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grain is read directly from the graduate (B). Thus if it reads 16 c. c. it 

 is equivalent to 16 per cent moisture. 



STANDARD GRADES OF CORN FOR THE FARMER. 



One of the stock arguments against the standard grades of corn 

 established is that the producer does not get full benefit. He must sell 

 to the country elevator and accept the grade offered him. The coun- 

 try elevator superintendent on the other hand is not equipped to handle 

 the multiplicity of grades now in operation. In a sense this is true. 

 One man in a community with extra choice grain, but not having 

 enough to warrant separate shipment or separate storage is at a dis- 

 advantage. He always has been. He always will be until his neigh- 

 bors begin taking the same interest in producing and marketing a 

 choice grade of grain. A much higher percentage of the farmers are 

 producing a better quality of grain than formerly. These farmers 

 naturally feel that the elevator buying their grain should be equipped 

 both for determining the grade and with storage capacity for handling 

 it separately. Thus the grain would be bought on its merit and the 

 farmers having the best quality would receive the best price. No 

 stronger argument could be used in impressing upon the minds of the 

 producers the, value of quality. The purpose of estabhshing these 

 grades was to encourage growers and shippers in general to improve 

 the bulk of the product. It is not uncommon to walk into an elevator 

 and see grain, however, that should have graded No. 2 carrying so 

 much dirt and foreign matter that is largely lost to the elevator that 

 .the.prod-UC-t actually graded around No. 4 or even lower. Not until the 

 grower has grasped the necessity of properly cribbing, storing, shelling 

 and cleaning his grain can the producers at large hope to receive the 

 maximum benefit. One of the first essentials, however, is the growing 

 of varieties that mature well in the locality grown. 



MIXING OF GRADES. In connection with the standard grades es- 

 tablished for corn, perhaps no controversy has been as much hashed 

 over as the mixing of grades. It has already been stated that different 

 grades of corn cannot be mixed in the same bins in public warehouses. 

 Now the question arises can different grades be mixed in shipping out 

 from the warehouse or elevator? This is best answered in a clipping 

 taken from the testimony of Dr. Duvel before a special commission. 



