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a scarcity of cotton-seed and similar light-coloured non-drying 

 oils. It is intended to make further experiments regarding its 

 applicability for manufacturing purposes. 



As stated in the previous report, the cake left after expressing 

 the oil from the decorticated seeds would probably be of value 

 as a cattle food, since its calculated composition compares very 

 favourably with the various cakes at present in use, and it is 

 stated that animals in the Straits Settlements readily eat the 

 kernels. 



