools in north Idaho are TO be
held by Professors r. X. Bennett and
II. W. Hubert. OF the farm corps de
partment of university.
'Idaho's wheat business Is one o
the greatest industries" says a state
ment by Mr.. Sheehan. explaining the
function of these schools. I'VE pro-
duce annually approximately 10000
900 BUSHES. This means a value OF
about S26 100000 =. Yet the farmers
are growing the crop without much
attention being given TO the condi-
tions under which IL Is 60 be market
ed. The marketing question is big
one, and one that should be OF inter
est TO every wheat 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 all wheat this coming year.
The old system OF basing the price
upon the average of quality OF the
crop In any community is a thing OF
the past.
The standards are established up
on the actual commercial value of
the various grades. The percentage
of dockage. inseparable foreign ma
terial, the moisture content the dam
age II any. mixture with other
classes OF wheat and the test weight
per bushel are all factors which de-
termine the commercial value OF any
lot OF wheat. This places a premium
upon high quality OF wheat and a
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 a
whole.
From the standpoint OF the deal
er. grades give him an absolute
standard upon which to buy and sell.
They are protection to him when
making interstate shipments and
place his activities upon a sound bus
mess basis.
In many sections of Idaho the
standards are not understood. Farm
ers in general are not familiar with
the standards. Many dealers do no
interpret them properly and the large
percentage of dealers are not equip
ped with. the necessary apparatus 10
arrive accurately at the grade.
In order that these conditions
may be overcome, demonstrations
have been arranged throughout the
various county farm bureau. The
standards and regulations VIII be
taken up in detail. A fully equipped
grading laboratory will be installed
Farmers should make every effort 20
attend one OF these demonstrations
For them TO learn how this grain
should be graded. is business prop
osition and their knowledge OF the
standards may be OF real cash value
to them.