Quarterly Reports of the Chemical Committee, 1885. 339 
Moisture 12-82 
Oil 7-95 
* Albuminous .. , 24-81 
Mucilase 34-26 
Woodv' fibre 11-76 
Mineral 8-40 
100-00 
• Containing nitrogen 3-95 
" ' I consider it a genuine sample of linseed-cake, of about fair average 
quality.'," , 
3. Major Forster, of Exbury House, Exbury, Southampton, 
sent, on February 10th, a sample of linseed-cake, upon which 
Dr. Voelcker reported : — 
« February 16th, 1885. 
" LrssEED Cake, No. 207. 
Moisture 14-88 
Oil 10-26 
* Albuminous compounds 21-62 
Mucilage, &c 33-58 
Woody fibre 13-74 
Mineral matter 5-92 
100-00 
* Containing nitrogen 3-46 
" J. Augustus Yoelcker. 
"Dear Sm, — The linseed-cake is an impure cake, containing a very large 
quantity of foreign seeds; it is very low in albuminous compounds, and 
correspondingly high in woody fibre.— Yours faithfully, 
" Major Forster. J. Augustus Voelckek." 
The cake had been purchased at 9/. per ton from the manu- 
facturers, it being described as home-made oil-cake. 
The following correspondence passed : — 
" Exbury House, Exbury, Southampton, February 22nd, 1885. 
'• Dr. Yoelcker. 
" LiXSEED-CAKE, Xo. 207. 
" Dear Snt, — I sent my bailiff on Friday to interview the manufacturers, 
and they have sent me the enclosed, which perhaps you will kindly return 
after perusal, and noting any points in it you may consider essential. 
" You see how, for the sake of 1?. per ton saved in money, all good in the 
shape of food is sacrificed by that most benighted of beings, the British 
fanner. 
" I am unforttmately late in life and a great invalid, farming very largely, 
and of course have to trust to my employes, and it was only by accident I 
looked in at 1 p.jl, when the cake and meal was being served out, that my 
eye caught sight of the cake sent for your analysis. 
"I have three bailifls, and they invariably replied to my queries as to the 
cake used that ' it was verv gocd.' I gave orders that pure linseed, crushed 
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