Water 8·42 [*] Flesh-forming (albuminous) substances 21·50 Digestible fat-forming substances (starch, sugar, gum, &c.) 53·47 Indigestible woody fibre 8·57 [+] Saline matter (ash) 8·04 ------ 100·00 [* Yielding nitrogen 3·44] [+ Containing potash 1·35 Containing phosphoric acid 1·74] This article was sold as a manure at £3 6s. per ton--a sum for which it was not good value; but as a feeding substance it was probably worth £4 or £5 per ton. Its composition indicates a high nutritive power; but it is probable that its nitrogenous matters are partly in a low degree of elaboration, which greatly detracts from its alimental value. In conclusion, then, I would urge the following points upon the attention of the farmer:-- 1st. Before using malt for feeding purposes, wait until you learn the general results of the experience of other farmers with that article. The manufacture of malt for feeding purposes is rapidly on the decline, instead of, as had been anticipated, on the increase. 2nd. Should you experiment with barley and malt, use equal money's worth of each, and employ the barley in a cooked state. 3rd. Use malt-combings as a feeding stuff, and not as a manure. They are good value for at least £3 10s. per ton. 4th. Bear in mind that a ton of barley contains more saline matter than an equal weight of malt; consequently, that stock fed upon barley will produce a manure richer in potash and phosphates than those supplied with malt. _Leguminous Seeds._--The seeds of the bean, of the pea, and of several other leguminous plants, are largely made use of as food for both man and the domesticated animals. They all closely resemble each other in composition, but in that respect differ considerably from the grains of the _Cerealiæ_, for whilst the latter contain on an average 12 per cent. of flesh-formers, beans and peas contain 24 per cent. The flesh-forming constituent of the leguminous seeds is not gluten, as in the grain of the cereals, but a substance termed _legumin_, which so closely resembles the cheesy matter of milk that it has also received the name of _vegetable casein_. Indeed, the Chinese make a factitious cheese out of peas, which it is difficult to discriminate from the article of animal origin.