Annual  Report  for  1910  of  the  Consulting  Chemist.  303 
sample  “ A ” in  the  accompanying  table.  The  cake  was  quite 
genuine,  but  was  exceptionally  hard,  though  the  percentage  of 
moisture  is  high  rather  than 
otherwise. 
A 
B 
c 
Egyptian 
Bombay 
Bombay 
Moisture  . 
13-07 
10-37 
11-44 
Oil  . 
4-98 
4-29 
4-73 
'Albuminous  compounds 
22-31 
19-81 
19-94 
Mucilage,  fibre,  &c. 
53-86 
59-75 
57-20 
’Mineral  matter  (ash)  . 
5-78 
5-78 
6-69 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
'Containing  nitrogen  . 
3-67 
3-17 
3-19 
’Including  sand  . 
•29 
•84 
1-44 
Bombay  cotton  cake  has  hardly  been  as  good  as  pre- 
viously, and  the  occurrence  of  sand  in  excess  is  still  frequent. 
“ B ” was  a “ Bombay  ” cotton  cake  which  cost,  in  January, 
1910,  51.  6s.  3 d.  per  ton.  The  purchaser  complained  of  it  being 
very  hard  and  tough,  and  that  he  had  difficulty  in  getting 
his  cattle  to  eat  it.  Though  sold  as  “ Best  Bombay,”  it  was 
very  far  from  this,  and  was,  indeed,  an  exceptionally  woolly 
and  hard  cake. 
“ C ” cost  51.  17 s.  &d.  per  ton  delivered.  It  contained 
excessive  sand,  and  must  be  reckoned  decidedly  dear. 
3.  Soya  Bean  Cake. 
The  number  of  samples  of  this  cake  examined  has  not  been 
large,  but  the  samples  have,  as  a rule,  been  found  to  be  quite 
pure. 
In  one  case  where  Soya  beans  themselves  were  used  and 
ground  up  at  the  farm,  a sample  sent  me  for  analysis  showed 
17’88  per  cent,  of  oil. 
4.  Compound  Cakes  and  Meals. 
These  have,  as  usual,  been  of  very  variable  nature.  The 
following  is  an  analysis  of  the  cake  previously  referred  to  as 
containing  excessive  sand.  It  was  sold  under  the  name  of 
“ Round  Oil  Feeding  Cake.” 
Moisture  . . . . . . . . 1314 
Oil 556 
'Albuminous  compounds  .....  11 '06 
Starch,  fibre,  &c.  ......  62-05 
’Mineral  matter  (ash)  ......  8'19 
100-00 
'Containing  nitrogen  . 
-’Including  sand  and  silica 
1-77 
4-44 
