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oxide. These are all residual soils, derived from the breaking down 

 of the granites, crystalline schists, mica schists and the more basic 

 rocks found in the western part of the State. The soils thus derived 

 contain, as a rule, an abundance of mineral plant food, but in a form 

 in which the plants cannot use it, and must be rendered available by 

 cultivation, manuring and proper fertilization. A stiff red-clay loam 

 underlies all of these soils. 



COMPOSITION. 



The following tables show the composition of the wheat grain, 

 by-products and the feeding value of wheat straw : 



Table I— SHOWING COMPOSITION OF WHEAT GRAIN AND PATENT. 

 BAKERS' AND LOW-GRADE FLOURS. 



Water 



Ash 



Protein (Nx6.25) 



Crude fiber 



Nitrogen-free extract 



Fat 



Phosphoric acid 



Low-grade 

 Flour. 



12.01 

 1.99 



17.95 

 .93 



63.26 

 3.86 

 1.16 



Table II— SHOWING COMPOSITION OF BY-PRODUCTS OF WHEAT. 



Water 



Ash 



Protein (Nx6.25) 



Crude fiber 



Nitrogen-free extract 

 Fat 



Bran. 



11.9 

 5.8 



15.4 

 9.0 



53.9 

 4.0 



Shorts. 



11.8 

 4.6 



14.9 

 7.4 



56.8 

 4.5 



Middlings. 



12.1 

 3.3 



15.6 

 4.6 



60.4 

 4.0 



Table III— SHOWING PERCENTAGE COMPOSITION AND FEEDING 



VALUE OF WHEAT STRAW. 



Water 



Ash 



Protein (Nx6.25) 



Crude fiber 



Nitrogen-free extract 

 Ether extract 



