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4 . Mr. H. F. Frampton, of More ton, Dorchester, sent for 
analysis on May 4 a sample of Linseed-cake, which, it appeared sub- 
sequently, had been purchased by one of his tenants. 
The following report was returned : — 
May 14, 1892. 
Moisture 
Oil 
* Albuminous compounds (flesh-forming matters) 
Mucilage, sugar, and digestible fibre 
Woody fibre (cellulose) . , . . . 
* Mineral matter (ash) 
9'27\ 
11T6 
24-81 
33-03 ■ 
8-87 
12 - 86 ^ 
100-00 
' containing nitrogen ..... 3-81 
* including sand ...... 7-67 
A grossly impure cake with numerous kinds and large quantities ot 
foreign and weed seeds, and over 7^ per cent, of sand. 
A cake that is not fit to be used for stock. 
Among the foreign seeds referred to were the following : 
spurrey, Camelina saliva, rape, cockle-seed, and polygonum. 
Mr. Frampton stated that the cake had been purchased as pure. 
The farmer was unwilling to give any further particulars of the 
transaction. 
5 . Mr. D. Eardley, of Westbrook, Burton-on- Trent, forwarded 
on May 11a sample of cake, 2 tons 5 cwt. of which had been bought 
as Linseed-cake from . . . the price being 9Z. per ton. 
The following report was returned : — 
May 23, 1892. 
Moisture 
Oil 
Albuminous compounds (flesh-forming matters) 
. 21-75 
Mucilage, sugar, and digestible fibre 
, , 
. 39-10 
Woody fibre (cellulose) . 
. 8-66 
Mineral matter (ash) 
. 
. 8-29/ 
• containing nitrogen . 
. 3-48 
* including sand 
. 3-83 
An impure and inferior cake that ought not to be called “linseed-cake ” 
at all. It contains in large amount, cockle-seed, rape, spurrey, and other 
weed-seeds, besides nearly 4 per cent, of sand. 
Upon Mr. Eardley sending the invoices of transactionsextending 
over the past year, it was found that in every case the cake was 
described either as “ oil-cake ” or simply as “cake.” 
Mr. Eardley added that he fetched the cake in odd lots when he 
happened to run short, and that he always sent for Linseed-cake. 
