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brought into mortars holding from 4 to 6 bushels each and 

 pounded, to remove the yellow, gluey covering of the grain 

 and give it the creamy color so much desired. This pound- 

 ing really removes the chaft' and some of the flour, and leaves 

 the grain but little broken. The rice is then polished to 

 give it a pearly lustre, which is eftected by friction of the 

 grains of rice against tanned moose hide. That portion 

 rubbed ofl' is termed rice polish. The chaff and flour above 

 referred to, and in some cases the polish also, are mixed and 

 sold as rice meal for cattle feeding. 



Composition. 



[Figures equal percentages or pouuds per 100.] 



Water, . 

 Ash, . 

 Fiber, . 

 Fat, 



Protein, . 

 Extract matter, 



10.50 

 7.67 

 5.03 

 12.10 

 12.95 

 51.75 



12.00 

 1.42 

 1.84 

 3.34 

 9.68 



71.72 



The above feeds have the same type of composition, being 

 comparatively low in protein and high in carbohydrates. 

 They both may be termed heat-producing and fattening 

 feeds. The rice meal contains more fat and less extract or 

 starchy matter than the corn meal. 



