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Show GRAIN GRADING 1 I IS EXPLAINED I Federal Grain Supervisor Speaks at Ogden En gineers Luncheon J. V. Welch, federal grain supervisor i for the Ogden district. n speaker at ,the weekly luncheon meeting of the Ogden chapter. American Association 'ot Engineers, held In th Weber dub at noon today. President M D. Williams Wil-liams presided. Mr Welch told how before the gov-, eminent undertook the inspection of grain raised In the country the grain graded as to local conditions and i the system was unsatisfactory, cans-1 ing confusion ami dissatisfaction, j Grain dealers ilfHire,l the adoption of a single BSt Of standards from a central cen-tral organisation and It was thought! tb. federal government could success-j fully handle It. he said. The government took over the con-trol con-trol of prain Inspection in lHihi and In 1913 the I nlte.l States Grain Stand-ards Stand-ards act was passed which provided, for federal standards for all cereals, licensing grain inspectors; federal su-j pervision, and the right of appeal by j dissatisfied persons for a change of Krade, There are 30 grain supervising districts dis-tricts with 475 licensed inspectors in j the country who are charged with the enforcement of the act. Under the act 'he dealers are provided with re-11a re-11a i. and dependable means upon which to trade and a uniformity of Inspections In-spections between markets is assured. h producer also benefits under tin-act tin-act by Improved farming conditions which results in higher grade grain cultivation. oo |