28 



BULLETIN 839, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



The bran particle count varied from 169 to 353, with an average 

 of 273. The hair count ranged from 88 to 335, with an average of 

 182. The total offal count varied from 263 to 654, with an average 

 of 456. 



LOW-GRADE FLOURS MILLED FROM SOFT WHEATS. 



The eight samples of low-grade flour milled from soft wheats ranged 

 from 2 to 10 per cent, with bleaching being practiced in some instances 

 and not in others. Table 34 gives the results of this examination. 



Table 34. — Results of examination of low-grade flours milled from soft wheals. 



Sample No. 



Commer- 

 cial grade. 



Bleached. 



Bran par- 

 ticles. 



Hairs. 



Total. 



17136-L-Y 



"Percent 

 low- 

 grade." 

 (?) 



(?) 



(?) 



202 

 143 

 309 

 238 

 402 

 3S0 

 307 

 331 



27 

 257 

 145 

 261 

 219 

 139 

 124 



80 



229 



17185-L-G 



No... 



400 



17176-L-X 



2 



No 



454 



17188-L-W ! 3 



No 



499 



15123- K-Z 



4 1 

 44 





621 



15126-K-CCC 



No 



529 



17178-L-BBS 6 



No 



431 



17165-L-Y 



Yes 



411 











The bran particle count varied from 143 to 402, with an average 

 of 302. The hair count ranged from 27 to 261, with an average of 

 140. The total offal count varied from 229 to 621, with an average of 

 446. 



LOW-GRADE FLOURS MILLED FROM BLENDED WHEATS. 



Eight samples of flour stated to have been milled from blended 

 wheats ranged in commercial grades from 1^ to 10 per cent, only one 

 sample of the number being represented as having been bleached. 

 The results of the examination are shown in Table 35. 



Table 35. — Results of examination of low-grade flours milled from blended wheats . 



Sample No. 



Commer- 

 cialgrade. 



Bleached. 



Bran par- 

 ticles. 



Hairs. 



Total. 



17123-L-EE 



"Percent 



low- 

 grade." 

 (?) 

 (?) 

 li 

 3J 

 4 

 5 



10 

 10 



No 



394 

 100 

 211 

 357 

 397 

 237 

 281 

 262 



59 

 61 

 76 

 141 

 183 

 94 

 131 

 132 



453 



17128-L-T 



No 



161 



17117-L-Y 



No 



287 



17115- L-F 



(?)... 



498 



17120- L-J 



No 



580 



17171-L-D 



No 



331 



17172-L-AA 





412 



17179- L-AAA 



No... 



394 









The bran particle count had limitations of from 100 to 397, with 

 an average of 279. The hair count varied from 59 to 183, with an 

 average of 109. The total offal count ranged from 161 to 580. with 

 an average count of 389. 



