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The price of this was 6Z. 15s. per ton delivered. The 
disparity between the guaranteed analysis and. that actually 
given is very marked. 
(d) “ Erup ” Meal. This case, reported to the Council on 
May 3, 1905, became subsequently the subject of a prosecution 
by the East Suffolk County Council under the Fertilisers and 
Feeding Stuffs Act. The material, which in reality was 
nothing more than distiller’s grains, was sold under the name 
“ Erup ” meal [ERUP = PTTRE (reversed)] at the price of 
45s. per ton. The analyses guaranteed and actually found 
were : — 
Oil . 
Analysis 
guaranteed 
12-95 
Analysis 
found 
2-47 
Albuminous matters 
. 26-68 
7-25 
Carbohydrates . 
. 20-02 
6-15 
Ash and fibre . 
5-25 
1-43 
Moisture . 
. 35-10 
82-70 
100-00 
100-00 
This material, it will be seen, was totally different from 
what had been represented, and the difference between the 
moisture found (82' 7 per cent.) and that in the guaranteed 
analysis (35 T per cent.) need alone be mentioned in order to 
show the poor quality of the meal as actually sold. A 
substantial fine with costs was imposed. 
5. Maize Products. 
The analysis is here given of a product of maize which 
was sold under the name of “ White Hominy Feed ” : — 
Moisture . . . . . . 14T0 
Oil 13-23 
1 Albuminoids . . . . . 11*19 
Starch, sugar, and other carbohydrates . 53‘34 
Woody fibre. ..... 4*09 
3 Mineral matter (ash) .... 4‘05 
100-00 
m 
Containing nitrogen . . . . 1*79 
3 Including sand ..... "05 
This cost 51. 7 s. 6d. per ton delivered, and was a nice clean 
material, which cannot be considered at all dear. 
6. Milling Products. 
Several instances have been brought to my notice where 
there has been adulteration of different products obtained 
from milling processes. There seems, indeed, to be an 
impression that, because a material like bran, for example, is 
