[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 7, Volume 7, Parts 700 to 899] [Revised as of January 1, 2001] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 7CFR810.1403] [Page 612-613] TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE CHAPTER VIII--GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARD ADMINISTRATION (FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION SERVICE), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 810--OFFICIAL UNITED STATES STANDARDS FOR GRAIN--Table of Contents Subpart I--United States Standards for Sorghum Sec. 810.1403 Basis of determination. Each determination of broken kernels and foreign material is made on the basis of the grain when free from dockage. Each determination of class, damaged kernels, heat-damaged kernels, and stones is made on the basis of the grain when free from dockage and that portion of the broken kernels, and foreign material that will pass through a 1.98 mm (5/64 inches) triangular-hole sieve. Other determinations not specifically provided for in the general provisions are made on the basis of the grain as a whole except the determination of odor is made on either the basis of the grain as a whole or the grain when free from dockage, broken kernels, and foreign material removed by the 1.98 mm (5/64 inches) triangular-hole sieve. [57 FR 58971, Dec. 14, 1992] Grades and Grade Requirements Sec. 810.1404 Grades and grade requirements for sorghum. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grades U.S. Nos.\1\ Grading factors --------------------------------------------------- 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).......................... 1.5 2.5 3.5 4.5 --------------------------------------------------- Total................................................... 4.0 7.0 10.0 13.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [[Page 613]] 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 sample weight. [57 FR 58971, Dec. 14, 1992] Special Grades and Special Grade Requirements