372 Quarterly Reports of the Chemical Committee, 1883. 
Moisture 13 '40 
Oil 9-73 
* Albuminous compouuds 24 "19 
Starch, mucilage, and digestible fibre .. .. 33*76 
Indigestible woody fibre 10 '87 
fMinerai matter (ash) 8 '05 
100-00 
* Contaiuiug nitrogen 3-87 
t lucluding sand 3' 55 
In reply to the usual inquiries, Mr. James Carter wrote as 
follows : — 
Burton House, Bedale, December 26th, 1882. 
Dear Sir, — I have received your analysis, for which I am much obliged. 
I am a partner in the firm of Carter anS Son of Masham, the business being 
conducted bj^ my sons. As, however, I use a good deal of the cake at my 
own place for feeding stock, I presume I am entitled to the privileges of the 
Society, as a private individual, so long as I do not make use of any analysis 
for trade purposes. In the present case it was simply a question as to 
whether Mr. Gotborp or myself should send you a sample for analysis, as we 
were both dissatisfied with the cake. If, however, I am exceeding my 
privilege by showing him the analysis, will you kindly acquaint me, and 
I shall have much pleasure in sending you a cheque for the additional charge. 
— Believe me, truly yours, James Carter. 
Dr. Augustus Yoclcker. 
Since writing this, it has occurred to me that you can have no surety 
that your analysis may not be used for business purposes, therefore it would 
be unfair to claim any privilege as a consumer of cake, so that in future all 
analysis shall be sent by the firm. 
On March 13th, Mr. Dalton forwarded for analysis a sample of 
cake purchased from the same vendors, which proved to be a good 
linseed-cake, made from fairly clean linseed, and nothing else. 
4. A sample of manure sent on the 29th of January by Mr. 
A. C. Humphreys-Owen, Glansevern, Garthmyl, Montgomery- 
shire, was found to have the following composition : — 
Moisture 4 • 95 
*Organic matter and loss on heating .. .. 8 '80 
Phosphate of lime 9 '65 
Carbonate of lime 31"41 
Sulphate and sulphite of lime 38'42 
Oxide of iron, &c 5 '42 
Insoluble siliceous matter 1*35 
100-00 
Containing nitrogen "Gl 
Equal to ammonia "74 
This manure, it will be seen, contained only about 9^ per 
cent, of phosphate of lime, and ^ per cent, of ammonia, and 
appears to me to be a mixture of about 80 per cent, of dried 
gas-lime or alkali waste, and 20 per cent, of bone-dust. 
