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5. In addition to the various limits indicated, No. 6 corn may be 

 musty, sour, and may also include corn of inferior quality, such as immature 

 and badly blistered. 



6. All corn that does not meet the requirements of either of the six 

 numerical grades by reason of an excessive percentage of moisture, damaged 

 kernels, foreign matter or "cracked" corn; or corn that is hot, heat dam- 

 aged, fire burnt, infested with live weevil, or otherwise of distinctly low 

 quality, shall be classed as sample grade. 



7. In No. 6 and sample grade, reasons for so grading shall be stated 

 on the inspector's certificate. 



8. Finely broken corn shall include all broken particles of corn that 

 will pass through a perforated metal sieve with round holes nine-sixty- 

 fourths of an inch in diameter. 



9. "Cracked" corn shall include all coarsely broken pieces of kernels 

 that will pass through perforated metal sieve with round holes one-quarter 

 of an inch in diameter, except that the finely broken corn as provided for 

 under Rule 8 shall not be considered as "cracked" corn. 



10. It is understood that the damaged corn; the foreign material 

 including pieces of cob, dirt, finely broken corn, other grains, etc., and 

 the coarsely broken or "cracked" corn, as provided for under the various 

 grades, shall be such as occur naturally in corn when handled under good 

 commercial conditions. 



11. Moisture percentages, as provided for in these grade specifications, 

 shall conform to results obtained by the standard method and tester as 

 described in Circular 72, Bureau of Plant Industry, U.S. Department of 

 Agriculture. 



(Rules VI to X, inclusive, deal with Kaffir Corn, Milo Maize, Oats, 

 Rye, and Barley, respectively. EDITOR.) 



RULE XI GENERAL RULES SAMPLE GRADES 



All wheat, barley, oats, rye and corn that is in a heated condition, 

 souring or too damp to be safe for warehousing, or that is badly bin-burnt, 

 fire burnt, fire smoked, or badly damaged, mixed with garlic, onions, or 

 containing live weevil, exceedingly dirty, or where different kinds of grain 

 are badly mixed with one another, shall be classed as Sample Grade, and 

 the Inspector shall make notations as to quality and condition. 



RULE XH FEES FOR INSPECTION 



THE CHIEF INSPECTOR OF GRAIN is hereby authorized to collect on all 

 grain inspected under his direction as follows: 



FOR IN-INSPECTION: 50 cents per car load; 10 cents per wagon or 

 cart load; 50 cents per 1,000 bushels from boats; one-quarter of a cent 

 per bushel from bags. 



