BLEACHING OF OATS WITH SULPHUR DIOXID. 11 
Table I. — A comparison of oats before and after bleaching — Continued. 
Labo- 
ratory 
No. 
Sulphur 
reaction. 
Ger- 
mina- 
tion. 
Mois- 
ture. 
Weight 
per 
bushel. 
Oats 
ap- 
pear- 
ing 
sound. 
Total 
oats 
ap- 
pear- 
ing 
dam- 
Oats 
ap- 
pear- 
ing 
dam- 
aged 
by 
agen- 
cies 
other 
than 
heat. 
Oats 
ap- 
pear- 
ing 
heat 
dam- 
Graded No. 4 White oats. 
Before sulphuring 
After sulphuring (from sulphur 
tower). 
Graded No. 4 White oats, clipped. 
Before sulphuring 
After sulphuring (from sulphur 
tower). 
After sulphuring (24 hours' stand- 
ing). 
After sulphuring (24 hours' stand- 
ing — steam). 
Bin-burned oats. 
Before sulphuring 
Before sulphuring, clipped 
After sulphuring, clipped (from 
sulphur tower). 
After sulphuring, clipped (from 
sulphur tower— steam). 
After sulphuring, clipped (24 
hours' standing). 
Clipped White oats. 
Before sulphuring 
After sulphuring (from sulphur 
tower). 
After sulphuring (24 hours' stand- 
ing). 
Graded No. 8 White oats. 
Before sulphuring 
After sulphuring (from sulphur 
tower). 
After sulphuring (loading into car) 
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 
88781 
88782 
88757 
88758 
88773 
88774 
88783 
88784 
88785 
88726 
88727 
88728 
89231 
89232 
89240 
89241 
89242 
tower). 
After sulphuring, before cooling- 
After sulphuring, after cooling 
Graded No. 3 White oats. 
Before sulphuring 
After sulphuring (from sulphur 
tower). 
After sulphuring (24 hours' stand- 
ing). 
Graded No. 3 White oats, clipped. 
Before sulphuring 
After sulphuring (from sulphur 
tower). 
After sulphuring (24 hours' stand- 
ing). 
89139 
89140 
89143 
89142 
89144 
None. . 
Slight. 
None 
Heavy . . 
Slight... 
...do.... 
None.... 
...do.... 
Medium 
Heavy . . 
...do.... 
None... 
Heavy . 
..do... 
None... 
Medium 
.do. 
None.. 
Slight. 
-do. 
..do. 
None. . 
Slight . 
...do.. 
...do.. 
None . , 
Slight. 
do.. 
None... 
Slight.. 
P.ct. 
61.0 
17.5 
67.5 
9.5 
45.5 
27.5 
10.5 
14.5 
1.5 
9.0 
82.0 
14.5 
70.5 
33.0 
.do . 
90.5 
84.5 
82.5 
77.0 
5.5 
1.5 
90.0 
77.0 
95.5 
42.0 
P.ct. 
12.3 
17.1 
13.6 
16.6 
16.0 
16.5 
12.1 
12.2 
18.2 
25.5 
16.7 
14.5 
18.6 
18.3 
14.2 
14.8 
16.0 
12.4 
12.8 
13.0 
12.7 
12.7 
13.1 
13.1 
13.1 
12.0 
12.7 
15.5 
12.6 
17.8 
Lbs. 
33.25 
33.25 
35.0 
38.0 
37.6 
37.5 
33.25 
36.0 
33.0 
30.25 
35.7 
40.4 
36.7 
37.3 
33.0 
34.0 
35.3 
34.7 
36.5 
35.6 
30.0 
27.3 
25.0 
32.3 
27.3 
P.ct. 
76.0 
82.4 
79.2 
94.8 
28.0 
26.0 
45.0 
39.8 
53.0 
92.4 
92.4 
87.6 
72.0 
71.6 
82.0 
93.0 
89.2 
14.4 
34.6 
37.6 
26.6 
81.2 
87.0 
78.0 
P.ct. 
22.8 
15.6 
19.6 
4.0 
8.S 
9.4 
71.2 
"52.0 
55.6 
45.0 
11.6 
23.6 
12.8 
3.6 
4.4 
6.0 
82.8 
62.4 
61.2 
70.2 
14.0 
7.6 
10.8 
9.2 
9.2 
7.2 
P.ct. 
21.6 
14.8 
16.8 
4.0 
8.0 
7.6 
14.8 
13-2 
13.6 
4.4 
5. 
10.0 
13.2 
12.4 
3.2 
4.4 
6.0 
20.8 
8.4 
17.2 
5.6 
14.0 
7.2 
10.8 
9.2 
9. 2 
P.ct. 
1.2 
.8 
2.8 
.8 
54.8 
58.0 
38.4 
32.8 
31.4 
Trace, 
.8 
1.6 
1.6 
10.0 
62.0 
54.0 
44.0 
64.6 
