750 Quarterly Report of the Chemical Committee, December, 1894. 
Horn Waste. 
4. Mr. Geo. Brown, of Gaysham Hall, Barkingside, Ilford, 
Essex, brought for analysis on September 13 two samples of horn 
waste. The one was a sample stated to have been given to Mr. 
Brown at the time he ordered about 3 tons of horn waste, the 
delivery to be as per sample. The other was a sample which Mr. 
Brown said he took after delivery of the bulk had been made. The 
price was 5 1. 15s. per ton, delivered to wagon in Covent Garden 
Market, and the vendors were Messrs. F. A. Reeves & Co., 56 
Hinton Road, Camberwell, S.E. The analyses of the two lots came 
out as follows : — 
Percentage of Sample Bulk delivered 
Nitrogen ...... 10-07 5 22 
equal to ammonia .... 12-23 6 34 
In a letter from the vendors to Mr. Brown, pressing him for 
prompt payment, they said : “ It [the manure] was delivered to your 
wagon in a dry condition, and the bulk exactly the same as sample 
shown you.” 
Ultimately Mr. Brown took the delivery, paying 10/. instead of 
the original charge of 16/. 10s. 3 d. in full discharge. 
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Linseed Cake. 
5. Mr. E. H. Loyd, of Langleybuvy, King’s Langley, Herts, 
forwarded for analysis on August 13 a sample of 1 ton of 
linseed cake sold to him, at 6/. 15s. per ton, by Messrs. F. G. King 
& Co., Mill Granary, High Street, Watford. 
Ur. Voelcker’s analysis showed : — August 25, 1894. 
Moisture 11-45, 
Oil 7-23 
1 Albuminous compounds (flesh-forming matters) . 29 06 
Mucilage, sugar, and digestible fibre . . . 35-57 
Woody fibre (cellulose) 8 - 89 
2 Mineral matter (ash) 7 - 80 
1 containing nitrogen . . . . . . 4 '65 
2 including sand ....... 2 80 
A grossly impure cake, of low quality, containing much rape, polygonum, 
platykop , and other weed seeds, besides nearly 3 per cent, of sand. 
The cake was invoiced to Mr. Loyd as “ * * * L Cake,” 
but, in the course of the inquiries subsequently made, it was 
elicited that the makers had only invoiced it to Messrs. King & Co. 
as “ * * * Oilcake.” 
6. Mr. H. Tallent, of West Acre, Swaffham, sent on August 2 a 
sample of linseed cake for analysis, on which the following report 
was given by Dr. Voelcker : — August 9, 1894. 
Moisture 
Oil 
1 Albuminous compounds (flesh-forming matters) 
Mucilage, sugar, and digestible fibre 
Woody fibre (cellulose) 
Mineral matter (ash) 
1 containing nitrogen . 
A cake largely adulterated with foreign seeds. 
11-35 
8-86 
28-S7 
40-86 
4- 81 
5- 25 
4-62 
100-00 
