




New York AgricutturaAL Experiment STAarion. 53 
ANALYSES OF SAMPLES OF WHEAT MIDDLINGS. 
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Mie iddlings oo ece hen. 6s ay Gy tSalh 96207 93245 
423. Middlings, Pillsbury’s 
MEOW ey. eee ee a $62" 5.10) 17743! 10:05° 21/2 53.127'5 68 
Bee MINGLE 1. aig ecsie sda 4 50 10.69 3.47 17.06 3.45 42.9 60.58 4.75 
452. Middlings, Minn. hard ; 
ltt eas aN See a 9.97955 :00 18413 taf 258 $2205 53. 1D 26.13 
469. Middlings, winter wheat. 8.56 4.88 19.50 5.71 29.0 54.29 7.06 
477. Middlings, western .... 9.66 3.23 15.94 3.95 44.9 62.00 5.23 
483. Middlings, winter wheat. 11.41 2.52 14.81 2.60 53.2 64.76 3.90 
515. Middlings, western ..... 10.08 4.51 16.06 5.59 33.3 59.18 4.58 
516. Middlings, red dog..... 9.44 3.60 20.68 2.45 35.7 58.53 5.30 
671. Middlings, red dog..... 9.52 2.70 10.81 4.27 suena USead epee cork 
Cae Odlings frees» 10.39 4.86 17.63 7.20 54.55 5.37 
678. Middlings, daisy b...... 10.78 4.86 18.25 7.44 53.23 5.44 
680. Middlings, Adrian ..... 10. 682074" 2006. C217 59 319° 5.23 
ws 8 GIGI ES a ee 10.10 4.08 17.19 6.34 56.22 6.07 
SePeRUIOUIINOR, 2... 5.4.50 -s 9.94 4.48 19.81 5.92 53.63 6.22 
Be ME NUIO CLANS 0 oo sie cus oss anes 10.14 4.10 18.00 5.66 56.50 5.60 
693. Middlings, shorts ...... L0G. 2 Of F188. 3. oF 59.43 5.44 
BibeMaddlings oi:4-03 waco - 9.63 2.39 15.31 2.64 66.25 3.78 
PV CTA Gils «lela oct tae tol « 10.00 3.85 17.41 5.15 58.01 5.58 
Average starch and 
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With the exception of sample No. 671, the composition of the 
middlings does not exhibit any unusual variations. The explana- 
tion of the variations which occur in bran apply equally to mid- 
dlings. The latter appear to be fully the equal of the former in 
uniformity and reliability. The middlings as found in New York 
seem to differ from the brans in containing on the average mate- 
rially more protein, and as is to be expected, more starch, the 
proportion of fiber being less. Digestion experiments, so far 
conducted, leave no doubt as to the greater digestibility of the 
middlings, a conclusion which is entirely consistent with related 
facts. Why, then, bran should be an apparently more popular 
dairy feeding stuff than middlings is not clear. 
stantial reasons for believing that the popular judgment is in error, 
a statement which is worthy the attention of dairymen. 
It is recognized, of course, that so-called middlings are some- 
times a catch-all for inferior refuse materials, and if this condition 
of affairs is found to be prevalent in New York it may be necessary 
There are sub- 
