Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: April 5, 2024) |
Title 7 - Agriculture |
Subtitle B - Regulations of the Department of Agriculture |
Chapter VIII - Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard Administration (Federal Grain Inspection Service), Department of Agriculture |
Part 810 - Official United States Standards for Grain |
Subpart I - United States Standards for Sorghum |
Grades and Grade Requirements |
§ 810.1404 - Grades and grade requirements for sorghum.
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§ 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 Stones2 7 7 7 7 Unknown foreign substance 3 3 3 3 Cockleburs 7 7 7 7 Total3 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. [72 FR 39733, July 20, 2007]