THE OIL CONTENT OF FLAXSEED 
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Table 11. — Comparison of the oil content of damaged flaxseed with sound seed 
separated from the same sample 
Separations 
Lab- 
ora- 
tory 
num- 
ber 
Sound 
ker- 
nels 
Field-damaged 
kernels 
Percentage of ex- 
cess or deficiency 
of oil content of 
damaged kernels 
compared with 
sound kernels 
Storage-damaged 
kernels 
Percentage of excess or 
deficiency of oil content 
of damaged kernels com- 
pared with sound ker- 
nels . 
A 
B 
C 
A 
B 
C 
D 
E 
F 
G 
D 
E 
F 
G 
1 
Per 
cent 
oil 
41.75 
41.83 
41.94 
40.01 
42.10 
Per 
cent 
oil 
42.66 
42.32 
42.86 
43.49 
43.19 
Per 
cent 
oil 
Per 
cent 
oil 
Per 
cent 
+2.19 
+1.17 
+2.19 
+8.69 
+2.58 
+2.88 
+1.62 
+2.51 
+.97 
+.91 
+4.20 
+5.68 
+4.21 
+ 37 
+3.28 
+.69 
+1.53 
+2.61 
+4.34 
+2.93 
+3.16 
+2.59 
-6.34 
-.67 
-.32 
-2.41 
-1.61 
-2.39 
-.80 
-1.12 
-2.06 
-.92 
-1.69 
-9.40 
-.07 
-1.78 
Per 
cent 
Per 
cent 
Per 
cent 
oil 
Per 
cent 
oil 
Per 
cent 
oil 
Per 
cent 
oil 
Per 
cent 
Per 
cent 
Per 
cent 
Per 
cent 
2 
40.89 
-2.24 
3 
4 
5 
6 
41.231 42.42 
41.55 
40.37 
40.48 
40.01 
+.77 
+.74 
+2.84 
-2.58 

7 
40.07 
39.36 
41.07 
42.52 
40.71 
39.93 
41.02 
40.32 
39.86 
41.90 
39.86 
39.02 
40.72 
40.35 
41.47 
42.91 
42.42 
42.20 
42.75 
40.47 
41.17 
42.19 
40.47 
40.04 
i 
8 
1 
9 
. .. 1 
10. _. 
11. ._ 
39.27 
40.66 
42.20 
39.51 
41.39 
41.79 
-3.53 
+1.82 
+2.87 
-2.00 
+3.83 
-.26 
12. __ 
13. ._ 
14. __ 
15. __ 
16. __ 
17. . _ 
18— 
39.05 
41.60 
+.07 
+2.21 
19. . _ 
40.70 42.47 
20— _ 
39.16 
38.53 
39.29 
34.68 
39.94 
40.31 
39.75 
40.31 
32.48 
39.67 
40.41 
39.96 
38.42 
40.33 
38.03 
37.64 
38.02 
41.88 
42.82 
35.62 
39.31 
40.09 
21. _ 
39.18 
+1.68 
22--. 
23--. 
24. ._ 
25 | 40.54 
40.51 
-.07 
26 i 40.95 
27. .J 39.05 
28.- _l 41.32 
29. . 38.34 
37.25 
37.13 
-2.84 
30... 
38.07 
38.82 
42.27 
43.56 
39.32 
39.34 
40.82 
37.00 
41.52 
43.24 
43.78 
43.80 
42.42 
41.29 
37.74 
41.70 
38.95 
38.95 
39.02 
39.02 
39.32 
43.88 
43.88 
40.99 
34.60 
34.60 
-2.46 
31. _ _ 

32.-_ 
33-.. 
34..- 
35-.- 
v^ 
36. _ 
37--_ 
30.02 
35.38 
31.81 
29.53 
36.40 
35.90 
27.41 
34.50 
-18.86 
-14.78 
-26. 43 
-32. 54 
- 16. 89 
-15.37 
-33. 61 
-8.58 
, I 
38— _ 
i 
39. 
t 
40... 
41. __ 
42.. 
43.. 
44. 
45. __ 
42.30 
38.94 
41.11 
+1.43 
.02 
+5.54 
46. _ 
47._ 
48E- 
37.88 
-2.92 
48 F 
37.07 
-4.99 
49E . 
34.58 
39.50 
-12.05 
-9.98 
50E 
50F 

36.54 
-16.72 
51E 
40.60 
-.95 
52G 

33.49 
33.71 
-3.20 
52G 
-2.57 
Note. A.— Field-damaged seed, slight to medium scab or blister. 
B— Field-damaged seed, heavy scab, evidence of sprouting, considerable swelling and splitting. 
C— Field-damaged seed, immature and frosted. So-called flywings. 
D— Storage-damaged seed, fire-burned seed. 
E— Storage-damaged seed, slightly damaged by heat of fermentation 
F.— Storage-damaged seed, badly damaged by heat of fermentation. 
G —Storage-damaged seed, water-damaged seed. 
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