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. 8. Offals. 

 The following is an analysis of a sample of thirds sent me, 

 and which I found to have been adulterated with rice-husk : — 

 Moisture 1268 



Oil . 

 ^Albuminous compounds 



Starch, digestible fibre, &c. 



Woody fibre (cellulose) 

 * Mineral matter (ash) . 



3-62 



17-25 



55-87 



5-59 



4-99 



100-00 



'Containing nitrogen ...... 2-76 



-Including silica ....... 1-59 



In this instance the thirds had been given to pigs, and, 

 shortly after use, several of them were taken ill and had to 

 be killed, subsequent examination showing inflammation of the 

 stomach and bowels. 



The admixtiire was admitted, and a sum of 30Z. was paid 

 by way of compensation for the losses incurred. 



9. " Oat Feed.'' 

 A sample sold under the above name was sent to me, and 

 gave the following analysis : — 



Moisture ........ 8-27 



Oil 



' Albuminous compounds 



Starch, digestible fibre. &c. 



Woody fibre (cellulose) 

 'Mineral matter (ash) . 



2-89 



5-50 



53-67 



24-14 



5-63 



100-00 



' Containing nitrogen ...... -88 



'Including silica ....... 4-03 



This was an inferior material, consisting, for the greater 

 part, of the husks, or " shudes," of oats. It was probably the 

 waste from some manufacturing process, and the price at 

 which it was sold, namely, 5/. .5s. per ton, carriage paid, seems 

 to me to be altogether beyond its feeding value. The husky 

 nature of the material is shown by the high percentage of 

 silica given in the analysis. 



10. Sugar-beet. 

 An analysis of a sample of sugar-beet grown in N(jrthum- 

 l^erland in 1910 gave the percentage of sugar as 14()1 ; this 

 was by no means of high quality, and a considerably higher 

 percentage of sugar may be expected us the result of such a 

 dry season as that of 1911. 



