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grain sampler [2 records]

Record 1 2017-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Milling and Cereal Industries

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Minoterie et céréales

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Equipment
DEF

An instrument or device used for obtaining representative grain samples. It usually is made of metal and consists of two tubes from six ins. to eight ft. in length. These tubes are slotted on the sides, and one is closely fitted but freely moving within the other. When closed this instrument may be inserted in a bag or bin of grain and then opened to admit a representative sample from each and every layer of the grain. After filling the trier is closed and withdrawn and the sample discharged upon an examination cloth for inspection or grading.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel agricole

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maquinaria agrícola
CONT

Los muestreos de las semillas almacenadas no son difíciles de hacer [...] estas semillas deben proceder de diferentes costales y de cada uno de ellos deben extraerse pequeñas porciones de semillas ya sea con la mano o con un aparato especial llamado muestreador de granos.

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