THE OIL CONTENT OF FLAXSEED 
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Table 16. — Oil content 1 of northwestern-grown flaxseed, by grade, 2 by crop year 
1918 to 192' h inclusive 3 
Crop year 
Total number of samples. . _ 
Average percentage of oiL . _ 
Maximum percentage of oil. 
Minimum percentage of oil. 
Range in oil content 
Total number of samples... 
Average percentage of oil 
JMaximum percentage of oil- 
Minimum percentage of oil- 
Range in oil content ..- 
Total number of samples 
Average percentage "of oil 
Maximum percentage of oil- 
Minimum percentage of oil- 
Range in oil content 
Total number of samples 
Average percentage of oil 
Maximum percentage of oil- 
Minimum percentage of oil- 
Range in oil content 
Total number of samples 
Average percentage of oil.-. 
Maximum percentage of oil- 
Minimum percentage of oil- 
Range in oil content 
Total number of samples... 
Average percentage of oil._. 
Maximum percentage of oil- 
Minimum percentage of oil- 
Range of oil content 
Total number of samples-.. 
Average percentage of oil 
Maximum percentage of oil- 
Minimum percentage of oil- 
Range of oil content 
1918 
1919 
1920 
1921 
1922 
1923 
1924 
Commercial grade 
No. 1 
north- 
western 
flaxseed 
73 
37.66 
41. 65 
33. 50 
8.15 
23 
36.45 
39.42 
33.89 
5.53 
AVERAGE SEVEN CROP YEARS 
Total number of samples... 
Average percentage of oil... 
Maximum percentage of oil- 
Minimum percentage of oil- 
Range in oil content 
37.05 
40.53 
No. 1 
flaxseed 
5 
37.02 
37.89 
36.04 
1.85 
17 
36.17 
37.56 
33.26 
4.30 
162 
36.86 
40.68 
32.15 
8.53 
436 
37.20 
40.31 
32.61 
7.70 
602 
37.36 
40.68 
29.94 
10.74 
545 
37.33 
41.15 
27.96 
13.19 
37.32 
42.20 
32.87 
9.33 
2,065 
37.04 
40.07 
32.12 
7.95 
No. 2 
flaxseed 
Moisture as received at markets. . 
Minnesota Grain Inspection Department grades for the year in question. 
Beginning. 
36.93 
38.18 
33.64 
4.54 
5 
36. 25 
39.11 
34.03 
5.08 
2 
38.33 
38.58 
38.07 
.51 
50 
36.89 
40.30 
34.40 
5.90 
2 
37.42 
38.18 
36.68 
1.50 
34 
36.09 
36.93 
34.54 
2.39 
63 
36.90 
39.62 
32.73 
162 
36.97 
38.70 
34.87 
3.83 
Sample 
grade 
3 
33.96 
34.60 
32.35 
2.25 
7 
37.03 
37.94 
36.21 
1.73 
53 
36.13 
41.36 
22.58 
18.78 
4 
36.56 
36.95 
36.17 
.78 
5 
36.10 
36.75 
34.30 
2.45 
7 
37.06 
38.49 
35.44 
3.05 
36.14 
37.68 
32.84 
4.84 
