WHEAT 85 



Under the present conditions of trade by in- 

 dividuals or corporations, the local price of wheat 

 depends largely on competition. For example, 

 two cents less per bushel was paid for wheat at 

 a non-competitive point in North Dakota than 

 at competitive points only six miles distant. When 

 the local elevator systems combine, the only effec- 

 tive remedy is for the farmers to combine and 

 start independent elevators, and secure the aid 

 of the law if necessary to get their wheat shipped 

 to the primary markets. The matter of marketing 

 and securing the highest market price is an im- 

 portant part of the wheat raising business, and 

 will receive much more attention and considera- 

 tion in the future than it has in the past. 



COMMERCIAL GRADING OF WHEAT 



The value of wheat varies with its quality and 

 with the purpose for which it is to be used. The 

 principal characteristics which aid in fixing the 

 grade are weight per bushel, plumpness, soundness, 

 color, and freedom from smut, foreign matter and 

 from mixture- with a different type of wheat. 

 Since gradations are continuous, it is difficult to 

 draw the line, hence grading requirements are 

 not very definite and are often largely a matter 

 of judgment by the grain inspector. The com- 

 mercial classes vary somewhat in the different 

 markets. The general classes on the Chicago 

 market are: White Winter Wheat, Red Winter 

 Wheat, Hard Winter Wheat, Northern Spring 

 Wheat, Spring Wheat, White Spring Wheat and 

 Colorado Wheat. Each class has from two to 



