DESCRIPTION OF FEEDING-STUFFS 193 



only a little flour, and also barley meal, which 

 contains varying amounts of husks. The refuse 

 from barley is one of the most adulterated food- 

 stuffs; more than 50% of all consignments contain 

 foreign substances, indeed it has happened that 

 barley meal has been made up of 70% ground oat 

 husks, and 30% of powdered chalk, and not a trace 

 of barley. 



In the preparation of groats and other foods 

 from oats, the husks are separated from the grain 

 and then sold as oat bran, which of course they 

 are not. The further treatment of the oat grain 

 gives oat feeding meal, which consists of the ends 

 of the grain, particles of flour, and the plant hairs. 

 Sometimes, as is preferable, the hairs are separated 

 and they, along with the husks and some meal, are 

 sold as " oat cleanings/' or " oat-dust feed." Owing 

 to the varying quantities of husks the valuation of 

 the refuse from barley and oats is very difficult 

 without an exact analysis being made. Amongst 

 the refuse materials from other grains may be noted 

 millet feeding meal, or " millet polish," which is 

 that portion of the grain left after polishing the 

 skinned grain. This material is often sold falsely 

 under the name of ground millet, and it may or may 

 not contain the husks. 



Rice meal, or rice polish, obtained from the pre- 

 paration of cooking rice, ought not to contain large 

 quantities of ground husks, although they are often 



