Spout-Type Automatic Sampler for Farmers Stock Peanuts

Harold A. Kramer

No 311194, Marketing Research Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program

Abstract: Excerpts from the report Summary: A spout-type automatic sampler has been designed for farmers stock peanuts handled in bulk. It has been installed and tested under full-scale operating conditions at a peanut-buying point. This sampler has met requirements for reliability and accuracy and has been approved by the Fruit and Vegetable Division, AMS, and the Oils and Peanut Division, CSS, as a means of sampling for official grading. This applies to inspection for both commercial purchases and storage under Government loans. Tests have shown that samples drawn by the spout-type automatic sampler are more accurate and less variable than samples drawn by the scoop-sampling method. The design of the sampler is such that it may be expected to draw representative samples of any commodity which is normally handled by a belt and bucket elevator. Corn and soybeans have been successfully sampled. However, actual sampling tests have been conducted only with peanuts.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22
Date: 1959-07
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.311194

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