Grain Inspection Topics ... 50 Years Ago

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The National Association of Chief Grain Inspectors and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Grain Division held their annual joint conference May 7-8, 1970 in Corpus Christi, TX. Some snippets from the meeting:

  • Howard Woodworth, chief, Grain Division, AMS/USDA – there will be more mechanical sampling by the grain industry and more tests to measure grain quality including more objective standards.

  • P.R. Daly, regional vice president, Cargill – there is a need for improved intermarket grades and we need to keep inspection costs reasonable.

  • Panel of chief inspectors (Gary Bothwell, Kansas; Virgil McNamee, Toledo; W.L. James, Virginia; and A.C Sipes, Destrehan) – having difficulty finding qualified personnel and keeping them when work volume varies greatly. File samples are an expensive problem at most locations.

  • David Galliart, deputy director, Grain Division – cross breeding in wheat is causing normal characteristics of classes and sub-classes to be impossible to recognize.

  • B.T. Skeels, Grain Division –there are 285 diverter-type samplers installed that are approved.

New association officers for 1970 are:

  • Harry VanHouten, Lincoln, Nebraska

  • John Williamson, Destrehan, Louisiana

  • Nicholas Fabac, Topeka, Kansas