PROGRAM ANALYSIS 



GRAIN LABORATORIES PROGRAM 



Goals 



Provide official, unbiased grain grading, protein testing and 

 quality information on U. S. Standardize Grains and Mustard Seed. 

 Provide services to sample, checkload and checkweigh flour. To pro- 

 mote domestic and foreign sales of Montana grain by furnishing quality 

 data. 



Objective 



Employ acceptable laboratory techniques to insure accurate analysis. 

 Maintain personnel licensed by USDA to grade grain according to U. S. 

 Grain Standards Act; and sample, checkload and checkweigh flour accord- 

 ing to USDA Marketing Service Standards. To cooperate with federal 

 agencies and grain industry to achieve uniformity and compliance with 

 federal grain standards promoting the orderly marketing of grain. 



Evaluation 



Volume of tests decreased during the fiscal year 1973-74 due to 

 unusual high quality of crop. Large sales of wheat to Russia were made 

 on average quality. It was the first time in many years that no premium 

 was paid for high protein wheat. 



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