Wyoming FFA agronomy contest
PART D - COMMERCIAL GRAIN GRADING
- 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.
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The grading will consist of:
Class- WHEAT
Hard Red Winter
Hard Red Spring
Subclasses: Red Spring Wheat, Dark Northern Spring, Northern Spring Wheat - CORN
White
Yellow
Mixed - OATS
White - RYE
- 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. - WHEAT
- Only the following special grades may be used in the contest:
WHEAT smutty
light smuttygarlicky
treatedergot OATS heavy
extra heavythin
smuttygarlicky
ergotbleached
brightRYE ergoty
light smutty*plump
smuttylight garlicky
weevilyCORN flint flint and dent waxy* MALT BARLEY - Grading will be done on two problems from card factors only. Approximately five minutes will be allowed for each problem.
- 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.
- 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.
- Problem No. 1 - Hard Red Winter Wheat
- 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
* 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.
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
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Minimum test weight per bushel
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U.S. No. 2
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Damaged kernels |
Total damaged kernels
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Heat-damaged
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U.S. No. 3
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U.S. No. 4
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Foreign Materials
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U.S. No. 5
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Wheat of other classes |
Total
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Contrasting Classes
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U.S. Sample Grade
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Special Grades | Shrunken and broken kernels
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Defects(Total)
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Smutty
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Dockage __________% | ||
Light Smutty
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Garlicky
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Ergoty
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Does not meet requirements for any of the grades from U.S. No. 1 to U.S. No. 5, inclusive [ ]
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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
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Dark Northern Spring Wheat [ ]
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Minimum test weight per bushel
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U.S. No. 2
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Damaged kernels |
Total damaged kernels [ ]
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U.S. No. 3
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Northern Spring Wheat [ ]
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Heat-damaged kernels [ ]
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U.S. No. 4
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Foreign Material
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Shrunken and broken kernels
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U.S. No. 5
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Red Spring Wheat
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Total of above
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U.S. Sample grade
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Wheat of other classes | Contrasting classes
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Special Grades | Defects (Total)
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Smutty
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Light Smutty
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Dockage __________% |
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Garlicky
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Ergoty
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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
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Yellow Corn [ ]
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Minimum test weight per bushel
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U.S. No. 2
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Moisture
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U.S. No. 3
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White Corn [ ]
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Broken corn and Foreign Material [ ]
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U.S. No. 4
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U.S. No. 5
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Mixed Corn [ ]
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Damaged Total
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_____________________ Kernels Heat-damaged kernels [ ]
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U.S. Sample Grade [ ]
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Special Grade | Does not meet requirements for any of the grades form U.S. No. 1 to U.S. No. 5, inclusive [ ]
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Flint
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Waxy
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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
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Bright
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Test Weight per Bushel
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U.S. No. 2
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Heavy
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Sound Cultivated Oats
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U.S. No. 3
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Extra Heavy
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Heat-damaged Kernels
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U.S. No. 4
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Thin
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Foreign Material
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U.S. Sample Grade
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Smutty
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Wild Oats
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Ergoty
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Oats of Other Colors
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Garlicky
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Slightly Weathered Oats
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Bleached
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Badly Stained or Materially Weathered Oats [ ]
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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
Indicate your answer by an X in the proper bracket.
RYE | |||
Grade | Special Grades | Factors | |
U.S. No. 1
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Plump
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Damaged Kernels |
Total
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U.S. No. 2
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Smutty
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Heat-damaged
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U.S. No. 3
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Light Garlicky
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Foreign Material |
Total
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U.S. No. 4
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Garlicky
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Other than Wheat
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U.S. Sample Grade [ ]
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Ergotty
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Minimum test weight per bushel
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Dockage ______________% |
Light Smutty
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Thin Rye
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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
Indicate your answer by an X in the proper bracket.
TWO-ROWED MALTING BARLEY | |
Grade | Factors |
U.S. No. 1
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Test Weight Per Bushel
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U.S. No. 2
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Suitable Malting Types
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U.S. No. 3
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Sound Barley
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U.S. No. 4
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Wild Oats
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Does not meet any of the requirements for any of the above grades. [ ]
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Foreign Material
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Skinned Or Broken Kernels
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Thin Barley
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Frost Damaged Kernels
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Mold Damaged Kernels
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Heat Damaged Kernels
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Garlicky
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Ergoty
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Smutty
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Infested
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