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Code of Federal Regulations Title 7. Agriculture § 7.810.1404 Grades and grade requirements for sorghum

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

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.

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