The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1922-04-20
GRADE CHANGES
EFFECTIVE SOON
Secretary Wallace Makes Long Await
ed Announcement from Capital
This Week
TO BE OPERATIVE IN 80 DAYS
Department to Promote Dissemination
of Market Information

Changes in wheat grades have been
officially announced by Secretary Wal
lace in Washington, according to dis
patches, but the information is not de-
finite as to what changes have been
promulgated affecting the grades gov
erning spring wheat. The changes
become effective in ninety days, or
July II.
The changes were decided upon af-
ter an exhaustive study into the grain
situation by agricultural specialists
working with special committee that
was headed by DIR. Coulter of North
Dakota and Prof. Fitz of Kansas
Information received at the agricul-
tural college from representatives of
the federal inspection department at
Minneapolis is to the effect that the
grades themselves will not be changed
but the more definite designation as
to certain characteristics of the grain
will be required on the grade card
Until more definite information is
received, representatives of the North
Dakota grain grading department will
not comment on the changes. Repre-
sentatives of the Minnesota depart
ment of agriculture are not satisfied
with the grades and will make a fight
to have desired changes made oper-
ative by congressional enactment.
Certain changes also will be made
in the inspection rules for the certi-
fication of hard red spring and durum
wheat when received at Minneapolis,
Duluth and other markets. These
changes will require inspectors to
state in addition to the grade of the
wheat, added adequate information as
to the quality of foreign material 9TH
er than dockage and the amount of
moisture when effective as grading
factors and as to what would be the
grade of the wheat otherwise than on
account of such grading factors. Un-
der this method the virtues Of the
!. wheat which had not been properly
recognized at points would be pointed
out as far as possible under CONNER
cial inspection conditions
Changes in the standards for white
wheats will be made effective July II,
the classes common white and white
club being combined into one class des-
ignated white wheat, this new class to
be subdivided into three classes-hard
white, soft white and western white
making the same application of the
hard white and soft white substitute
class as at present and designating as
western wheat all white wheats or
mixtures of white wheats containing
more than 1917 clubs or Sonora. Soft
red winter wheat known by the sub
stitute class designation, red walla,
will be designated by the term "west-
ern red," and the standards will be
amended effective July II.
u Inspection rules will be amended to
require inspectors to state the grade
that would be assigned to the wheat
if it were not weevily and in case of
garlicky wheat to show the amount of
garlic found, which the secretary says
will give basis for price information
showing the cash prices paid at the
principal terminal markets for wheat
containing different quantities of gar
lie. The department will promote an
intensive development and dissemina-
tion of market information as to the
prices Of all the various qualities of
wheat as sold on inspection and sam
pie at the terminal cash markets to
give country buyers and farmers re-
liable detailed information so they
may not be dependent upon fiat or
average grade price quotations.
i 1t is planned to develop more thor
ough understanding on the part of
farmers and country buyers of the ell
ements and purposes of wheat grad
ing and the proper application of the
grading rules so that they may CO.
ordinate such knowledge with the mar
ket information furnished to them.