Provides a method for determining dry matter content of pulp samples. Applicable to moist or air dry pulp which does not contain any appreciable quantity of matter, other than water, volatile at the temperature specified for the drying. It is used, with pulp samples taken for chemical and physical tests in the laboratory, which require concurrent determination of dry matter content. Not applicable to the determination of the dry matter content of slush pulp or to the determination of the saleable mass of pulp lots. BS AMD 7807 RENUMBERS THIS STANDARD TO BS EN 20638