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ashes which should be taken into account when purchasing these dam- 

 aged grains. 



Analyses of Salvage Wheat. 



Lab. 

 No. 



2262 

 1953 

 1954 

 1960 

 1959 

 1958 

 1930 

 1916 

 1926 

 1925 



Salvage wheat . 

 Salvage wheat . 

 Salvage wheat . 

 Salvage wheat . 

 Salvage wheat . 

 Salvage wheat . 

 Salvage wheat . 

 Salvage wheat . 

 Salvage wheat . 

 Salvage wheat . 



Name . 



Moisture, 

 percent. 



8.05 



7.21 

 8.55 



Protein, 

 percent. 



11.00 

 12.12 

 13.56 

 14.49 

 14.43 

 13.81 

 14.22 

 11.88 

 10.90 

 11.90 



Fat, 

 percent. 



2.77 



1.14 

 1.98 



Average . 



7.94 



12.83 



1.96 



Average analysis of 310 samples of undamaged wheat . 



10.50 



11.90 



2.10 



Corn is evidently damaged more by fire than wheat, as the average 

 analysis of 208 samples of corn gives 10.5% protein and 5.4% fat. 



III. PROTEIN IN ALFALFA STEMS AND LEAVES. 



The samples were submitted by the division of Fai*m Crops. 

 Analyses of Alfalfa stems and leaves. 



