128 THE WHEAT INDUSTRY 



States. In a general way, however, the following 

 is considered a fair statement of grade require- 

 ments, and illustrative of differences between the 

 commercial grades : 



Classification of Wheat adopted at the Merchants' Exchange, 



St. Louis 



Choice White. Bright, sound, dry, plump, and well-cleaned 



pure white winter wheat and to weigh at least 62 pounds 



per measured bushel. 

 No. i White. Sound, dry, well-cleaned pure white winter 



wheat to weigh at least 60 pounds per measured bushel. 

 No. 2 White. - - Sound, dry, white winter wheat reasonably 



cleaned, to weigh not less than 59 pounds per measured 



bushel. 

 Choice Red. Bright, sound, plump, dry, and well-cleaned 



red or red and white mixed winter wheat to weigh at 



least 62 pounds per measured bushel. 

 No. i Red. Sound, well-cleaned, dry-red or red and white 



mixed winter wheat free from rye, to weigh not less than 



60 pounds per measured bushel. 

 No. 2 Red. Includes all sound, dry, reasonably cleaned, red 



or red and white mixed winter wheat below No. i red and 



to weigh not less than 59 pounds per measured bushel. 

 No. 3 Red. To include dry red, white or mixed, or 



bleached winter wheat free from must, to weigh not less 



than 57 pounds per measured bushel. 



Grading the Wheat. - - The local buyer in order to 

 determine its grade is usually required to test a 

 typical sample of each load. This is done by tak- 

 ing handfuls of wheat from different parts of the 



