THE WEIGHING OE MARKET HAY. 23 



ORIGINAL 



Form 8-B No. 



OUT — Official Weight Certificate 



Cincinnati Grain and Hay Exchange 



This certifies that ' Cincinnati, Ohio, 19 . . 



Car No 



was officially weighed by deputy weighman and that the 



weight is Weight gross lbs. 



Tare lbs. 



Net lbs. 



Net lbs. 



Net lbs. 



Length of car feet Net lbs. 



Marked capacity lbs Net lbs. 



Condition of car Examined by Line delivered to 



SEALS , 



Side Weighmaster 



Side 



End '. By 



Fig. Oh. 



An official certificate should state the date of weighing, the initial 

 and number of the car in which the hay arrived; the number of 

 drafts in which the hay was weighed from the car; the size of the 

 bales (stating the exact measurements, the number of wires, or the 

 commercial size designation) ; the number and weight of the whole 

 or unbroken bales ; the number and weight of the broken bales ; the 

 weight of the loose hay; the name or title of official weighing the 

 hay; and the official record number. A space should also be pro- 

 vided for noting the condition of the car. Such a certificate is shown 

 on page 25. 



All these items are essential if an official certificate is to serve 

 as evidence of the outturn weights of a car of hay and conditions 

 affecting them, and is to be used to substantiate claims for losses in 

 weight that may occur some time during the course of marketing. 

 Anyone interested in such claims is entitled to the necessary in- 

 formation, and it should be furnished on the official weight certificate 

 for which a charge has been made, presumably of a sufficient amount 

 to pay for adequate service .(fig. 7). 



