148 Annual Report. 



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A sample of biscuit-meal analysed by me liad the following 

 composition : 



Moisture 8-70 



Oil 1-61 



Albuminous compounds (flesli-forming matters) .. 10*12 



Starch, dcctrinc and sugar 76'90 



Cellulose (woody fibre) -58 



Mineral matters (ash) 2-09 



100-00 

 Jiice-meal. 



Rice-meal varies much in composition, for the commercial 

 article sold under that name contains variable, and often large 

 proportions of the husk of rice, which possesses little or no nutri- 

 tive properties. 



A sample of rice-dust lately analvsed by me had the following 



composition : — 



Moisture 8-83 



Oil and fatty matters 9-50 



*Albuminous comjounds (llcsh-forming matters) .. 12'75 



Starch, mucilage and digestible fibre />0*fi9 



AVoody libre (cellulose) 10-14 



fMineral matters (ash) 8-09 



100-00 



*Contaiiiing nitrogen 2-0+ 



fCoutaiuiug silica 3- 17 



Rice-dust contains a good deal of a nicely-tasting yellow oil, 

 which no doubt adds much to the fattening properties of rice- 

 meal ; but the price at which this meal is usually sold in the 

 market, in comparison with the more nutritious barley-meal, is 

 far too high. 



Augustus Voelcker. 



12, Hanover Square, London, 

 December, 18G-1. 



XI. — On Cross-Breeding in Horses. By W. C. Spooner. 



It is now nearly five years since I discussed the subject of 

 cross-breeding in the pages of this Journal, vol. xx., with 

 more particular reference to the breeding of sheep ; my paper 

 excited some little attention, and I had no reason to complain 

 of the criticism it received. In the mean time, I have seen 

 no cause to doubt the truth of the principles then advocated, 

 or the facts adduced in their support. I propose, therefore, at 

 the present time, to show the applicability of those principles to 



