Name: Galindo, Samuel Tuzon.

Date: November 5, 2020

Yr/Sec: 2nd yr/ 2nd Sem Professor: Engr. Romer Alex Pangue

BASIC FARM MACHINERIES AND MECHANIZATION

Answer the following questions:

A. Discuss the principle behind dockage determination.

Dockage is a material that is being removed from the grain by using approved cleaning equipment so
that grain can be assigned the highest grade for which it qualifies. For the grain to be in a good quality,
it must undergo process to remove the dockage by sieving, I think from small hole of sieve to the
bigger one for it to lessen the impurities.

B. Why thickness grading is necessary?

Thickness grading is necessary, because by the use of thickness grading it improves the kernels
quality. It also separates the thinner kernels for its own other purpose such as flour.
But there are times that thin kernels break during the milling process, and to avoid that, the duration of
milling process in thin kernels should be in a shorter time, to increase yield and to lessen the
breakage.

C. Discuss the results of the data below

In the dockage determination I can say that the smaller percentage has the larger impurities and the
larger the percentage the highest percent of purity.
In the Thickness grading, the mature grains has the higher percentage compare to immature grain
which has lower percentage.

1. Dockage Determination

Large Small
Light Materials Total Impurity Purity
Sample Impurities Impurities
Grams % Grams % Grams % Grams % Grams %
500g 5.03g 1.01% 5.73g 1.15% 102.59g 20.52% 113.35g 22.67% 386.65g 77.33%
 

2. Thickness Grading

IMMATURE GRAINS MATURE GRAINS

Sample
Grams % Grams %
384.05g 7.53g 1.95% 376.53g 98.05%
 

D. Relate what you learned in your course. (5pts)

Name: Galindo, Samuel Tuzon. Date: November 5, 2020
Yr/Sec: 2nd yr/ 2nd Sem Professor: Engr. Romer Alex Pangue

Just like planting some crops, I can relate it to Dockage determination, the more you sieve the grain the
more you get the high quality of it. In crops the more you took care of your crops, the more harvest you
can get. The more effort you exert the more quality products you can get.