While it is recognized that such a standard may be
unwieldy for routine usage in commercial operations, it can
provide a common base for agreement in cases of dispute or
arbitration. The complete standard is referred to as the referee
method. Embodied in the standard is the commercial method
starting with the crushed and divided sample when the gross
sample is not too wet to crush and divide. See Test Methods
D2961 and D3173 for other moisture methods.