FGIS 925 Rice Checktest Form

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Overview

fgis-925
Example Form
Instructions

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Sheet 1: fgis-925

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION SERVICE

RICE CHECKTEST FORM

DATE

FIELD OFFICE

DOCKAGE TEST

TEST UNIT S/N

STANDARD UNIT S/N

MACHINE SETTING

SIEVES

MACHINE SETTING

SIEVES

FEED

AIR

TOP

MIDDLE

BOTTOM

FEED

AIR

TOP

MIDDLE

BOTTOM

Sample

No. 1

No. 2

No. 3

AVERAGE

No. 1

No. 2

No. 3

AVERAGE

Time thru Hopper

Time Over Bottom Sieve

Air Separation

g

g

Over Top Sieve

g

g

Over Middle Sieve

g

g

Thru Bottom Sieve

g

g

Total Dockage

%

%

Test Unit Operator

Standard Unit Operator

SHELLER TEST

TEST UNIT S/N

STANDARD UNIT S/N

Sample

No. 1

No. 2

No. 3

AVERAGE

No. 1

No. 2

No. 3

AVERAGE

Weight to Sheller

g

Time Thru Hopper

Rice Hull Weight

g

g

Brown Rice Weight

g

g

Broken % (40 g portion)

g

g

Paddy % (50 g portion)

%

%

Test Unit Operator

Standard Unit Operator

MILLER TEST

TEST UNIT S/N

STANDARD UNIT S/N

Sample

No. 1

No. 2

No. 3

AVERAGE

No. 1

No. 2

No. 3

AVERAGE

Weight to Miller

g

g

Milling Time

Brushing Time

Weight from Miller

g

g

Whole Kernel %

%

%

Total Rice %

%

%

Test Unit Operator

Standard Unit Operator

CHECKTEST SUMMARY

TOTAL

SHELLER

SHELLER

WEIGH TO

WHOLE

TOTAL

DOCKAGE

BROKENS

PADDY

MILLER

KERNELS

RICE

Test Unit Avg.

%

%

%

g

%

%

Standard Avg.

%

%

%

g

%

%

Deviation (MDS)

0.0

%

0.0

%

0.0

%

0.0

%

0.0

%

0.0

%

Brown ± 1.5%

Brown ± 1.0%

Allowable Tolerance

± 0.5%

± 3.0%

± 3.0%

± 1.0%

Rough ± 2.0%

Rough ± 1.5%

Within Tolerance

IN

IN

IN

IN

Out of Tolerance

SUMMARIZED BY

DATE

REVIEWERS RECOMMENDATION

Servicable

Retest

Repair

REVIEWED BY

DATE

Form FGIS-925 (03/25) Previous editions are obsolete. Expires 03/28

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Sheet 2: Example Form

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION SERVICE

RICE CHECKTEST FORM

DATE

FIELD OFFICE

1

2

3

4

DOCKAGE TEST

TEST UNIT S/N

5

STANDARD UNIT S/N

MACHINE SETTING

SIEVES

MACHINE SETTING

SIEVES

FEED

AIR

TOP

MIDDLE

BOTTOM

FEED

AIR

TOP

MIDDLE

BOTTOM

6

7

Sample

No. 1

No. 2

No. 3

AVERAGE

No. 1

No. 2

No. 3

AVERAGE

Time thru Hopper

8

Time Over Bottom Sieve

9

Air Separation

10

g

16

g

Over Top Sieve

11

g

g

Over Middle Sieve

12

g

g

Thru Bottom Sieve

13

g

g

Total Dockage

14

%

%

Test Unit Operator

Standard Unit Operator

15

SHELLER TEST

TEST UNIT S/N

17

STANDARD UNIT S/N

Sample

No. 1

No. 2

No. 3

AVERAGE

No. 1

No. 2

No. 3

AVERAGE

Weight to Sheller

18

g

Time Thru Hopper

19

Rice Hull Weight

20

g

25

g

Brown Rice Weight

21

g

g

Broken % (40 g portion)

22

g

g

Paddy % (50 g portion)

23

%

%

Test Unit Operator

Standard Unit Operator

24

MILLER TEST

TEST UNIT S/N

26

STANDARD UNIT S/N

Sample

No. 1

No. 2

No. 3

AVERAGE

No. 1

No. 2

No. 3

AVERAGE

Weight to Miller

27

g

g

Milling Time

28

Brushing Time

29

34

Weight from Miller

30

g

g

Whole Kernel %

31

%

%

Total Rice %

32

%

%

Test Unit Operator

Standard Unit Operator

33

CHECKTEST SUMMARY

TOTAL

SHELLER

SHELLER

WEIGH TO

WHOLE

TOTAL

DOCKAGE

BROKENS

PADDY

MILLER

KERNELS

RICE

Test Unit Avg.

35

%

%

%

g

%

%

Standard Avg.

36

%

%

%

g

%

%

Deviation (MDS)

37

%

%

%

%

%

%

Brown ± 1.5%

Brown ± 1.0%

Allowable Tolerance

38

± 0.5%

± 3.0%

± 3.0%

± 1.0%

Rough ± 2.0%

Rough ± 1.5%

Within Tolerance

39

Out of Tolerance

40

SUMMARIZED BY

DATE

41

42

REVIEWERS RECOMMENDATION

Servicable

Retest

43

Repair

REVIEWED BY

DATE

44

45

Form FGIS-925 (03/25) Previous editions are obsolete. Expires 03/28

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Sheet 3: Instructions

			Instructions for Completing FGIS-925
l	Date the test samples and form FGIS-925 are mailed to the FGIS field office or agency, as applicable.
2	FGIS field office or agency that performed the test, as applicable.
3	Location of the field office or agency that performed the test, as applicable.
4	LGRR for long grain or MGRR for medium grain.
5	Test unit's serial number.
6	For feed, show exact setting; for air, show exact setting.
7	For long grain show, top - 28, middle - 25, bottom - 22; for medium grain show, top - 31, middle - --, bottom - 27.
8	Time elapsed for each sample to clear the hopper, shown to the nearest whole second.
9	Time elapsed for each sample to clear the bottom sieve, shown to the nearest whole second.
10	Weight of the separation that is removed by air, shown to 0.01 gram.
11	Weight of the separation that passes over the top sieve, shown to 0.01 gram.
12	Weight of the separation that passes over the middle sieve, shown to 0.01 gram.
13	Weight of the separation that passes through the bottom sieve, shown to 0.01 gram.
14	Total dockage (air, over-the-top, over-the-middle, and
	through-the-bottom), shown to 0.01 percent.
15	Name of the person who performed the test.
16	Test information for the Standard dockage tester (see 8 - 15).
17	Test unit's serial number.
18	Weight of the sample prior to shelling, shown to the nearest gram.
19	Time elapsed for each sample to clear the hopper, shown to the nearest whole second.
20	Weight of the rice hulls removed from the sample, shown to the nearest gram.
21	Weight of the rice sample (brown rice) after shelling, shown to the nearest gram.
22	Percentage of broken kernels in a 40-gram portion of the brown rice, shown to 0.1 percent.
23	Percentage of paddy kernels in a 50-gram portion of the brown rice, shown to 0.1 percent.
24	Name of the person who performed the test.
25	Test information for the Standard rice sheller (see 18 - 24).
26	Test unit's serial number.
27	Weight of the sample prior to milling, shown to the nearest gram.
28	Time elapsed for sample to complete the milling run, shown to the nearest whole second.
29	Time elapsed for sample to complete the brushing run, shown to the nearest whole second.
30	Weight of the rice sample (milled rice) after milling, shown to the nearest gram.
31	Percentage of whole kernels in the sample after milling, shown to 0.1 percent.
32	Total percentage of rice in the sample after milling, shown to 0.1 percent.
33	Name of the person who performed the test.
34	Test information for the Standard rice miller (see 27 - 33).
35	Test unit's average test results, shown to 0.1 percent.
36	Standard unit's average test results, shown to 0.1 percent.
37	Test unit's average minus Standard unit's average (see 35 and 36). Show any plus or minus deviation
	from the Standard, including the appropriate sign.
38	Tolerances.
39	Indicate the results that are within tolerance.
40	Indicate the results that are not within tolerance.
41	Name of the person who determined if the test results were in tolerance or not.
42	Date the determination was made.
43	Indicate the recommended action for each device tested; i.e., if the device was within tolerance and
	otherwise seems to be acceptable - mark “serviceable,” if the device fails the test or appears
	overly erratic - mark “retest,” if the device malfunctions - mark “repair.”
44	If reviewed, name of the person who reviewed the accuracy of the final determination.
45	Date of review.