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at any farm by means of a tumbler and a teaspoon: Pulverize a small 

 quantity of the meal and place a level teaspoonful of it into a tumbler 

 (Fig. 38) ; then add ten teaspoonfuls of boiling hot water to the meal; stir 

 thoroughly and leave to settle. If the meal is new-process it will settle in 

 the course of an hour, and will leave about one-half of the water clear on 

 top. Old-process meal will remain jelly-like. 



Fig. 38. — The swelling test. I, old-process oil meal; II, new-process oil meal. In case 

 of the former, the meal stirred in water remains in suspension on standing, while the new- 

 process meal soon settles so as to leave a clear yellowish solution on top, only about half the 

 quantity of water added being absorbed. 



Composition of Linseed Meal. — The chemical analysis and 

 digestibility of old- and new-process linseed meal will be seen from 

 the following table : 



Chemical Composition and Digestibility of Linseed Meals, in Per Cent 



