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ABLE FOR ADMEASUREMENT OF CATTLE. 



QUANTITY OF MEAL OF DIFFERENT GRAINS. 



The corn of the different species of grain produces, 

 when ripe, nearly the following quantities of meal, or 

 household flour and bread per bushel; viz: 



Wheat if weighing 60 U>3., of flour 48 Ibs., of bread 64 It*. 



Rye, 54 42 56 



Barley, 48 37$ 50 



Oats, 40 22$ 30 



The flour of wheat, which is cut before it is quite ripe, 

 is whiter than that which is allowed lo-come to maturity, 

 and bears a higher price in the markets. The grain 



