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ANALYSES OF THE OAT. 



IL Organic constituents of the oat or grain of each acre respectively. 



1. East acre. 



236-40 grs. oats yielded of 



Paleffi or husks - 

 Kernels ... 



69-30 

 167-10 



percentage. 



29-314 

 70-686 



194- 16 grs. kernels gave of 



Fine white flour 115-12 



Bran (about like that separated at the mills) 79-02 



Flour. 

 115- 12 grs. flonr gave of 



Starch 89-91 



Epidermis, pilose*, gluten and oil - 4-32 



Percentage of ash in the epidermis and pilose (mostly pilose) 2-315. Nothing more was 

 obtained from this specimen of flour. 



59-291 

 40-709 



77-232 

 3-752 



' The piloae is the short hairs appended to the epidermis. 



