1906.] 



PUBLIC DOCUxMENT — No. 33. 



79 



Part II. — Experiments in Animal Nutrition. 



1. Bibby's Dairy Cake. 



J. i; 



1>IN1)SKY.' 



JVctiure and Comjposition of the Cake. 



This niaterial is made by J, Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 

 Eng., and is imported in the form of cake. It is composed 

 chietly of ground cotton-seed, togetlicr witli locust or carol) 

 ))ean,''^ cereals (maize, wheat, etc.) or their by-products, 

 fenugreek and salt ; it })ossesses a pleasant taste and smell. 

 A number of samples have been found that were quite 

 mouldy, having probably })een stored in a damp place. The 

 sample used in the feeding experiment herein described had 

 the following composition : — 



Bibby's Dairy 

 Cake. 



Standarrt Wheat 

 Middlings for 

 Comparison. 



Gluten Feed for 

 Comparison. 



Water, . 

 Ash, 

 rrotcin, . 

 FiVjer, . 

 Extract matter, 

 Fat, 



ll.!)6 

 7.89 



17.99 

 7.91 



4.5.05 

 9.20 



10.00 

 4.30 



IS. 00 

 7.00 



,'J5.70 

 o.OO 



9.69 



1.40 

 23.. 55 



7.15 

 .55.08 



3.13 



The cake has a high ash percentage, due partly to the 

 presence of added salt, a moderate amount of protein and 



1 With E. B. Holland, P. H. Smith and J. G. Cook. 



^ The locust or caroh tree is cultivated in Spain, the eastern Mediterranean 

 regions and Egypt. Tlie pods contain considerable quantities of sugar, and are, 

 eaten by both men and animals. 



