SHIPSTUFF.
That part separated and known as shipstuff is a very thin layer next outside of the middlings, and contains the germ not found in the middlings or left as a part of the flour. The quantity produced, 2 lb. from a bushel of wheat, is very small and rarely kept separate from the bran. The following shows the analysis:
| Lb. per Bushel of Wheat. | |
| Water. | 0.282 |
| Ash. | 0.101 |
| Albuminoids. | 0.349 |
| Woody fiber. | 0.160 |
| Carbo-hydrates (starchy matters). | 1.088 |
| Fat. | 0.099 |