Quarterly Report of the Chemical Committee, July, 1891. 633 
Mr. Richardson declined to give the vendor's name, but said 
that, though no guarantee had been given him, he had received an 
allowance of U. on the last half -ton. 
5. Mr. G. W. Finn, of Westwood Court, Faversham, sent on 
June i, 1891, a sample of American Linseed Cake for analysis, he 
having purchased about thirty tons of this cake from Messrs. 
Wakeley, Rainham, Kent. It was known as " Dean's" Cake, the 
price being 8/. 10s. per ton. The report given on this sample was as 
foUows : — 
' Albuminous compounds (flesh-forming matters) 27'75l -irifi.rir) 
Mucilage, sugar, and digestible fibre . . . ai'54j 
Woody fibre (cellulose) 10-76 
Mineral matter (ash) 10-60'' 
' Containing nitrogen ..... 4'44 
- Including sand ...... 5 05 
This is an impure cake containing over 5 per cent, of sand. 
No allowance was made by the vendors. They sent 3Ir. Finn 
the copy of an analysis of what they said was the same cake as sup- 
plied to him. This was as follows : — 
June 9. 
Moisture 
Oil . 
10 2o\ 
910 
Copr OF Anaitsis of " Dean's " Cake. 
Water (lost at 212° F.) 
OU 
9-20 
' Albuminous (flesh-forming compounds) 
Mucilage, digestible fibre, &c. 
Indigestible (woody) fibre . 
* Mineral matter (ash) .... 
• Containing nitrogen . 
4-60 
I-IO 
2 Containing sand . 
This is a pure linseed cake, made firom very clean seed. 
July 28, 1891. 
(Signed) R. A. Warkek, 
Chairman. 
