Qua/rterhj Reports of the Chemical Committee, 1889. 779 
" A dreadfully bad cake, adulterated with rape and otlier seeds to an 
enormous extent, and having over 4j per cent, of sand. 
"J. Augustus VoELCKEK." 
The makers as well as the vendors refused to make any 
allowance. 
11. Mr. A. Ashburnham, of Broomham, Hastings, sent 
on June 20, 1889, a sample of decorticated cotton-cake. The 
price of the cake was 71. 5s. a ton delivered, the vendor being 
Mr. Albion Thorpe, of Battle. 
Dr. Voelcker's analysis and report were as follows : — 
"July 3, 1889. 
Moisture , , > 10-64 
Oil 1061 
* Albuminous compounds (flesh-forming matters) . 31'44 
Mucilage, sugar, and digestible fibre . . . 34'2t) 
"Woody fibre (cellulose) 6' 13 
Mineral matter (ash) ...... 6 89 
100^ 
' Containing nitrogen ..... 5-03 
" I find in this cake a large amount of rice and rice-meal with which the 
cake is adulterated. This causes the cake to appear very low in nitrogen 
compared with genuine decorticated cotton-cake. 
" J. Augustus Voelckee." 
Mr. Ashburnham wrote subsequently : — " I always ordered 
decorticated cotton-cake. After the veterinary surgeon ex- 
pressed his opinion that it was the cake that had upset my 
sheep, I accused Mr. Thorpe of selling me an adulterated 
cake, when he admitted that there was some rice in it, put in 
for the purpose of making it soft, but denied that there was 
anything injurious in it." 
November 1889. 
1. Mr. E. L. RowcliflFe, of Hall Place, Cranleigh, Guildford, 
sent for analysis on May 28, 1889, a sample of linseed-cake, 
which, while not guaranteed pure, was stated to be so, and bought 
at 71. per ton on rail at London. Dr. Voelcker reported : — 
"June 13, 1889. 
Moisture ........ 12-09 
Oil 10-11 
' Albuminous compounds (flesh-formiug matters) . 27-00 
Mucilage, sugar, and digestible fibre . . . 28 54 
Woody fibre (cellulose) ..... 13-46 
^Mineral matter (ash) 8" 14 
ICKHX) 
' Containing nitrogen ..... 4-33 
Including sand J-^^ 
