EXAMINATION OF SOVIET AND SATELLITE GRAIN SAMPLES

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 27, 2004
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: January 5, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
IN ORMYMA 1 IVN REPORT
COUNTRY USSR,/Hungery/Yugoslavia/Ruznania$hina
SUBJECT Examination of Soviet and Satellite Grain Samples
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1s Description of-samples.
No. 1 -- Hungarian maize acquired during 1950E
No 2, Yugoslavian maize acquired during 1950
No, 3 - Russianmaize acquired during 1950
No. 4 m Manchurian maize acquired during, 19 0
No, 5 - Rumanian-maize acquired during 1950
No, 6 - Russian feed barle
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No, 8-- anchurian corn acquired during 19 0
No, 9 Russian oats acquired during 1950
Examination of the samples has resulted in the following varietal
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Noe 1 -? Maize of the "dent" type, probably grown in the Danube basins
No, 2 -Maize of the "dent" type,, probably grown in Yugoslavia.
No, 3 - Maize comprising a. mixture of early maturing "flint" and
"dent" types,, possibly grown in the Ukraine.
NO. 4 - Maize. comprising a mixture of early and midseason "dent
types with early maturing "flint" types.
No,. 5 Maim of "dent" type.
No, 6 -Barley of a rather pure 2-row type, probably a spring barley,
possibly grown in the Ukraine,
No, 7 Maize comprising a mixture of early maturing "flint" and "dent"
typeso
No. 8 Maize comprising a mixture of early "flint".and "dent" types,
No, 9 - Oats of the midseason white oat type. This type includes
such varieties as the "Victory" and "Swedish Select,." The
sample may have been grown in the northern Ukraine,
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3. Grading of the samples is reported as followsa
Protein Content
Sample 14.0% Moisture Weight per U. S. Grade and
No. Moisture Free bushel, lbs* grading factor
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9.6
11.00
57.0
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9.18
10.67
58.0
9.95
11.57
60.5
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8.79
10,22
58.0
8.88
10.32
5900
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9.90
11.51
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10.14.
11,80
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8.81
10.24
58.0
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10.57
12.29
43.0
No, 3 yellow corn, dent and
flint, weevily, cracked corn
and foreign material 3.5%
No. 4 yellow corn, dent and
flint, weevily, damaged kernels
9.0%
No. 3 mixed corn, dent and
flint, cracked corn and foreign
material 3,2%
No, 1 yellow corn, dent and
flint, weevily
No. 4 yellow corn, dent and
flint, cracked corn and foreign
material b.2%
No. 2. two-rowed barley, blighted,
blight damaged kernels 5.0%
No. 2 mixed corn, dent and
flint, damaged kernels 3.4%
"Sample Grade" mixed corn,
dent and flint, weevily,
cracked corn and foreign
material 8.7%
No. 4 extra heavy white oats,
heat damaged kernels 1.5%
General evaluation of the samples tested is as follows-.
No, 1 - Appears adapted to a climate like northern Iowa. The flint
kernels are of a type that came originally from the Caribbean area,
No. 2 m Appears adapted to a climate like northern Iowa. The flint
kernels are of a type that came originally from the Caribbean area.,
No, 3 Appears adapted to a climate like Minnesota or the Dakotas, The
flints are of -a type that came originally from the northern U. S. A*
No, 4 Appears adapted to a climate like Minnesota or the Dakotas or
possibly northern Iowa, The sample seems to have been grown
under more favorable conditions than the ether maize samples
examined. The protein content is lower than the other maize
samples, reflecting lower nitrogen content in the soil,
No, 5 - Appears adapted to a climate like northern Iowa,
No, 6 - Could have been grown in the Ukraine, The kernels are plump,
indicating growth under favorable conditions. There is evidence
that a part of the grain may have been from lodged plants which
would have resulted from storms after the grain had headed*
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No- 7 ? Appears adapted to a climate like Minnesota or the Dakotas.
No. 8 Appears adapted to a climate like Minnesota or the Dakotas.
No, 9 This type was formerly grown in states with climates like
Minnesota and came origina1.ly from northern Europe. The sample
probably came from an area farther north than the Ukraine,
with cooler summers. Partial cause of the heavy test weight
is that the tip ends of the oat hulls were broken off in
threshing or cleaning.
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