OATS AS GRAIN AND FODDER. 



15 



ANALYSES OF MAINE GROWN OATS. COMPOSITION OP THE OATS ON 

 CURKI) AND WATER FREE BASIS. 









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Ox Cired Basis. 



lbs. 



Scottish Chief 



Liberty 



Weston 



Common 



White Russian. .. 



Parker Oats , 



Common Western 



Siberian 



Hogan , 



On Water Free Basis. 



Scottish Chief 

 Liberty 



Parker Oats 



Common Western. 



Siberian 



Hogan 



4142 

 4148 



4144 



4145 

 4146 

 4187 



4188 

 4189 

 4190 



4195 

 4197 



4198 



4200 

 4201 

 4206 

 4207 



4142 

 4143 

 4144 



4145 

 4146 

 4187 



4188 

 41S9 

 4190 



Weston 4195 



Common 4197 



White Russian 4198 



4200 

 4201 

 4206 

 4207 



% 



8.39 

 8.66 

 8.73 



11.15 

 8.07 

 11.35 



10.20 

 10.23 

 10.18 



10.92 

 9.84 

 9.21 



11.69 



9.09 

 11.16 

 9.46 



3.03 

 3.59 

 3.01 



2.92 

 3.41 

 3.95 



3.67 

 3.19 

 3.43 



3.08 

 3.42 

 3.14 



2.91 

 3.91 

 2.85 



2.84 



% 



10.63 

 11.69 

 13.00 



12.56 

 12.13 

 10.75 



11.13 



10. S8 

 11.38 



11.25 



9.93 

 12.75 



11.56 

 12.57 

 12.12 



11.50 



3.31 11, 

 3.93 I 12.80 

 3.30 14.20 



3.2S 

 3.71 

 4.46 



4.09 

 3.55 

 3.82 



3.46 

 3.79 

 3.46 



3.30 

 4.30 

 3.21 

 3-H 



14.09 

 13.19 

 12.13 



12.39 

 12.12 

 12.67 



12.63 

 11.01 

 14.04 



13.09 

 13. S3 

 13.64 

 12.70 



% 



13.92 

 13.47 

 12.13 



11.28 

 13.24 

 9.33 



9.13 

 S.31 

 9.19 



8.64 

 10.29 

 10.10 



10.62 

 11.71 

 9.18 

 11.03 



15.20 

 14.71 

 13.30 



12.70 

 14.39 

 10.52 



10.17 

 9.26 

 10.23 



9.70 

 11.41 

 11.12 



12.03 

 12.88 

 10.33 

 12.18 



% ! % 



59.27 

 57.88 

 58.20 



4.76 

 4.71 

 4.93 



57.70 4.39 



58.26 4.89 



61.27 3.35 



60.23 

 62.17 

 60.28 



60.25 

 61.13 

 58.36 



57.29 

 56.08 

 59.03 

 60.13 



64.70 

 63.40 

 63.80 



64.99 

 63-39 

 69.21 



67 07 

 69.26 

 67.11 



07.63 

 67.81 

 64.29 



64.87 

 61.69 

 66.45 

 66.42 



5.64 

 5.22 

 5.54 



5.86 

 5.39 

 6.44 



5.93 

 6.64 

 5.66 

 5.04 



5.19 

 5.16 

 5.40 



4.90 

 5.32 

 3.78 



6.28 

 5.81 

 6.17 



6.58 



5.98 

 7.09 



6.71 



7.30 I 



6.37 



5.56 



4.247 

 4.2i:> 

 4.270 



4.161 



4.218 

 4.203 



4.300 

 4.250 

 4 232 



4.285 

 4.258 

 4.376 



4.294 



4.636 

 4.614 

 4.607 



4.683 

 4.5SS 

 4.741 



4.788 

 4.734 

 4.712 



4.810 

 4.723 

 4.820 



4.802 



4.739 



In the above table, where the weight per bushel of most of 

 other samples are given, it will be noticed that contrary to the 

 common belief the light oats show about as good chemical com- 

 position as the heavy ones. Therefore the food value of a bushel 

 (32 pounds) of light oats is about the same as 32 pounds of 

 heavy oats, and it seems to matter little whether oats weigh 32 or 

 .40 pounds to the measured bushel if they are bought and fed by 

 weight. Probably exceedingly light oats like those grown in the 



