AQRICULTrRAI. APmoPRIATIOJf BII.I., 1!»24, 445 



by 11 licensed ins[)e<ti>r, Iw nmy «l<) no. niid we Imvr In pr«»vitl«- tJn» 

 ninchiiierv for (jiKiiif: siintples under thcisc ronditionM nnd for n; 

 \\w inspections. The ap|)enls have ^niwn trcnuMKhni.-lv simo the 

 work WMs started. I would like to havr iti the ncord for vour 

 information the nppcaU since I'.MS, when the uork uas hrst uiider- 

 laken. In that yt'ar. which wn.s the lirKt full yenr. them uit^ i \:,s 

 app«'als; in IMIO there were r),<i')I, an increase of M.')»i per cent; ui 

 ll»'JO thtM'e wen* 1().*.M>() app<'als. or an increase over the fir • • '■■■r of 

 t»')2 f)er cent ; in I021 the niunher remained up|)ro\iinately me, 



;dthoui:h there wjis a slight incren.se to Il.tllT. or an increiwo <»f 

 (»'I7 p«r <ent. over 1*.)1S, hut in 1'.>J2, «iur Inst yenr, due to certnin 

 conditions, the appeals incn'iised to IiI,(iSi), (»r an mcre(i>^e of soiuo- 

 thin<; more than 2.(K)() per ci'Ut over HMH ami an increa.'^e of almost 

 MU) per cent over last year. 



Mr. .\nI)KI{S().\. I do not i-eeall thetxnct melhfid of making these 

 apj)cals, hut are these nppenis to the <iifn'r\ i^nrv or nii- ilii'\ nptwul^ 

 to the Secretary ^ 



Mr. Tk-NNV. rh(\v an* n[)peals to the Secretary of Aj^rK'uiture 

 tiiroui;h h»cal oliices of Fedend f^rain supervision. 



Mr. .Vm)KI{s<).\. Do the li;.ui('s which you have r«'adily ohtainahle 

 show the number of eases in which the ^rnde wns raised and the 

 numlx'r of cases in whicji t)ie grade was l(>wered '. 



Mr. Thnny. Yes. sir. 



Mr. .Vm)KI{s<).\. I would like to have that information. 



Mr. Tknny. \'erv well, we will furnish it for the record. This in- 

 (U'eased number of ap|)0)ds is simply an indication that the party in- 

 terested tiesires a Federal certificate. 



(.){ tlio tnfal nuinl or of appcaKs (r(2,:575) to tlio Secretary of .V^riciiltiire tliroiigli Im-al 

 Kedoral grain ^'ul)('rvif^(>rs for true graile (letermination.i iinrU'r tlio t'nit«'(l ."^'tatiti 

 trraiii .standards act. from July 1. 1917, to.liine :'0. 1922. tlie li«-«'n.-o<l iiL^peetnr 

 was chanijfd in 25.71(1 (•a.«es. or 41.2 per cent of \ho niiinlier tiled. Of the luii; i 



ciifles in which the gradi-y were changed, in 5.31!) ciu?es, or 20.8 per cent, the iH-eFu-n-d 

 inHpoctor's niimt'rical grade was rai.-^ed: in 8,872 ca^e.'*, or 34.5 p<'r cent, the licenw'ti 

 insi)octor's numerical grade was h)wered, and m 11,495 ca^es, or 44.7 per cent, the 

 licensed in.«>jH>ctor\«< numerical grade was not changed, hut the 'ixrade (!• i.n" 



wa.'^ changed because of a differt-nce hetween the inMj)ector and I'edcra! l |<4'r- 



visor on factors of grade dt^ignation such iu>^ cliu«s. sul!clai<.s, ctilor. treated grain, etc. In 

 3r),»;.')9 of til" anpeals, or 58.8 per cent of the number liletl, the licensed inspector's 

 grade wa' founn to be correct. 



Of the fi2.375 appeals filed. ;W,012, or 48.1 per cent, were taken from "inbonnd* in- 

 spections, and 32.:{().i, or 51.8 percent, fnmi "outboun<l' in.-^pections. 



All of tbis appropriation is u.sed for the enforcement of standards 

 of shelled corn, wheat, and oats; we bavc other fjratles that are ready 

 for pronudfjntiou but they can not be ollicially promulj;at«Ml with(Uit 

 the enforcement act forthwith becomin*; operative, entailin*; unon us 

 the need of doint; the supervisory work and the appeal work, but 

 which we can not do. 



Mr. Andkh.son. What are the grains for which you iiave standards 

 but which have not been promul<!;ated '. 



Mr. Tenny. Rye, milled rice, jjjrain sorj;hums, barley, and flax. 



Mr. AyDKRSoy. Are there men (lualified to make these inspections 

 in the event they shoidd be promulj^ated '. 



Mr. Bksi.ky. if 1 understood your (|uesti(»n. it was whether the 

 inspectors in the country are ready to take these standards and 

 apply them. 



Mr. AxDKRsoN. Yes. 



