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MAIXE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT 5TATI0X. 



There is probably no other cereal food on the market so widely 

 and extensively advertised as Shredded \\'heat Biscuit. For 

 the most part its advertising matter is free from exaggerated 

 statements. Its chemical composition is that of good quality 

 winter wheat. It is the highest in price of any of the wheat 

 preparations, costing nearty 15 cents a pound. From this fact 

 it should not have a place upon the table of those who are trying 

 to live economically. 



The average composition of the different classes of corn, oat 

 and wheat preparations is compared with milk and a good qual- 

 it\^ of bread flour in the follov\-ine table. 



WEIGHT OF NCTEIESTS ASD FUEL VAFUE OF ONE POCSD OF THE 

 MORE IMPORTANT CLASSES OF CEEEAi. FOODS AS FOUND IX THE 

 MARKET COMPARED WITH MILK AXD FLOUR. 



Classes of Foods. 



Milk. 



Flonr 



Com foods — 



Oat meals 



Rolled oats.. . 

 Wheat meals. . 

 Rolled T^-heats 



Ponnd. I Pound. 

 .865 .1-65 



.131 



.0S4 



.148 



.150 



.134 



.101 



.12s 

 .114 

 .060 

 .081 

 .108 

 -111 



nnd. 

 .042 



Ponnd. 

 .061 



Pound. 

 .007 



.013 



.723 



.005 



.007 



.791 



.004 j 



.084 



.6SS 



.021 



.078 



.671 



.020 



.flSO 



-737 



.010 1 



-019 



.7.52 



.017 1 



Calories. 

 337 



1645 



1740 



a»18 



1965 

 17tO 

 1765 



Miscellaneous Preparations. 



Cook's Flaked Rice is ''manufactured from the best Carolina 

 head rice." It has practically the same composition as raw rice, 

 but is cooked ready for use. Rice is much lower in protein 

 content than wheat or oats, and more nearly resembles Indian 

 com in composition. Best Carolina head rice retails for 10 cents 

 a pound. The price asked for the cooked flaked rice in pack- 

 ages makes its cost about 15 cents per pound. 



Glen jMiUs Crushed Barley has about the same composition as 

 bolted barley meal. Its cost, 7>^ cents a pound, is about that 

 of the wheat preparations in packages. 



