ANALYSES OF THE OAT. 



Ill 



Flour. 

 100 grs. of the flour gave of 



Starch 79-360 



Casein or avenine .-...-. 2 - 120 



Dextrine or gum ------- 1-660 



Epidermis, pilose, gluten and oil - 2-500 



Water 9-714 



95-354 

 The sugar, extractive matter and albumen were not obtained. 



Proportion of palecs and kernels. 



Paleffi or husks 29-052 



Kernels - - - - - - 70-948 



Proportion of flour and bran in kernels. 



Flour - 58-958 



Bran 41-042 



Percentage : calculated dry. 



92-687 

 2-475 

 1-939 

 2-919 



100-000 



ANALYSIS OF OATS FROM LEWIS COUNTY. 



This variety, which I have noticed under this name, grew upon the black slates of the 

 Hudson-river group, which is usually a mixture of flat and round gravel and loam. The 

 following is its composition : 



White oat. 

 Water of the grain - - - - 10-10 



Silica ... 



Phosphate of iron 

 Phosphate of lime 

 Phosphate of magnesia 

 Phosphoric acid - 

 Carbonate of lime 

 Magnesia - 

 Potash - - - 

 Soda --- - 

 Chlorine 

 Sulphuric acid 

 Organic matter - 

 Carbonic acid 



15-UUU grs 



Percentum: calculated without 



5-860 



43-030 



0-160 



1-174 



0-250 



1-836 



1-431 



10-503 



2-030 



14.904 



0-020 



0-141 



0-010 



0-067 



1-998 



14-667 



1-346 



9-892 



0-261 



1-800 



0-253 



1-836 



1-203 





trace. 





14-822 



99-850 



