Experimental grades of wheat and barley – Chapter 24
Official Grain Grading Guide

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Primary grade determinants tables

Barley, Canada Western Experimental (CW EXPRMTL)

Grade name	Standard of quality
	Minimum test weight kg/hL (g/0.5L)	Variety	Minimum designated variety %	Degree of soundness
No. 1 CW EXPRMTL	62 (298)	Any barley variety of the class Canada Western Experimental designated as such by Order of the Commission	95	Practically sound, reasonably well matured, may contain slightly weather-damaged but not badly stained or discoloured kernels
No. 2  CW EXPRMTL	60 (288)		90	Reasonably sound, fairly well matured, may contain moderately weather-damaged but not severely discoloured kernels
Grade, if No. 2 specs not met

Grade name	Foreign material
	Ergot %	Excreta %	Inseparable seeds %	Other cereal grains %	Sclerotinia %	Stones	Wild oats %	Total %
No. 1 CW EXPRMTL	0.02	0.01	0.2	1	0.01	0.01	0.5	1
No. 2  CW EXPRMTL	0.05	0.01	0.2	3	0.01	0.02	1	3
Grade, if No. 2 specs not met	General purpose barley or sample grades					2.5% or less—Barley, Rejected (grade) Account Stones Over 2.5%—Barley, Sample Salvage	General purpose barley or sample grades

Grade name	Damage
	Fireburnt %	Frost		Heated, rotted or severely mildewed %	Peeled and broken		Sprouted %
		Severe %	Total %		Primary %	Ex terminal %
No. 1 CW EXPRMTL	Nil	0.2	5	Nil	4	5	Nil
No. 2 CW EXPRMTL	Nil	2	5	0.05	5	6	0.5
Grade, if No. 2 specs not met	General purpose barley or sample grades

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