398 Report to the General Meeting, May 22, 1890. 
25. In their last Quarterly Report to the Council, the Chemical 
Committee again drew attention to the number of cases that had 
recently come under their notice of impure linseed-cakes branded and 
invoiced " 95 per cent.," the word "pure " being omitted ; and also 
to the prevalent disregard by Members of the recommendation of the 
Society, printed in the Appendix to each number of the Journal, 
that all feeding-cakes should be guaranteed pure, and be delivered 
in good condition. The Council have therefore prepared Forms of 
Contract Note and Invoice embodying these conditions, which have 
been freely distributed amongst Members of the Society, and further 
copies of which may at all times be had on application to the 
Secretary. 
26. From December to the end of April over 750 samples have 
been sent by Members and analysed in the Chemical Laboratory. 
In addition, over 60 samples of manures and feeding-stuffs have been 
analysed in connection with the Woburn Experimental Farm, and 
the experiments of Local Agricultural Societies. Manures such as 
Superphosphate, Nitrate of Soda, Sulphate of Ammonia, and other 
manures sold under a definite guarantee, have, with few exceptions, 
proved equal to the guaranteed quality. Several sanrples, however, 
of manures sold without any guarantee, and in some cases at extra- 
vagant prices, have proved to be either practically worthless, or of 
very little value. 
27. The Feeding Experiments on Bullocks and Sheep carried on 
during the past winter at the Woburn Experimental Farm have 
just been concluded. One hundred sheep and 16 bullocks have been 
fattened ; the respective increases in live weights have been periodi- 
cally recorded, and the final fatted and carcass weights carefully 
ascertained. 
28. Notwithstanding the considerable reduction in the fees to 
Members for the examination of Plants and Seeds announced in 
last yeai-'s Report, there has been a decrease in the applications to 
the Consulting Botanist during the course of the present year, the 
number having fallen from 311 in 1889 to 260 in 1890. Tlie quality 
of the seeds continues to be, on the whole, satisfactory, though occa- 
sionally very bad samples are submitted, as in the case of a parcel 
of perennial rye-grass, two-thirds of which consisted of soft brome- 
grass. Many samples of cocksfoot have contained considerable 
quantities of Yorkshire fog. Seventeen per cent, of the samples 
of alsike clover, and 6 per cent, of red clover, have contained 
seeds of dodder. In several instances the samples sent have not 
been large enougli to form a satisfactory judgment of the bulk. 
29. The applications to the Consulting Entomologist respecting 
the nature and methods of prevention of insect-pests continue to 
be very numerous, and inquiries as to warble prevention continue 
steadily. Much communication has been taking place for several 
