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BULLETIN 1401, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Upon request 14 from any interested party, including the snipper, 
the transportation company, or the receiver, a trained Government 
inspector will visit the car of peanuts in question before it has been 
unloaded. Samples are taken from enough different bags to enable 
him to get a number of pounds fairly representative of all the peanuts 
in the car. This composite sample is screened with hand screens, 
and a certificate prepared from the result, stating in detail the per- 
centages of split or broken kernels, small shriveled peanuts, un- 
Fig. 17.— Shelled Runners— U. S. No. 1 (upper) and TJ. S. No. 2 flower). (Reduced one-third) 
shelled, damaged or moldy peanuts, and foreign material, and whether 
the lot comes within the provisions of the United States grade speci- 
fications. A moderate fee is charged for this service. These Federal 
inspection certificates are accepted in all United States courts as 
prima facie evidence of the condition of the goods, and by their 
means many disputes may be settled out of court which might 
otherwise require costly arbitration or lawsuits. 
14 In most cities the Federal inspector will be found in the telephone book listed under "U. S. Depart- 
ment of Agriculture — Fruit and Vegetable Inspection" or "Food Products Inspection." 
