REPORT OF SOCIETY’S MEETINGS. 193 
The compositions of the samples of paddy show that this forms a 
valuable food for horses, cattle, poultry, etc. Mixed with cocoanut meal 
(the composition of which will be found on page 64 of the Agricultural 
Report for 1890) in the proportions of say two of the paddy to one of 
the meal, a food for stock, equal in nutritive valueto oats of high quality 
would be obtained. But, probably for use in this Colony, paddy rice, 
not mixed with other constituents, would be found, if fed in somewhat 
larger quantity, to be preferable to oats as being less heating. 
I am of opinion that the sample of oats sent cannot be regarded as 
quite a typical sample of the oats imported into this Colony. The re- 
latively high proportion of non-albuminoid nitrogen present leads to 
the supposition that the oats in question were harvested before they had 
become completely ripe. 
At the same time, when comparing the values of paddy, rice and 
oats as food, it must be borne in mind that oats contain, in small quan- 
tity, an alkaloid “ avenin,” which apparently exercises an important in- 
fluence on. the effects of oats on horses, and therefore, where the animal 
is required to do rapid work, I am of opinion that the paddy could not 
satisfactorily take the place of oats. But it still, even in this case, might 
be used with advantage as an adjunét to, or as replacing part of the 
oats usually supplied.—I am, &c., 
J. B. HARRISON, Govt. Analyst. 
The Honble. B. H. Jones, Chairman, Agricultural Committee. 
CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS. 
Of asample of Creole White Rice; marked “from Maida, Berbice” ; 
sent by the Agricultural Committee of the R. A. & C.S.; received 
April, 1897. 
Moisture a te Msi was cae. BES 
* Albuminoids ... one Le a Jas 7°50 
+ Amides and other nitrogenous bodies ee wei “31 
oe Sa ue ass svi Seen os Aa "52 
Glucose are ee bre ine ies "18 
Dextrin, etc. ... a a are are 1°44 
Starch... aan EP ae = te oy pe 
Digestible fibre (not determined)... a was "13 
Woody fibre ... a= tas sam aa "20 
Mineral matters = wes ese eee "82 
100°00 
Remark :—1 \b. contains 22,950 grains of rice. 
* Containing Nitrogen... aa Bee oe 1°20 
tT > pe Ay aan Sue ose "05 
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