This section is from the book "The Engineer's And Mechanic's Encyclopaedia", by Luke Hebert. Also available from Amazon: Engineer's And Mechanic's Encyclopaedia.
Numerous attempts have been made to find a substitute for wheaten bread, that should wholly or partially supply its place in times of scarcity. With this view, the annexed table has been prepared, by which will be seen the proportion of farina and of bran the following vegetable substances contain.
Kind of Grain. | a Bushel of, weighs | Weight of Flonr in a bushel. | Weight of Bran in a bushel. | ||
Barley................. | 46lb | 381b | 10 1/2oz | 5lb | 10 1/4oz |
Buck Wheat. . . | 46 1/4 | 38 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
Rye. . . . | 54 | 43 | 0 | 9 | 5 1/2 |
Maize............ | 53 | 44 | 0 | 8 | 10 1/4 |
Rice............... | 61 1/4 | 60 | 0 | ||
Oats........... | 38 1/4 | 23 | 5 | 13 | 10 1/2 |
Beans...... | 57 1/4 | 43 | 5 1/2 | 12 | 0 |
Peas........ | 61 3/4 | 47 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
Potatoes.......... | 58 | 8 | 0 |
We shall now proceed to shew how these several vegetable substances may be employed as substitutes for wheaten flour.
 
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