alysed. On the other hand, those whose experience
with rape-cake has proved favorable, must have employed the article
in a genuine state, fresh, and moderately well-flavored. It is
noteworthy that amongst the advocates for the use of rape-cake as
a substitute--partly or entirely--for the more costly linseed-cake,
are to be found the most successful feeders in England and Scotland.
Horsfall, Mechi, Lawrence, Bond, Hope, and many other feeders of equal
celebrity, have assigned to rape-cake the highest place, in an economic
point of view, amongst the concentrated feeding stuffs. Mr. Mechi
says:--"I invariably give to all my animals as much rape-cake as they
choose to eat, however abundant their roots or green food may be. It
pays in many ways, and not to do this is a great pecuniary mistake.
Even when fed on green rape, they will eat rape-cake abundantly.
My cattle are now under cover, eating the steamed chaff, rape-cake,
malt-combs, and bran, all mixed together in strict accordance with
the proportions named by Mr. Horsfall in the _Journal of the Royal
Agricultural Society_, vol. xviii., p. 150,[38] which I find by far
the most profitable mode of feeding bullocks and cows." Mr. Hope, of
Edinburgh, states that rape-cake is the best substitute for turnips,
and that, excepting cases where spurious kinds had been used, he never
knew bullocks or milch cows to refuse it. This gentleman states that
it is best given in combination with locust-beans, or a mixture of
locust-beans and Indian corn; and suggests the proportions set down
in the tables as the best adapted for lean cattle; but I think about
two-thirds of the quantities would be quite sufficient.

Feed per week. Per week.

lbs. s. d.

Rape-cake at L5 15s. per ton 8 2 10-1/2
Do. do. 10 3 7
Mixture of two-thirds rape-cake and
one-third locust-beans L6 8 3 0
Do. do. 10 3 9
Rape-cake, locust-beans, and Indian
Corn in equal proportions 8 3 2-1/2
Do. do. 10 3 11-1/4

An intelligent Scotch dairy farmer bears the following testimony in
favor of this cake:--

I have tried pease-meal, bean-meal, oat-meal, and linseed-cake,
and after carefully noting the result