Grain inspection in Canada . ales and the weighing. Theconditions for accurate weighing are, therefore, better at the terminal than atother elevators. The scales are larger and more frequently examined. Theelevators are also more frequently examined for leakages, etc. The records arebetter kept, and the actual weighing, though done by an employee of thecompany, is supervised by an employee of the state. When a car reaches the elevator siding, it is examined for defects or leak-ages, and a record is kept if such are found, of the oar number and the condi-tion. A seal record is also taken (fig.
Grain inspection in Canada . ales and the weighing. Theconditions for accurate weighing are, therefore, better at the terminal than atother elevators. The scales are larger and more frequently examined. Theelevators are also more frequently examined for leakages, etc. The records arebetter kept, and the actual weighing, though done by an employee of thecompany, is supervised by an employee of the state. When a car reaches the elevator siding, it is examined for defects or leak-ages, and a record is kept if such are found, of the oar number and the condi-tion. A seal record is also taken (fig. 24). The depth of the grain in the caris measured and recorded (fig. 25), and the load line noted. The grain is thenunloaded, elevated to the hopper above the scale, and weighed by the companysweighman under the observation of the Government weighman (fig. 26). Adraft ticket showing the amount weighed is punched by the scale register. Arecord of the weight is taken, and upon this the certificate of weight is issued(fig. 2Y)..
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