Show RAISING OF GRADES IN WHEAT GREAT I T Tj j BENEFIT BENEFIT- Supervisor Whitlock Says Utah Farmer Gains by New Rating Given f 1 From to will bo be saved Sewed to tho grain growers of or Utah through new wheat grades proposed b by Secretary Secret Houston of ot tho the department of or a agriculture lure ture at Washington In the opinion of or B. B W. W Whitlock supervisor of or federal grain Iraln Inspection in fn Salt Lake The mone money will como come front from increased prices duo luo to raising raisinS the grades on mixed wheat Ha Half Hair of ot Utah wheat wheal crop last year was mixed and though the different varieties of ot the tile mixture mixture mix mix- ture were In themselves first class cIus they I took a lower rating and 5 G or 6 cents on ona ona lost to the The a n bushel was grower I new regulations will permit a 10 per percent percent percent cent mixture In Iii the second third and I fourth grades STade a Under Secretary Houstons Houston's grades glades Red wheat I bushel hel of or Marquis or Turkey will weigh one pound less than It did dirt I last ast t year ear and this wilt will al also mean a 1 few tew cents more to the farmer for tor each bushel I I The amount of or moisture permissible In all nil g des de has lIas been raised from 13 percent percent per I cent Ob l lo ir per cent and the old fifth I grader grade lowest of oC all ha has been abolished 1 In Jn the future there will wUl he be but four grades GROWERS ARE PLEASED I The lot of ot the Utah grain grower this I y year ear ar will bo a much more comfortable one than It was all last year car accor according to Mr fr First t to aid him was s the he I I announcement of or the designation of ot a aI I station at Salt Sali Lake Lako and the establishment of a primary market marlet price of or 2 per pcr bushel here in place of or tho the thoi i 19 of ot last year yean The combined effect of ot alt all increases under Secretary Houston's Houstons bus Hous tons ton's regulations will be 00 at least equal to the raise in lit the market price 1 Meetings of grain growers dealers and arc being held throughout the country countr to discuss the new regulations I r Mr Whitlock will leave this week for 1 I Spokane to attend tho the ono one which convenes convenes con- con venes there March 18 iS At a meeting of Utah gram grain In men in Salt Lake Lako last December r suggestions I were made which were forwarded to t f Washington and incorporated in rulings s sot I fot ot of the agricultural department Notable i mong these was the establishment of a aI aI I I L I grain station here i I REGULATIONS EXPLAINED Explanation Uon of the more lenient grade sr gradei j i regulations la Is set forth in a government i circular as follows The war has brought about fixed I 1 prices for wheat and the substantial elimination elim eUm- of ot competition In wheat I 1 actions It has also placed the milling I and baking Industries upon a new basis Under present abnormal conditions mixtures mix mix- tures of different classes of wheat admixtures ad- ad 1 mixtures of rye fe and other factors which Influence color texture and loaf loof volume 1 I of ot bread do not play pla- nearly BO so Important a a part In the tho marketing of ot wheat as they thoy did dill under prewar r conditions Regulation Regu Regu- lation laUon of ot storage mixing cleaning and ond distribution of or wheat has altered materially materially mate- mate the relative importance of ot other factors Many of or the changes requested d in the thc I present resent standards appear r to have been based baud upon normal marketing conditions but most of ot the suggestions were caused by bv the application of new requirements to the milling and baking Industries and I the reorganization of or grain ma marketing practices I |