Chaff Grading.

Marlborough Express, Volume LVI, Issue 140, 21 June 1922, Page 4

Chaff Grading.

THE FARMERS' UNION COM- " MENTS. THE SYSTEM EXPLAINED. With referenc© to the cliscussiotif wljsch took place at the meeting of tjie Blenheim branch of the h armers^ l njon. on the subject of chaff grading; at Picton, a representative of th®; FxPREsSy in an interview with Mr H. Rhindv Aas given some intercsting, information. about the system. Mr vhind occupies the position of grader*. and ife >s his responsibility to mspeck and certHy to practically all dasse» ot rarm- produce exported from Marlbqimugh through Picton. He liasr m long experience in the handling. and inspection of produce, and ha» been engaged m the' work of gradinm for some 28; years. It is S to mention these facts in view of tW somevvhat anfortimate expression?, usett at the fayniers' meeting. A parfe ot Hie; reportj, it will be remembored . 15 eacl as follows: — "There was a doubt wb,v?h 7 ie' Srad^r was at Picton— ° wa3 4 Govemment official rkth$ h!my HiS ^nteeedents wem ' ra. t her hazy. As a. matter of fact f Mr Rhi,,d'S wk, and ius Qualifications,, are well recognised in commermal and farming cirde" ^re n^frt n , & ^ ue part and parcel of the farminm fficlustiy of Marlborough of ,7m°'7a °I ihe New Z^nd terms rite k fa™ produce. 1 whcfV produce is sold on a, bv thVr 1S S' >J^ct to bem8 passed by the Governmerrt grader at the port of shipment whoM's also for the tiW a gtader approved of by the North Island and1 South Island grain seod, am: produce associatiSt two separate organisations. His de7 cision in all cases is final There is no doubt, Mr Rhind obseived to tho reporter, that some of tlie farmers ot Marlborough are un- ( ei the impressioiy that any sort of or^dng tT rhaff wil1 satisfy the tom rr7 + t '^peqrs to he custhiw m all. the wet S fh Il'T thf A°PS and bottoms oi ihe stacks, wlireh practiee causes-; %J*lr Pfpentffige of the rejections. oueli methods are' detrimental to the mterests of tlie farmers tbemselves. r,kff g7adlI1£ system is designed to protect these very mterests, and has had beneficial effeets.