REPORT OF THE CHEMIST. 



101 



The considerably ^eater proportion of asli in tlie bran is noticeable. As 

 this ash is largely composed of i^hosphates, the sepa-ration of the bran 

 from flour renders it less rich in these ash constituents, \yhich are be- 

 lieved to be valuable as material for the formation of bones. 



Analyses of seeds of sorghum, Chinese Corn, and Brown Doura. 



Constitueut8. 



Moisture 



Ash 



Fat 



Sugars 



Albumen, insoluble in alcohol 

 Albumen, soluble in alcohol . 



Gum 



Starch, color, &c , 



Crude fiber , 



Sorghum seeds. 



10.57 

 1.81 

 4.60 

 1.91 

 2.64 

 7.34 

 1.10 



68.55 

 1.48 



9.93 

 1.47 

 3.95 

 2.70 

 2.64 

 6.90 

 .72 

 70.17 

 1.52 



100.00 100.00 



7.G2 

 1.68 

 4.18 

 2.30 

 3.00 

 6.01 

 1.50 

 72.19 

 1.52 



100. 00 



7.87 

 1.48 

 3.75 

 2.06 

 4.22 

 5.41 

 2.85 

 70,59 

 1.79 



100. 00 



The calculated values to the farmer of these seeds per one hundred 

 pounds are here given: 



Early amber sorghum seeds $1 31 



Cliinese sorghum seeda 1 28 



Brown doura seeds 1 29 



Ciiiuese com seeds 1 29 



From these results it "will be seen that these seeds are very nearly 

 equal in value as food materials to average field corn. In case sorghum 

 is largely grown as a sugar-producing plant, the use of the seeds as food 

 for animals will tend to cheapen the production of sugar. 



ANALYSES OF TEN SAMPLES OF RICE ATO) ONE SAMPLE OF RICE- 

 WASTE. 



The samples analyzed were received from Dan. Talmage's Sons & Co., 

 41 and 43 Sforth Peters street, !N"ew Orleans, La. 



They were carefully selected and well cleaned, and represent all the 

 marketable varieties to be met with in this country. The rice-waste is 

 understood to be the unmarketable portion separated mechanically from 

 the crude rice ; it seems probable that it may be profitably utilized for 

 the manufacture of starch or glucose. 



