10 BULLETIN 725, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Table I. — A comparison of oats before and after bleaching — Continued. 
Labo 
ratorv 
No. 
Sulphur 
reaction. 
Ger- 
mina- 
tion. 
Mois- 
ture. 
Weight 
per 
bushel. 
Oats 
ap- 
pear- 
ing 
sound. 
Total 
oats 
ap- 
pear- 
ing 
dam- 
aged. 
Oats 
ap- 
pear- 
ing 
dam- 
aged 
agen- 
cies 
other 
than 
heat. 
Before sulphuring (clipped) 
After sulphuring (from sulphur 
tower). 
After sulphuring (24 hours' stand- 
ing). 
Before sulphuring 
After sulphuring (from sulphur 
tower). 
After sulphuring (24 hours' stand- 
ing). 
Before sulphuring 
After sulphuring (from sulphur 
tower). 
After sxuphuring (24 hours' stand- 
ing). 
Before sulphuring 
After sulphuring (from sulphur 
tower). 
After sulphuring (24 hours' stand- 
ing). 
Before sulphuring 
After sulphuring 
After sulphuring and clipping . 
Before sulphuring 
After sulphuring! 
After sulphuring and clipping . 
Before sulphuring 
After sulphuring." 
After sulphuring and clipping . 
Graded No. 3 White oats. 
Before sulphuring 
After sulphuring (from sulphur 
tower). 
After sulphuring (1 hour's stand- 
ing). 
After sulphuring, before cooling.-. 
After sulphuring, after cooling 
After sulphuring and clipping 
Graded No. 3 White oats. 
Before sulphuring 
After sulphuring (from sulphur 
tower). 
After sulphuring, before cooling.. . 
After sulphuring, after cooling — 
Bin-burned oats. 
Before sulphuring 
After sulphuring (from sulphur 
tower). 
After sulphuring, before cooling... 
After sulphuring, after cooling 
Graded No. S Tlliite oats. 
Before sulphuring 
After sulphuring (from sulphur 
tower). 
After sulphuring, before cooling— . 
After sulphuring, after cooling 
S7S43 
87844 
7S45 
rsro 
7S71 
87^94 
S7902 
S7903 
S7904 
87939 
S7940 
87941 
87942 
87943 
87944 
87945 
S7946 
87947 
88605 
Ss639 
88600 
88608 
5>6i>9 
88610 
88611 
88640 
88612 
88672 
8>o7o 
Xone.. 
Slight . 
.do. 
P.ct. 
44.0 
P.ct. 
Xone... 
Heaw. 
...do.. 
Xone . . 
Heavy. 
...do... 
9.0 
61.0 
Xone 
Medium. 
.do. 
Xone 
Medium. 
...do.... 
Xone . . . 
Heavy . . 
...do.... 
Xone 
Medium. 
Xone 
...do.... 
Medium. 
...do.... 
...do.... 
...do.... 
...do.... 
Xone 
Medium. 
..do.... 
..do.... 
Xone 
Medium. 
__do.... 
..do.... 
Xone 
Medium. 
do.. 
...do... 
50.0 
22.0 
14.0 
SO.O 
.5 
58.0 
14.0 
88.0 
3.0 
80.0 
89.0 
84.0 
76.0 
56. 5 
89.0 
67.0 
63.0 
9.0 
53.5 
66.0 
21.0 
15.7 
17.2 
16.5 
12.2 
21.3 
15.4 
13.3 
17.8 
22.5 
26.0 
44.5 
14.3 
15.7 
15.4 
15.0 
14.6 
14.8 
15.2 
15.7 
15.7 
15.3 
14.0 
14.7 
15.0 
14.5 
14.2 
15.1 
15.3 
15.4 
Lbs. 
39.0 
38.0 
3S.25 
33.5 
34.5 
33.5 
36.0 
as. o 
36.5 
36.5 
36.0 
37.0 
36.0 
40.75 
41.0 
37.0 
39.8 
40.5 
39.5 
35.5 
35.5 
35.8 
35.6 
32.0 
32.0 
31. S 
32.25 
P.ct. 
46.4 
45.8 
12.2 
IS. 5 
26.0 
49.3 
61.3 
55.2 
49.6 
70.8 
20.0 
60.3 
58.5 
59.2 
74.2 
65.0 
92.6 
92.4 
90.8 
84. 4 
83.2 
88. S 
92.8 
90.6 
88. 
28.0 
44.4 
54.0 
56.0 
62.4 
26.0 
79.6 
SO. 2 
P.ct. 
51.6 
51.8 
52.2 
85.8 
SO. 5 
72.4 
36.5 
24.8 
21.7 
49.6 
36.7 
43.6 
48.8 
28.0 
29.8 
75.4 
37.0 
39.9 
39.4 
24.2 
33.2 
16.0 
5.2 
4.8 
6.0 
12.4 
13.6 
8.8 
6.0 
7.8 
8.8 
69.2 
51.6 
43.2 
41.2 
35.6 
21.6 
17.6 
17.4 
P.ct. 
26.4 
29.2 
27.8 
8.6 
8.4 
24.6 
18.4 
19.2 
17.5 
18.8 
48.8 
25.2 
29.0 
22.3 
21.2 
18.5 
38.8 
19.6 
28.4 
11.2 
5.2 
5.2 
10.0 
12.0 
7.2 
5.6 
7.0 
8.0 
IS. 4 
12.8 
10. S 
8.8 
33.6 
20.4 
16.4 
14.0 
