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portions of the grain. Other things being- equal, the yield of grits or 

 granular meal is larger from corn having the larger proportion of this 

 hard material. 



Corn breeders and progressive farmers are rapidly appreciating the 

 importance of breeding special varieties of corn for special purposes, 

 and it is probable that in the near future certain varieties of corn from 

 certain localities will be quite as distinctly recognized as being rich in 

 specific merchantable qualities as is now the case in such varieties of 

 wheat as the Fife, the Little May. or the Mediterranean. This will 

 naturally lead to a more logical classification of commercial corn on 

 the basis of varieties or groups of similar varieties, and these classes 

 may then be divided into grades, as at present. Such a classification 

 would in no way conflict with the present methods of commercial deal- 

 ing, since the trade organization of a market could determine what 

 grades could be delivered on contract just as is done at present, 



The greatest need of the grain trade now, however, is thp installa- 

 tion of an accurate method of determining grades in all cases of doubt 

 and for the education of the judgment of the grain inspectors and the 

 consequent uniformity of the work of inspection departments. 



