Annual Report for 1912 of the Consulting Chemist. 279 



This came well above the guarantee in oil, and was practi- 

 cally up to it in respect of albuminoids. Moreover, it was 

 genuine and in good condition. The price, however, seems 

 to me considerably in excess of the real feeding value of this 

 material. 



2. Oat Feed. 

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

 gave the following analysis : — 



Moisture . . . . . . . . 7"43 



Oil . 

 1 Albuminoids 



Starch and digestible fibre 



Woody fibre 

 ^Mineral matter (ash) 



2-66 



5-50 



52-97 



25-51 



5-93 



100-00 



' Containing nitrogen ...... -88 



* Including sand and silica ..... 439 



The price of this was 51. 3s. 9d. per ton delivered. My 

 examination of ii showed it to contain no less than 65 per cent, 

 of husk, and, as the above analysis shows, there is over 4 per 

 cent, of siliceous matter. The material was one of very inferior 

 quality, and the price is, of course, an extravagant one. 



3. Boiled Locust Beans. 



A Member of the Society sent me a sample under this 

 name. The price of it was 3Z. per ton. The material was very 

 wet, and, on analysing it, I found it to contain 87*83 per cent, 

 of water, and, accordingly, only 12"17 per cent, of total dry 

 matter. This would give only about 2 J cwt. of feeding material 

 in one ton of a delivery. 



In view of the wet condition and the fact that a considerable 

 proportion of the sugar must have been extracted in the boiling, 

 it is clear that the feeding value of the material can be l)ut 

 small, and that the price was altogether beyond reason. 



4. Chocolate Sweepings. 



A sample was sent me of waste material from a chocolate 

 factory. It was sweet and pleasant to the taste, and, on 

 analysis, gave the following results : — 



Moisture 314 



Oil 



'Albuminoids 



Sugar and other Carbohydrates 

 -Mineral matter (ash) . 



'Containing nitrogen 

 '^Including sand 



100-00 



■70 

 •44 



