A STUDY OF WHEAT 119 



sample by pouring the wheat in lightly over the top or sides 

 of the tester without shaking or packing. Draw the bar 

 or straightedge once across the top of the tester so that it 

 will be filled just level to the top. Adjust the tester by 

 moving the weight out on the bar until it just balances. The 

 scale on the bar by the weight indicates the weight per bushel. 

 Record weight per bushel of the sample. 



The commercial grade is determined by the foregoing 

 factors, and a grade is given according to the quality of the 

 sample. The grain inspection departments of the various 

 states provide rules for the inspection and grading of wheat. 

 The following rules govern the inspection of hard winter 

 wheat for Kansas : 



Hard Winter Wheat 



No. 1. Dark Hard. Shall be hard winter wheat of the 

 dark variety, sound, sweet, dry, plump, and clean, and shall 

 weigh not less than sixty-one pounds to the bushel. 



No. 2. Dark Hard. Shall be hard winter wheat of the 

 dark variety, sound, sweet, dry, plump, and clean, and shall 

 weigh not less than fifty-nine pounds to the bushel. , 



No. 3. Dark Hard. Shall be hard winter wheat of the 

 dark variety, sound, sweet, dry; some grains may be 

 bleached ; not clean or plump enough for No. 2 ; shall weigh 

 not less than fifty-six pounds to the bushel. 



No. 4. Dark Hard. Shall be hard winter wheat of the 

 dark variety, tough, sprouted, or from other causes so badly 

 damaged as to render it unfit for No. 3. 



Other classes of wheat are graded in a similar manner. 



Make a study of as many other samples as the time permits. 



