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CONTROL BULLETIN NO. 144 



Oat Products 



Under United States Grain Standards for Oats we find this definition: "Oats 

 shall be any grain which consists of 80 percent or more of cultivated oats. Oats 

 may contain not more than 10 percent of wild oats." 



The following are the United States Grain Standards grade requirements for 

 oats: 



Oats 



Grade requirements for the classes White Oats, Red 

 Oats, Gray Oats, Black Oats, and Mixed Oats 



a The oats in grade No. 1 White Oats may contain not more than 5 percent of oats of other 

 classes, of which not more than 3 percent may be black cultivated oats. 



b The oats in grade No. 2 White Oats may contain not more than 5 percent of black cultivated 

 oats. 



c Oats that are slightly weathered shall not be graded higher than No. 3. 



d Oats that are badly stained or materially weathered shall not be graded higher than No. 4. 



