ANALYSES OF THE OAT. 



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Percentage of ivater, dry matter and ash in the kernels. 

 100 grs. of kernels yielded of 



Water 9-412 



Dry kernels 90-588 



Ash 5-242 



Ash calculated dry 2-475 



Organic matter calculated dry - 97*525 



Kernels. 

 100 grs. of kernels gave of 



Percentage : calculated dry* 



Starch 55-000 59-291 



Albumen - 1-800 1-932 



Casein or avenine 15-769 16-984 



Dextrine, or gum and mucilage .... 7-280 7 - 861 



Oil 3-380 3-644 



Gluten --. - 1-680 1-803 



Sugar and extractive matter 2-120 2-278 



Epidermis and pilose ...... 5 "750 6-207 



Water 9 '412 



102-582 100-000 



2. Middle acre. 

 289 ' 06 grs. gave of 



Percentage. 



PaleEeorhusk 89-06 30-810 



Kernels 200-00 69-190 



196-40 grs. kernels yielded of 



Fine white flour .... 114-000 58-045 



Bran (about as it is obtained at the mills) 82-400 41-955 



Flour. 

 100 grs. of the flour gave of 



Starch 82-70' 



Epidermis, gluten, oil and pilose, mostly pilose - • 2-28 



Percentage of ash in pilose 3-289. This gave no Co 2 , a large percentage of silicic acid, 



a small quantity of phosphates, lime and magnesia, and a mere trace of So 3 . 

 Casein - - - - - - - - - 2 - 16 



Dextrine or gum - - • - - - - 1-6S 



Water - 10-40 



The sugar, extractive matter, oil, gluten and albumen were not quantitatively obtained 

 (very small, mostly in bran). 



