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at the top, since they are the most accessible bales in the car. Under 

 these circumstances there is not much chance of securing representa- 

 tive samples unless the car has been loaded with hay of uniform 

 grade, which does not occur in a large percentage of cases. 



Fig. 2. — Obtaining a sample from a car of hay for use in grading and selling the 

 hay on one of the exchanges. 



Sample inspection is in favor where the samples are taken on the 

 floor of the exchange and are used in selling. It also saves time when 

 the inspector's work is very heavy. By having the samples brought 

 to his office the inspector can do more inspection work per day 



