10 Aug., 1917.] The Qualities of Attstmhan Wheat. 



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Besides the immense saving in shipping and the increase in local 

 industry there would be a further gain if all our wheat were milled in 

 the Commonwealth, and thati is the retention of wheat offals, screenings, 

 &c., which could be ])rofitably used here. Perhaps the illustrations 



Wheat Offals— 178 Shiploads. (Bran, Pollard, &c.) 



Screenings — 27 Shiploads. (Crocked 

 and Shrivelled Grain.) 



Impurities — 5 Shiploads. 

 (Oats, Barley, Chaff, &c.) 



on this page will help to visualize for readers the great quantity of these 

 by-products that are annually lost owing to our inability to mill the whole 

 oi our wheat harvest. 



