TEST WEIGHT OF GRAIN : ACCURACY OF TESTING APPARATUS. 



VARIATIONS IN MAKING WEIGHT-PER-BUSHEL DETERMI- 

 NATIONS. 



Any variation from the standard apparatus or the standard 

 method of making the test may, and often does, result in an inaccu- 



HEIGHT OF HOPPER ABOVE TEST KETTLE. 



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"i>,'ht of grain Ik aff<-<t' <1 by the height of fall from tho filling hopper 

 the tlze of tin- grain stream used in iiiiint the teal kettle. 



Kite tesl weight. Errors in the test weight may result from any of 

 the following variations: 



1. A tester having a beam thai is inaccurate, insensitive, or " slow," 

 Bf having a kettle that is dented, bent, or worn, or b kettle of i pint, 



