Show Much Corn Fails I Ito to o Attain Grade GradeI I II I I Large Portion of Lo Loss Sustained Sustained Sus Sus- tamed Can Be Saved b by Y Better Bette Handling Prepared by tho United States Department of ot Agriculture Much of the corn curn shipped from country country country coun coun- try points to terminal markets that Is Inspected and graded by f federally lIcensed li licensed ll- ll censed grain Inspectors falls fails to meet the requirements for grade No 1 accordIng according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to grain Inspection statistics of the tIle United States Department of Agriculture The proportion of corn receipts Inspected Inspected Inspected In In- at terminal markets from l 1917 17 to 1021 1921 which met the requirements requirements requirements require require- ments for grade No 1 range ranged 1 from 1 per cent to 27 per cent of the total crop The remainder of the corn com fell Into one of the lower grades and was consequently sol sold 1 at a reduced price Loss to Producers Considerable mone money loss to producers ers results from marketing corn which does not meet the requirements for grade No 1 a large port portion on of which loss can be saved 1 through better handling han hun handling of the corn on the farm the department department de- de de says The principal factors that affect the commercial grade grude of corn are quality quality ity condition color test weight per bushel moisture content content foreign material ma mn- and cracked 1 corn total damaged damaged dam dam- aged 1 kernels heat damaged kernels odor temperature and live weevils or other Insects Injurious to stored store 1 grain Any shelled corn which has a natural natural nat nat- ural ual odor is free from live weevils or other injurious insects and has hns a n test weight of at nt least 55 poun pounds per pel bushel hushel a moisture content of not more than 14 per cent does not contain over 2 per cent of foreign materials or finely cracked corn or more than 2 per cent of total damaged corn and no heat heat damaged kernels will grade No 1 under the government standards standards standards stand stand- ards for shelled corn Most of the corn which falls to m meet t the tile requirements requirements require require- ments menta for grade No 1 usually receives one of the lower grades because of a single factor although some lots are assigned the lower grade on account of two or more grading factors Careful Study Made The department has hns brought together er in a u mimeographed pamphlet the recommendations of several Investigators tors who have ha made a n careful study of the problem of how to handle han le corn on the farm so as to assure a n high gra grade an and 1 consequently a high price for the corn when It is sold on the terminal markets Copies of this pamphlet may be obtained upon request request request re re- re- re quest to the bureau buret u of agricultural economics United 1 States Department of ot Agriculture Washington D. D 0 C. |