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report of the college's investigations, "but 

 more nutritious and producing larger loaves, 

 since it contains more gluten." From 100 

 pounds of "A Feed" wheat the college tests 

 produced an average of 63 . 72 pounds of good 

 flour. Every other grade of "Feed" wheat 

 yielded more than 60 pounds of good flour 

 for each 100 pounds of grain. 



It was perfectly plain, therefore, that the 

 new classification was unjustifiable and must 

 cause the farmers great loss. In December, 

 1916, the ruling prices at which the wheat 

 crop was being bought showed a difference 

 of 79 cents a bushel between No. 1 Northern 

 and "Feed D," which the tests at the college 

 had revealed to be of about the same actual 

 value to the millers. Taking the current 

 prices for wheat and for flour, this table 

 indicates how great that loss was: 



Price to Value to Gross Profit 



Grade the Farmer the Miller (Per Cent.) 



No. 1 Northern $1 . 73 $2 . 10 21 



No. 2 Northern 1.70 2.17 27 



No. 3 Northern 1.62 2.04 26 



No. 4 Northern 1.45 2.05 41 



No. 4 1.39 2.05 48 



A Feed 1.29 2.03 57 



B Feed 1.14 2.03 78 



C Feed 1.04 2.00 93 



D Feed 94 1.99 112 



A thoughtful examination of this table 

 will probably suggest a better reason for the 



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