Rules and Regulations

Wyoming FFA Agronomy Contest

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PART D - COMMERCIAL GRAIN GRADING

1. The commercial grading of grains will be based upon the standards of the Consumer and Marketing Service, Grain Division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, as set forth in the Official Grain Standards of the United States Handbook - The latest handbook available on January 1 each year at (http://www.usda.gov/gipsa) will be used. A limited number (5) of handbooks may be obtained at no cost from Frank W. Kretzinger, 465 Custom House, Denver, Colorado 80202, or by telephone 303-297-4576. Copies are available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. Handbooks will be provided at the contest.
2. The grading will consist of:
   Class
   1. WHEAT
      Hard Red Winter
      Hard Red Spring
           Subclasses: Red Spring Wheat, Dark Northern Spring, Northern Spring Wheat
   2. CORN
      White
      Yellow
      Mixed
   3. OATS
      White
   4. RYE
   5. MALT BARLEY
      Two-rowed

   Two problems, winter hard red winter and/or hard red spring wheat; oats; rye, malt barley and corn will be used to make up the grading phase of the contest.
   No actual grain samples will be worked. Master sheets listing grading factors will be furnished to each contestant.

3. Only the following special grades may be used in the contest:

   WHEAT
   smutty light smutty	garlicky treated	ergot

   OATS
   heavy extra heavy	thin smutty	garlicky ergot	bleached bright

   RYE
   ergoty light smutty*	plump smutty	light garlicky weevily

   CORN
   flint	flint and dent	waxy*

   MALT BARLEY

    
4. Grading will be done on two problems from card factors only. Approximately five minutes will be allowed for each problem.
5. The contestant must indicate with an "X" in the proper circle on the score sheet the correct grade, subclass, class and factors which apply for each problem. In addition, information will be furnished on the card whereby the contestant will be expected to determine percent dockage and special grade where applicable.
6. Grading factors: A reason why a grain goes down in grade. A grain which grades No. 1 has no grading factors and need be given none. A grain grading No. 2 or lower must have a factor or factors which bring it down. Only the factors which bring it down to the lowest grade should be marked.

   Examples:

   Problem No. 1 - Hard Red Winter Wheat
   Card Information:
   Test weight 56#, odor-natural, sprout damage 4.5% vitreous kernels 70%, dockage 1.3%
   Answer:
   The contestant will indicate by marking an "X" in the appropriate circle. Grade U.S. No. 3, Hard Winter Wheat, Dockage 1%; Grading factors, total damage 4.5%, test weight 56#.

   
   Problem No. 2 - Hard Red Spring Wheat
   Card Information:
   Test weight 60#, foreign material 4%, odor-natural, 80% dark, hard vitreous kernels.
   Answer:
   Grade U.S. No. 5, Hard Northern Spring Wheat, Grading factor foreign material 4%.

   
   Problem No. 3 - White Oats
   Card Information:
   Test weight 39#, odor-natural, barley 5%, wild oats 2%.
   Answer:
   Grade U.S. No. 3, heavy white oats; Grading factor, sound cultivated oats 93%.

   
   Problem No. 4 - Rye
   Card Information:
   Test weight 55#, moisture, 14.5% foreign matter other than wheat 5%. Total damage 16%.
   Answer:
   U.S. Sample Grade Rye, tough, Grading factor, total damage 16%.

   
   Problem No. 5 - Two-Rowed Malting Barley
   Card Information:
   0.2% frost damaged kernels.
   0.1% mold damaged kernels.
   1.0% wild oats.
   6.0% skinned and broken.
   10.0% passed through a 5.5/64 x 3/4 sieve.
   2.0% foreign material.
   Answer:
   Grade U.S. No. 3; Grading factors, foreign material, thin barley.
    

7. Official rules for scoring contestant's papers on commercial grain grading (75 points/problem).
   

   HARD RED SPRING WHEAT
   Subclass. . . . . . . . .		25 points. . . . .	wrong. . . . . . .	0
   *Grade - right		30 points. . . . .	1 off 20 points
   	2 off	10 points. . . . .	3 off . . . . . . .	0
   **Determining factors		20 points
   one factor:	1 right	20 points. . . . .	1 wrong. . . . . .	0
   two factors:	2 right	20 points. . . . .	2 wrong. . . . . .	0
   	1 right	16 points
   three factors:	3 right	20 points. . . . .	3 wrong. . . . . .	0
   	2 right	16 points
   	1 right	8 points
   four factors:	4 right	20 points. . . . .	4 wrong. . . . . .	0
   	3 right	16 points
   	2 right	12 points
   	1 right	8 points
   	Over 4 factors cut 10 points

   OATS, CORN, AND RYE
   Class. . . . . . . . . . . .		15 points
   *Grade - right. . . . . . .		30 points
   		1 off . . . . . . . .	20 points
   		2 off . . . . . . . .	10 points
   		3 off. . . . . . . .	0 points
   **Determining factors		30 points
   one factor:	1 right	30 points. . . . .	1 wrong. . . . .	0
   two factors:	2 right	30 points. . . . .	2 wrong. . . . . .	0
   	1 right	24 points
   three factors:	3 right	30 points. . . . .	3 wrong. . . . . .	0
   	2 right	20 points
   	1 right	10 points
   four factors:	4 right	30 points. . . . .	4 wrong. . . . . .	0
   	3 right	22 points
   	2 right	15 points
   	1 right	8 points

   MALT BARLEY
   Grade . . . . . . . . . . .		30 points
   		1 off	20 points
   		2 off	10 points
   		3 off	0 points
   **Determining factors. . . .		45 points
   One factor:	1 right	45 points
   Two factors	2 right	45 points
   	1 right	30 points
   Three factors	3 right	45 points
   	2 right	30 points
   	1 right	15 points
   Four factors	4 right	45 points
   	3 right	35 points
   	2 right	20 points
   	1 right	10 points

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   * If special grade is omitted, cut 5 points. If wrong special grade is included, cut 5 points.

   ** When determining factors are given and only one is actual, score as for two factors. When three determining factors are given and only two are actual, score as for three.

   *** Cut 10 points on all factors over four.

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COMMERCIAL GRAIN GRADING SCORE SHEET

Indicate your answer by an X in the proper bracket.

HARD RED WINTER WHEAT
Grade	Subclass	Factors
U.S. No. 1 [ ]	[ ]	Minimum test weight per bushel [ ]
U.S. No. 2 [ ]		Damaged kernels	Total damaged kernels [ ]
			Heat-damaged [ ]
U.S. No. 3 [ ]	[ ]
U.S. No. 4 [ ]		Foreign Materials [ ]
U.S. No. 5 [ ]		Wheat of other classes	Total [ ]
			Contrasting Classes [ ]
U.S. Sample Grade [ ]
	Special Grades	Shrunken and broken kernels [ ]
		Defects(Total) [ ]
Smutty [ ]		Dockage __________%
Light Smutty [ ]
Garlicky [ ]
Ergoty [ ]		Does not meet requirements for any of the grades from U.S. No. 1 to U.S. No. 5, inclusive [ ]
Treated [ ]

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COMMERCIAL GRAIN GRADING SCORE SHEET

Indicate your answer by an X in the proper bracket.

HARD RED SPRING WHEAT
Grade	Subclass	Factors
U.S. No. 1 [ ]	Dark Northern Spring Wheat [ ]	Minimum test weight per bushel [ ]
U.S. No. 2 [ ]		Damaged kernels	Total damaged kernels [ ]
U.S. No. 3 [ ]	Northern Spring Wheat [ ]		Heat-damaged kernels [ ]
U.S. No. 4 [ ]		Foreign Material [ ]
		Shrunken and broken kernels [ ]
U.S. No. 5 [ ]	Red Spring Wheat [ ]	Total of above [ ]
U.S. Sample grade [ ]		Wheat of other classes	Contrasting classes [ ]
	Special Grades	Defects (Total) [ ]
Smutty [ ]
Light Smutty [ ]		Dockage __________%
Garlicky [ ]
Ergoty [ ]
Treated [ ]

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COMMERCIAL GRAIN GRADING SCORE SHEET

Indicate your answer by an X in the proper bracket.

CORN
Grade	Class	Factors
U.S. No. 1 [ ]	Yellow Corn [ ]	Minimum test weight per bushel [ ]
U.S. No. 2 [ ]		Moisture [ ]
U.S. No. 3 [ ]	White Corn [ ]	Broken corn and Foreign Material [ ]
U.S. No. 4 [ ]
U.S. No. 5 [ ]	Mixed Corn [ ]	Damaged Total [ ] _____________________ Kernels Heat-damaged kernels  [ ]
U.S. Sample Grade  [ ]
Special Grade		Does not meet requirements for any of the grades form U.S. No. 1 to U.S. No. 5, inclusive [ ]
Flint [ ]
Waxy  [ ]
Flint and Dent [ ]

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COMMERCIAL GRAIN GRADING SCORE SHEET

Indicate your answer by an X in the proper bracket.

OATS
Grade	Special Grades	Factors
U.S. No. 1 [ ]	Bright [ ]	Test Weight per Bushel [ ]
U.S. No. 2 [ ]	Heavy [ ]	Sound Cultivated Oats [ ]
U.S. No. 3 [ ]	Extra Heavy [ ]	Heat-damaged Kernels [ ]
U.S. No. 4 [ ]	Thin [ ]	Foreign Material [ ]
U.S. Sample Grade [ ]	Smutty [ ]	Wild Oats [ ]
	Ergoty [ ]	Oats of Other Colors [ ]
	Garlicky [ ]	Slightly Weathered Oats [ ]
	Bleached [ ]	Badly Stained or Materially Weathered Oats [ ]
		Does not meet requirements for any of the grades from U.S. No. 1 to U.S. No. 4, inclusive. [ ]

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COMMERCIAL GRAIN GRADING SCORE SHEET

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RYE
Grade	Special Grades		Factors
U.S. No. 1 [ ]	Plump [ ]	Damaged Kernels	Total [ ]
U.S. No. 2 [ ]		Smutty [ ]	Heat-damaged [ ]
U.S. No. 3 [ ]	Light Garlicky [ ]	Foreign Material	Total [ ]
U.S. No. 4 [ ]	Garlicky [ ]		Other than Wheat [ ]
U.S. Sample Grade [ ]	Ergotty [ ]	Minimum test weight per bushel [ ]
Dockage ______________%	Light Smutty [ ]	Thin Rye [ ]
		Does not meet requirements for any of the grades from U.S. No. 1 to U.S. No. 4, inclusive. [ ]

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COMMERCIAL GRAIN GRADING SCORE SHEET

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TWO-ROWED MALTING BARLEY
Grade	Factors
U.S. No. 1 [ ]	Test Weight Per Bushel [ ]
U.S. No. 2 [ ]	Suitable Malting Types [ ]
U.S. No. 3 [ ]	Sound Barley [ ]
U.S. No. 4 [ ]	Wild Oats [ ]
Does not meet any of the requirements for any of the above grades.   [ ]	Foreign Material   [ ]
	Skinned Or Broken Kernels [ ]
	Thin Barley [ ]
	Frost Damaged Kernels [ ]
	Mold Damaged Kernels [ ]
	Heat Damaged Kernels [ ]
	Garlicky [ ]
	Ergoty [ ]
	Smutty [ ]
	Infested [ ]