. Cyclopedia of farm crops, a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada;. Farm produce; Agriculture. Fig. 511. View of the interior of a grain warehouse on the Pacific coast, showing the grain in bags. No. 3 Corn.—Shall be mixed corn, reasonably dry and reasonably clean, but not sufficiently sound for No. 2. No. 4 Corn.—Corn that is badly damaged, damp or very dirty, shall be graded no higher than No. 4. It will be observed that these rules are very brief and rather indefinite and are thus capable of lib-. Fig. 512. View of the interior of a large terminal
. Cyclopedia of farm crops, a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada;. Farm produce; Agriculture. Fig. 511. View of the interior of a grain warehouse on the Pacific coast, showing the grain in bags. No. 3 Corn.—Shall be mixed corn, reasonably dry and reasonably clean, but not sufficiently sound for No. 2. No. 4 Corn.—Corn that is badly damaged, damp or very dirty, shall be graded no higher than No. 4. It will be observed that these rules are very brief and rather indefinite and are thus capable of lib-. Fig. 512. View of the interior of a large terminal elevator, showing the spouts leading from the scale hoppers on the floor above to the bins below. and he is usually guided by the commission or committee which has the matter in charge at each market. When either party to a transaction in which a grain grade is involved is dissatisfied with the decision rendered, it is usually possible to ap- peal from the deputy inspector's decision and secure a ruling from the chief inspector or from a board of appeals. These appealed decisions constitute the unwritten law of the grain inspection department. Importance of grading and inspecting.—The chief function of grain grades, and consequently of grain inspection, is to permit price quotations on grain and to permit trading for future delivery. Were grain grades not in use it would be difficult to quote prices that had any meaning, and also to make transactions for future delivery of grain, and consequently grain inspection and grading is a very important feature of the grain business, since both transactions are a very large part of it. It is customary to establish in each market a cer- tain grade for each important cereal that is known as the "contract grade," and in all deals and price quotations this grade is the one used, unless other- wise specified. Inspection tests and methods.—In order to be most efficient, grain inspection must be exact and uni- form,^ and eve
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