SAMFJ.liS '|-AKliN ']■() OFFICE 



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A SAMPLE OF GRAIN IS COLLECTED 



Tin- car niimher anil the grade is marked on the tags to 

 he iilaccrl ill th.e sack. These are to be representative sam- 

 |iles. They are taken to the State Inspection ! feadqnarters 

 and used in selliTi;:,^ the grain c^n tlie cash market. 



As soon as all of the cars ha\'e l)een inspected the men return with 

 the samples, packed in wheel baskets, to the Illinois State Grain In- 

 spection Department. First they go to the room where the moisture 

 test is made. During the busy season, a large force of testers are re- 

 quired. They have already installed over one hundred moisture test- 

 ing outfits. After the test is completed the moisture percentage is 

 recorded on the inspector's ticket, which is placed back in the sack 

 and taken with the sample into the grading room. 



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