Proposed Revised Federal Grain Standards, Including Explanations

Excerpts from the report: This report has been prepared for the primary purpose of summarizing and presenting for public consideration the studies made by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics in recent years with reference to the possibilities for improving the standards for wheat, rye, corn, oats, feed oats, mixed feed oats, barley, and grain sorghums that have been promulgated at various times since 1916 under the provisions of the Grain Standards Act, and with reference to the desirability of establishing new standards for mixed grain. These studies have been suggested by the experience gained by the Bureau and the grain industry in the use and application of the present official standards. Furthermore, changes in merchandising, milling, or other processing, and baking practices have occurred since standards were promulgated, which have indicated the need for, and desirability of, effecting certain revisions and improvements. This report is presented in two parts. The first part comprises a complete set of proposed, revised, grain standards, accompanied by proposed regulations for the certification of important information about grain quality that would supplement grade designations and that would be noted on certificates under Remarks. The second part consists of explanatory matter which deals largely with those proposed additions to and revisions of the present grain standards that are of major importance, and which discusses the objectives sought.