The Sampliiig of Manures and Feeding-stv.fi s. 863 
wrappers, or put in a wooden box, and then be sent by post or 
rail. 
The sampling of other feeding-stuffs such as meals or grain 
caa best be done by means of the sampling tool described before, or, 
failing it, by taking shovelfuls from selected bags or from different 
parts of the bulk, and intimately mixing them just as was advised 
with manures. Such samples are best sent in tins. 
The necessity of observing the condition of cakes and other 
materials used for feeding has been alluded to. Seeing that the 
health and well-being of cattle are concerned, all materials so used 
should be in a jit condition for giving to stock. Thus, should any 
part of a delivery be observed to be mouldy, or sour, or stale, or 
anv cake to be full of hard lumps, or to have cotton or hair attaching 
to it, a note should be made of it at the time, and the analyst's 
attention be drawn to it. In such cases it is advisable that a good- 
sized piece, say a quarter or half a cake, of the kind complained of 
be sent separately to the analyst, and the extent to which it occurs 
be mentioned to him. With decorticated cotton-cake, for instance, 
it unfortunately often happens that there are hard, indigestible 
lumps in it, which are not only not good food, but may be positively 
dangerous to cattle unless finely ground up. This should be pointed 
out to the analyst, and separate pieces of the cake should he sent 
for his inspection. 
The time for taking samples. — In justice to the vendor it is only 
fair that samples, both of manures and feeding-stuffs, should be 
taken as soon after their delivery as possible. In every case the 
analyst's certificate should be received before a manure is sown or 
a feeding-stuff is cnven to stock. 
Procedure in the event of the vendor icishing fresh samples to he 
drairn. — Shoidd a purchaser find that the analyst's certificate shows 
a manure or feeding-stuff not to come up to the guarantee given him, 
he may inform the vendor of the restdt and complain accordingly. 
If then the vendor should demand that a fresh sample be drawn, 
the purchaser must aUow this, and also give the vendor an op- 
portunity of being present, either in person or through a represen- 
tative whom he may appoint. In that case samples should be taken 
in the presence of both parties with the same precautions as before 
described, but it is advisable to draw three samples, each of which 
should be duly packed up, labelled and sealed by both parties. One 
of these is to be gi-ven to the vendor, who may send it for analysis 
to whomever he may select, and the other tiro samples should be 
kept by the purchaser for reference or future analysis if necessary. 
But there is no occasion whatever at this stage for the purchaser to 
go to any further expense in having the fresh sample analysed on 
his behalf. This is a matter entirely for the vendor. 
3. ACGUSTUS YOELCKER. 
