QID 120034Q-3 Form Q-3 - Laboratory Scale Check

Project Code 101, 102 QID 120034Q-3		OMB No. 0535-0088: Approval Expires 7/31/2018
	FORM Q-3 LABORATORY SCALE CHECK 2018			NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

	Year, Form, Month. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	1 – 5 __ 0 3 __ __
	Region, State, District. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	6 – 9 1 __ __ 1
	Scale Serial No. Scale ID	10 – 13 3 __ __ __
	Date:	14 - 17 __ __ __ __

Complete one form per scale each day that the scale is used for Objective Yield Laboratory measurements. Test code shows which tests should be completed for which crops. Code 1 – Complete for all crops except potatoes. Code 2 – Complete for Corn only. Code 3 – Complete for Potatoes only.
	Test Code		Test Weight		Scale Reading		Reading Minus Actual		Scales Accepted 1 – Yes 2 - No		Tolerance
	1		50.0		315		329		343		± 1 g
	1		197.5		316		330		344		± 1 g
	1		492.5		317		331		345		± 1 g
	2		1399.7		318		332		346		± 1 g
Beginning of Lab Work	3		2268.0		319		333		347		± 1 g			Lab Tech Number
	3		4535.9		320		334		348		± 1 g
	3		6803.9		321		335		349		± 1 g			380
	Test Code		Test Weight		Scale Reading		Reading Minus Actual		Scales Accepted 1 – Yes 2 - No		Tolerance
	1		50.0		322		336		350		± 1 g
	1		197.5		323		337		351		± 1 g
	1		492.5		324		338		352		± 1 g
	2		1399.7		325		339		353		± 1 g
End of Lab Work	3		2268.0		326		340		354		± 1 g			Lab Tech Number
	3		4535.9		327		341		355		± 1 g
	3		6803.9		328		342		356		± 1 g			381
Enter Code for each crop processed: 1 – Wheat, 2 – Soybeans, 3 – Cotton, 4 – Corn, 8 - Potato
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