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distinct brownish region on the peduncle or neck of the 

 panicle, resulting in a very noticeable weakening at that 

 place, thus causing the panicle to break over and become 

 a total loss. No effective control measures have yet been 

 discovered for this disease. 



USES OF RICE 



717. Rice as stock feed. As a fodder for stock, it is 

 stated that rice straw is about equal in value to good, 

 southern prairie hay. It is composed of 4.72 per cent 

 protein, 32.21 per cent carbohydrates, and 1.87 per cent 

 fat. More care should be taken in disposing of the straw 

 than is ordinarily done, in order that its flavor may be 

 preserved. 



Dairy mple (1910) concluded, from experiments with 

 rough rice as feed for horses and mules, (1) that " ground 

 rough rice may be found of considerable economic value 

 as a feed for these animals, if intelligently and systemati- 

 cally used," and " when the prices of other cereal (feeding) 

 grains are high, and other conditions warrant ; " also 

 (2) that, when " forming one of the ingredients of a mixed 

 ration, [it] may be fed with safety and benefit." 



Rice flour and rice meal are very valuable stock feeds, 

 being rich in carbohydrates as well as albuminoids. 

 According to an estimate by Stubbs, the by-products of 

 rice compare in value as follows : rice polish $21.55 a ton ; 

 rice bran $20.80; rice straw $9.13; and rice hulls $8.34. 



718. Primitive and oriental rice milling. There were 

 primitive methods of milling rice similar to those of mill- 

 ing other cereals. The old style pounder, and a crude 

 fanning mill, are commonly used at present in oriental 

 countries. 



