34 Pure and Mixed Linseed- Cakes. 
Composition of Dari Grain. 
Moisture 13 
Oil 3 
* Albuminous compounds (flesh-fonning matters) .. 7 
Starch, sugar, and digestible fibre 68 
Woody fibre (cellulose) 4 
t Mineral matter 2 
14 
30 
75 
45 
72 
64 
00 
24 
88 
81 
95 
38 
100- 
* Containiug nitrogen 
t Containing sand 
Earthy phosphates 
Alkaline salts 
Containing phosphoric acid 
This analysis shows that Dari-seed is rich in starch, and 
contains an appreciable quantity of oil. It is poorer in albu- 
minous compounds than barley-meal, and scarcely as valuable 
for feeding purposes. 
24. Rice-Meal. — In preparing rice for the market various 
descriptions of rice-meal are obtained, differing in quality and 
nutritive value according to the relative proportion of the outer 
husks (rice-shudes), and the broken grain of rice which they 
may contain. 
The following analysis fairly represents the composition of a 
sample of rice-meal 6f fair average quality : — 
Composition of Rice-Meal. 
Moisture 8-67 
Oil 7-59 
* Albuminous compounds (flesh-forming matters) .. 7 '75 
Mucilage, sugar, and digestible fibre 39 '98 
Woody fibre (cellulose) 21 -98 
t Mineral matter (ash) 14-03 
100-00 
* Containing nitrogen 1'24 
■|' Containing silica .. .. : .. .. 9-41 
Rice-meal is a favourite material for adulterating linseed- 
cakes. It is cheap, and contains, as shown in the preceding 
analysis, a considerable quantity of oil, and is a useful fattening 
meal, but of course far too dear when sold in the shape of 
oilcake. 
25. Rice-Sliudes (husks). — The chaff or outer husks of rice 
are much inferior in feeding value to rice-meal ; in a finely 
ground state they are frequently found in inferior and adulterated 
oilcakes. 
On analysis, I found the composition of rice-shudes to be 
as follows : — 
