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COMPOSITION OF CHINESE DECORTICATED COTTONSEED CAKE 

 AND MEAL. 



In addition to the Decorticated Cotton Cake and Meal there 

 seems a probability of a trade springing up in the Undecorticated 

 or whole seed Cake. The samples which have come under 

 Mr Smetham's observation have been, for the most part, in a sound 

 condition, and the composition is such that, if they can be imported at 

 a profit, they should prove a valuable acquisition to the farmer. The 

 following analyses indicate the character of the present deliveries: 



COMPOSITION OF CHINESE UNDECORTICATED COTTON CAKE. 



The relatively high percentage of albuminoids, compared with 

 Undecorticated Cakes from other sources, is particularly noticeable 

 in those cakes which the Author analysed. 



" At present the trade in Burma does not seem to be highly 

 organized, and often the description of the goods is very faulty, 

 as will be seen from the following analyses of some recently im- 

 ported parcels: 



