214 Annual Report for 1907 of the Consulting Chemist. 
and, anyhow, it is well to put purchasers on their guard in re- 
spect of the possible presence of extraneous materials of this kind. 
3. Compound Cakes and Meals. 
“ A ” spiced cake. “ B ” compound cake. Two deliveries 
of cake, sold under the foregoing respective names, were made 
to a purchaser in Kent, and samples sent for analysis gave the 
following I’esults : — 
A 
B 
Spiced 
Compound 
cake. 
cake. 
Moisture ...... 
11-22 
12-79 
Oil . . • . 
9-79 
11-03 
’Albuminous compounds (flesh-forming 
matters) ...... 
18-69 
19-63 
Starch, sugar, and digestible fibre. 
Woody fibre (cellulose) 
40-60 
40-65 
11-82 
8-86 
'’Mineral matter (ash) . . 
7-88 
7-04 
100-00 
100-00 
’ Containing nitrogen .... 
2-99 
3-14 
’Including sand and silica 
2-84 
1-35 
“ A,” it will be noticed, contained an excessive amount of 
silica, this was largely due to the presence of a quantity of rice 
husk, a worthless and objectionable ingredient ; further, the 
cake contained a good deal of weed seeds, prominent among 
which were polygonum and corn cockle. “ B ” cost 11. 5s. per 
ton, delivered, and consisted to a large extent of materials of 
unsatisfactory nature, rice husk, rape seed, and weed seeds being 
present in considerable quantity. 
4. Molasses Feeding Materials. 
In addition to “ molassine meal ” and “molascuit” there are 
many other combinations in which molasses, either of beet 
sugar or cane sugar origin, figures, and which have been noted 
from time to time. Of fresh materials brought to my notice are 
the following, the analyses of which ai-e appended : — 
A 
B 
Cattle 
Derby Sugar 
Food. 
Food. 
Moisture ...... 
20-01 
19-12 
Oil 
3-16 
1-13 
’Albuminous compounds (flesh-forming 
matters) ...... 
11-82 
10-94 
Starch, sugar, and digestible fibre. 
47-37 
56-00 
Woody fibre (cellulose) 
11-35 
4-89 
Mineral matter (ash) .... 
6-29 
7-92 
100-00 
100-00 
’Containing nitrogen .... 
1-89 
1-75 
