Linseed  and  Cotton  Cakes. 
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Fertilisers  and  Feeding  Stuffs  Act,  together  with  the  results  of 
trials  by  myself  and  others,  fully  bearing  out  my  contention. 
I have  seen  nothing  since  to  alter  my  opinion,  but  rather  the 
reverse.  The  only  security  is  to  have  a fair  average  sample  of 
a delivery  analysed. 
There  continue  to  come  to  light  materials  which  are  offered, 
principally  to  manufacturers  up-country  by  dealers  in  Hull, 
with  the  intention  of  their  being  incorporated  in  linseed  cake. 
Correspondence  recently  passed  into  my  hands  in  which  a 
quantity  of  10  to  20  tons  of  “ nutmeal  ” was  offered  at  50s.  pei 
ton  f.o.r.  Hull,  and  a quantity  of  10  tons  “seeds”  at  42s.  (^d. 
per  ton  f.o.r.  Hull,  with  the  recommendation : “These  seeds 
are  used  by  the  chief  linseed  cake  manufacturers  in  Hull.” 
The  “ nutmeal  ” was  merely  the  ground-up  husks  of  earth 
nut,  and  the  “seeds”  were  weed  seeds  screened  from  clover. 
I am  happy  to  say  that,  though  some  makers  may  use  these 
materials,  the  statement  is  certainly  not  true  as  regards  the 
“ chief  linseed  cake  manufacturers  in  Hull.” 
2.  Undecorticated  Cotton  Cake. 
Ample  reference  has  been  made  already,  and  in  my  last 
Annual  Report,  to  the  “ Egyptian  ” and  “ Bombay  ” seed 
question.  I have  only  to  add  that  a further  year’s  experience 
has  convinced  me  of  the  possibility  of  discriminating  between 
the  two  sets  of  seeds,  though  the  matter  is  by  no  means  an  easy 
one  ; while,  as  regards  what  one  hears  of  the  good  results 
obtained  by  feeding  with  Bombay  cake,  it  all  dei)ends,  in  my 
opinion,  upon  what  sort  of  Bombay  cake  it  is  that  is  used. 
There  are  Bombay  cotton  cakes  that  are  carefully  made  and 
which  may  be  little,  if  at  all,  inferior  to  some  Egyptian  cakes 
in  feeding  value,  while  there  may  be  others  which,  by  reason 
of  their  excessive  “ woolliness  ” may  be  positively  dangerous 
to  use.  The  latter  almost  always  show  comparatively  high 
percentages  of  sand.  Such  wei-e  the  following 
A 
B 
Moisture  ..... 
12-45 
12-19 
Oil  . . ... 
4-93 
4-36 
'Albuminous  compounds  (flesh - 
forming  matters) 
22-56 
18-87 
Carbohydrates,  &c. 
33-69 
37-94 
Woody  fibre  (cellulose) 
17-62 
18-80 
^Mineral  matter  (ash)  . 
8-75 
7-84 
100-00 
100-00 
'Containing  nitrogen  . 
3-61 
3-02 
^Including  sand  .... 
3-30 
2-09 
