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to carry off the substance in suspension. Degerminating 

 machinery removes the germs, which are dried and crushed 



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 Starch 



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 Starch 



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Fig. 45. — Structure of the corn kernel. (Illinois Experiment Station.) 



between rollers, and the oil pressed out, leaving the residue 

 in cakes. This is corn germ cake. The cake is usually 

 ground and sold as corn germ meal or corn oil meal. After 



