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digesting it with water, it gave otl hydrocyanic acid gas very 
markedly, and it is quite possible that the loss of the calves 
was due to this. 
10. Mangolds. 
A Member of the Society sent me samples of two varieties 
of mangold to compare. “A” was from English seed, and the 
bulbs were large round-shaped ones ; those from French seed 
were long red mangolds, and were stated to be a cross between 
beetroot and ordinary mangold. 
A 
B 
English. 
French. 
Water ...... 
89-20 
86-20 
Albuminous compounds . 
1-35 
1-67 
Crude woody fibre .... 
Sugar and other soluble carbo- 
2-38 
2-93 
hydrates ..... 
6-09 
7-92 
Mineral matter .... 
•98 
1-28 
100-00 
100-00 
Containing nitrogen . . 
•216 
•267 
Average weight of single roots 
7 lb. 6 oz. 
4 lb. 1 
-While the analyses, as given above, showed that the long red 
roots contained less water and were in all respects the richer of 
the two kinds, it must be noted that the weight of roots is 
considerably less, and this is a factor which must be borne in 
mind when the relative produce per acre is concerned. 
11. Miscellaneous Feeding Stuffs. 
(a) Brewery waste, 
iff) “ Nutrimol .” 
(c) Linseed chaff. 
id) Chocolate sweepings. 
The following analyses may be of interest : — 
A 
B 
C 
D 
Brewery 
“Nutri- 
Linseed 
Chocolate 
waste 
mol ” 
chaff 
sweepings. 
Moisture 
9-48 
14-46 
12-08 
4-17 
Oil 
5-09 
5-77 
4-55 
12-38 
1 Albuminoids . 
35-25 
19-37 
10-31 
7-06 
Sugar, starch, and 
and other carbo- 
hydrates, &c. , 
40-45 
51-38 
61-06 
69-33 
2 Mineral matter 
9-73 
9-02 
12-00 
7-06 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
Containing nitro- 
gen , 
5-64 
3-10 
1-65 
113 
including sand and 
silica 
2-29 
1-54 
5-66 
3-63 
