332 Annual Report of the Consulting Chemist for 1884. 
and dry storage of the cake, allowing free access of air to the 
stack, &c., and that no harm could have arisen on that account. 
I have no doubt that in many cases an excessive amount of water 
occurs in many of the cotton-cakes sent out from the mills, and 
this is likely not only to spoil the cakes, but to do harm to 
stock. I append analyses of several samples which contained too 
large a quantity of moisture for keeping thoroughly well : — 
j Ko. 1. 
No. 2. 
No. 3. 
No. 4. 
Oil 
15 -li 
1-86 
29-38 
28-17 
20-01 
5-14 
14-69 
3-57 
20-12 
33-25 
23-06 
5-31 
13-73 
4- 77 
24-50 
29-86 
21-40 
5- 74 
15-56 
6-40 
23-06 
26-90 
23-20 
4-88 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
4-70 
3-22 
3-92 
3-69 
In reference to these, the sender of No. 1 complained that he 
had lost several cattle from splenic apoplexy ; of No. 2, that 
some oxen after eating the cake were seized with violent 
purging, one dying and a second having to be slaughtered. 
On examination 1 found both cakes to be mouldy in the 
interior, but not appreciably on the exterior, and hence had 
probably escaped notice when given to the cattle. No. 3 also 
I found to be a mouldy cake, and not safe to use for feeding. 
No. 4 was at the time of analysis fresh and good, but the 
quantity of moisture it contained was excessive. 
Rice-Meal. — This article has been largely used for feeding 
purposes, and is a useful and valuable food. Samples o^f very 
high quality have come under my notice, but to show the 
variations in quality I give the following analyses : — 
No. 1. 
No. 2. 
No. 3. 
No. 4. 
No. 6. 
No. 6. 
8-70 
9-65 
11-15 
7-58 
9-89 
9-19 
Oil 
12-17 
9-83 
7-66 
12-43 
8-20 
12-63 
'Albuminous compounds . . 
11-81 
12-12 
11-43 
12-83 
9-93 
11-56 
50-55 
50-52 
58-28 
50 21 
57-21 
54-55 
7-27 
4-73 
5-13 
7-33 
7-83 
4-53 
9-50 
7-15 
6-35 
9-62 
6-94 
7-54 
* Containing nitrogen . . 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
1-89 
1-94 
1-83 
2-05 
1-59 
1-85 
