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7 CFR 810.1404: Grades and grade requirements for sorghum.

Grading factors Grades U.S. Nos. 1
1 2 3 4
Minimum pound limits of
Test weight per bushel 57.0 55.0 53.0 51.0
Maximum percent limits of
Damaged kernels:
Heat (part of total) 0.2 0.5 1.0 3.0
Total 2.0 5.0 10.0 15.0
Broken kernels and foreign material:
Foreign material (part of total) 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0
Total 3.0 6.0 8.0 10.0
Maximum count limits of
Other material:
Animal filth 9 9 9 9
Castor beans 1 1 1 1
Crotalaria seeds 2 2 2 2
Glass 1 1 1 1
Stones 2 7 7 7 7
Unknown foreign substance 3 3 3 3
Cockleburs 7 7 7 7
Total 3 10 10 10 10
U.S. Sample grade is sorghum that:
(a) Does not meet the requirements for U.S. Nos. 1, 2, 3, or 4; or
(b) Has a musty, sour, or commercially objectionable foreign odor (except smut odor); or
(c) Is badly weathered, heating, or distinctly low quality.
1 Sorghum which is distinctly discolored shall not grade higher than U.S. No. 3.
2 Aggregate weight of stones must also exceed 0.2 percent of the sample weight.
3 Includes any combination of animal filth, castor beans, crotalaria seeds, glass, stones, unknown foreign substance or cockleburs.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 7—Agriculture
Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture
CHAPTER VIII—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION SERVICE, FAIR TRADE PRACTICES PROGRAM), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SUBCHAPTER A—FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION
PART 810—OFFICIAL UNITED STATES STANDARDS FOR GRAIN
Subpart I—United States Standards for Sorghum

Grading factors Grades U.S. Nos. 1

1 2 3 4

Minimum pound limits of

Test weight per bushel 57.0 55.0 53.0 51.0

Maximum percent limits of

Damaged kernels:

Heat (part of total) 0.2 0.5 1.0 3.0

Total 2.0 5.0 10.0 15.0

Broken kernels and foreign material:

Foreign material (part of total) 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0

Total 3.0 6.0 8.0 10.0

Maximum count limits of

Other material:

Animal filth 9 9 9 9

Castor beans 1 1 1 1

Crotalaria seeds 2 2 2 2

Glass 1 1 1 1

Stones 2 7 7 7 7

Unknown foreign substance 3 3 3 3

Cockleburs 7 7 7 7

Total 3 10 10 10 10

U.S. Sample grade is sorghum that:

(a) Does not meet the requirements for U.S. Nos. 1, 2, 3, or 4; or

(b) Has a musty, sour, or commercially objectionable foreign odor (except smut odor); or

1 Sorghum which is distinctly discolored shall not grade higher than U.S. No. 3.

2 Aggregate weight of stones must also exceed 0.2 percent of the sample weight.

3 Includes any combination of animal filth, castor beans, crotalaria seeds, glass, stones, unknown foreign substance or cockleburs.

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