Grain inspection in Canada . t 3 The north light being thebest, each inspector does his grading at a north window (fig. 15). The actualgrading can only be done by men legally qualified and appointed either as deputyinspector or inspector. Inspection turns mainly on three points: the quality ofthe grain, the condition, and the admixtures. The quality depends on soundness,colour, weight and the percentage of hard wheat. The condition depends uponmoisture content (which in doubtful cases is tested mechanically), heat, admixtures are tested by a process of sieving and weighing called

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Grain inspection in Canada . t 3 The north light being thebest, each inspector does his grading at a north window (fig. 15). The actualgrading can only be done by men legally qualified and appointed either as deputyinspector or inspector. Inspection turns mainly on three points: the quality ofthe grain, the condition, and the admixtures. The quality depends on soundness,colour, weight and the percentage of hard wheat. The condition depends uponmoisture content (which in doubtful cases is tested mechanically), heat, admixtures are tested by a process of sieving and weighing called settingthe dockage. In this process either the cleaned grain or the resulting screeningscan be weighed. Both methods are permissible and both give acciiracy. At ? Nii ?? /|| H |H ^m ^M II ? ^-^ M^l ^H ^H r ^ [| Hi ?1 /^ iL j^^^^^H| ^^K^^?)4 1 B ^ w »J r vW i i^^^^E\ 1 1 ^ m H ^ 9 J ^^m m |jPJ|fc7^^^^Sj ri 4 d 1 H fe 1 ^B ^ 1 1 ^S ^911 1 ^^H ^^^l^^r ? ./s^BhH ? MA 1 M H IH WlBk llH ^^K. ....a,.-^ ibh tio J3 S. SI o

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