APPENDIX. 



Table I. — A comparison of oats before and after bleaching . 



[The figures shown in the table represent the analysis of samples as received, and the determination of 

 other grain, seed, dirt, and foreign material has been omitted from the table.] 



Oats 

 ap- 

 pear- 

 ing 

 heat 

 dam- 



Before sulphuring 



After sulphuring 



Before sulphuring 



After sulphuring (5 hours' stand- 

 ing)- 

 After sulphuring, after cooling. . . 



Before sulphuring 



After sulphuring (24 hours' stand- 

 ing). 

 After sulphurmg, after coolmg. . . 



Before sulphuring 



After sulphuring, before cooling. . 

 After sulphuring, after cooling. . . 

 After sulphuring, cooling, and 

 clipping. 



Before sulphuring, before clipping. 

 Before sulphuring, after clipping. . 

 After sulphuring, after clipping. . 

 After sulphuring, cooling, and 

 clipping. 



Before sulphuring 



After sulphuring, before cooling. . . 

 After sulphuring, after cooling 



Before sulphuring 



After sulphuring, before cooling. . . 

 After sulphuring, after cooling 



Before sulphuring 



After sulphuring, before cooling. . . 

 After sulphiuring, after coohng 



Before sulphuring 



After sulphuring, before cooling. . . 

 After sulphuring, after cooling 



Before sulphuring 



After sulphuring, before cooling. . . 

 After sulphuring, after cooling 



Before sulphurmg , 



After sulphuring, before coolmg. . . 

 After sulphuring, after cooling 



Before sulphuring 



After sulphuring (from sulphur 

 tower). 



After sulphuring (24 hours' stand- 

 ing). 



Before sulphurmg (dried and 

 clipped). 



After sulphurmg (from sulphur 

 tower). 



After sulphuring (24 hours' stand- 

 ing). 



Before sulphiu'lng (dried and 

 clipped). 



After sulphurmg (from sulphur 

 tower). 



After sulphurmg (24 hours' stand- 

 ing). 

















Oats 

















ap- 















Total 



pear- 



Labo- 

 ratory 

 No. 



Sulphur 

 reaction. 



Ger- 

 mina- 

 tion. 



Mois- 

 ture. 



Weight 



per 

 bushel. 



Oats 

 ap- 

 pear- 

 ing 

 soimd. 



oats 

 ap- 

 pear- 

 ing 

 dam- 

 aged. 



ing 

 dam- 

 aged 



by 



agen- 

 cies 

 other 

 than 

 heat. 







P.ct. 



P.ct. 



Us. 



P.ct. 



P.ct. 



P.ct. 



87897 



None. . . . 



56.0 



12.9 



30.25 



50.4 



45.2 



39.2 



87898 



Medium 



.5 



14.7 



31.9 



66.3 



28.8 



24.8 



S7899 



None 



64.0 



15.2 



32.5 



25.2 



71.6 



71.6' 



87901 



Medium 





15.7 



33.1 



37.6 



66.4 



56.4 



87900 



...do.... 



.5 



15.6 



32.25 



42.8 



52.8 



52.8 



87935 



None 



64.0 



14.0 



33.7 



49.2 



48.8 



47.6 



87937 



Medium 



3.0 



15.5 



34.8 



63.2 



32.4 



31.2 



87936 



...do.... 



10.0 



15.5 



34.0 



70.6 



23.6 



22.8 



88074 



None 



91.0 



14.8 



35.0 



76.2 



19.7 



19.0 



88075 



Slight... 



38.0 



16.0 



36.0 



84.2 



12.0 



11.6 



88076 



Medium 



45.2 



15.7 



34.9 



86.0 



11.0 



11.0 



88077 



...do 



49.0 



15.3 



36.5 



84.4 



11.6 



11.0 



88087 



None 



97.5 



14.2 



36.3 



88.2 



8.9 



8.9 



88088 



...do.... 



94.5 



14.4 



39.25 



88.1 



8.9 



8.9 



88089 



Medium 



17.5 



15.2 



39.6 



94.1 



2.0 



2.0 



88090 



...do.... 



9.5 



14.4 



39.75 



94.0 



2.7 



2.7 



88322 



None 



93.6 



14.2 



39.25 



83.0 



12.0 



12.0 



88323 



Medium 



26.0 



14.6 



40.4 



87.4 



6.8 



6.8 



88324 



...do.... 



33.0 



14.9 



40.4 



84.2 



9.6 



9.6 



88338 



None 



91.5 



13.8 



38.0 



77.8 



19.6 



19.2 



88339 



Slight... 



l.S 



14.3 



38.6 



88.2 



9.3 



9.3 



88340 



...do.... 



5.5 



13.8 



38.25 



87.2 



9.5 



9.5 



88460 



None 



95.5 



14.6 



37.2 



89.0 



7..6 



7.6 



88461 



Heavy. . 



39.0 



14.9 



37.7 



93.1 



2.6 



2.6 



88462 



...do.... 



29.5 



15.1 



37.7 



92.5 



4.2 



4.2 



88528 



None 



95.0 



14.4 



38.7 



73.8 



22.9 



22.9 



88529 



SUght. 



82.0 



15.4 



40.9 



92.6 



5.2 



5.2 



88530 



...do.... 



77.0 



14.8 



40.5 



87.9 



9.8 



9.8 



88531 



None 



94.5 



14.5 



39.9 



83.8 



13.6 



13.6 



88532 



Medium 



73.0 



15.3 



38.7 



92.0 



5.4 



5.2 



88533 



Slight... 



78.0 



15.2 



39.0 



89.2 



8.5 



8.2 



88534 



None 



94.0 



14.6 



39.0 



82.6 



14.6 



14.2 



88535 



Medium 



.5 



16.0 



39.0 



93.6 



4.4 



4.4 



88536 



...do.... 



44.0 



15.2 



39.3 



90.8 



7.2 



7.2 



87796 

 87798 



None 



Heavy . . 



53.0 







53.2 

 66.*9 



43.2 

 29.2 



36.8 

 23.8 







87797 



Medium. 



.5 





34.0 



67.9 



29.2 



16.4 



87799 



None 



46.0 





38.0 



45. S 



52.7 



28.5 



87801 



Medium. 



13.0 





38.0 



48.6 



48.5 



23.4 



87800 



Heavy . . 



13.0 





37.5 



60.2 



38.2 



20.2 



87802 



None 



41.0 





37.5 



46.4 



51.2 



29.6 



87804 



Medium. 



21.0 





35.5 



56.8 



40.8 



17.2 



87803 



SUght— 



24.0 





36.0 



71.2 



27.6 



12.8 



P.ct. 

 6.0 

 4.0 



1.2 

 1.2 



.7 



.4 



Trace. 



Trace. 



Trace. 



6.4 

 5.4 



12.8 



24.2 



,25,2,, 



18! 



21.6 

 23.6 



.,14.8 



