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2 Northern fifty-eight pounds, and so on. Grades below 

 these are set by the Grain Standards Board. Damp or 

 wet grain is marked " No Grade," which means that it 

 is considered unfit for storing and therefore has a lower 

 market value. Grain which is heated or bin-burnt is 

 " condemned." If it is unsound, musty, dirty, smutty, 

 sprouted or badly mixed with other grain, etc., it is 

 " rejected." Grain which, because of weather or other 

 conditions, cannot be included in the grades provided 

 by statute is given a " commercial grade." 



It will be seen at once that here is work requiring 

 great nicety of judgment and that long experience is 

 necessary to enable the grader to reach his decisions 

 quickly and accurately. When the grading is com- 

 pleted the sample is placed in a small tin box and filed 

 systematically; it is supposed to remain thus stored 

 until there is no longer the possibility of a demand for 

 re-inspection and finally the samples are sacked and 

 sold to the miller with the highest bid, the money being 

 paid to the Dominion Government. 



Grade certificates, bearing the Chief Grain Inspec- 

 tor's signature, are issued for each shipment and Beat 

 at once to the elevator company, miller or commission 

 agent to whom the car is consigned. These grade cer- 

 tificates, together with the weight certificate and the 

 bill of lading, make the grain negotiable on the market ; 

 the dealer does not see the actual grain, merely hand- 

 ling these papers. 



If dissatisfaction with grade or dockage arises, the 

 owner of the grain or his agent can obtain re-inspection 

 at the office of the Chief Grain Inspector free of charge, 

 and, if still dissatisfied, appeal can be made to the 

 Survey Board. This is a board of twelve men; the 

 governing rules and regulations are established by the 



