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Levine: Milk Produced in Southern China, 



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In all regions where buffalo milk has been analyzed it has 

 been found to contain a great deal more fat than does European 

 cows' milk. However, in no region from which the analysis 

 of milk has been reported does the buffalo milk contain as much 

 fat as in southern China. 



A breed of buffaloes known as the Delhi buffalo (known in 

 the Philippine Islands as the ram's horn buffalo) from North 

 Central India has been introduced into Hongkong. This is an 

 excellent breed for dairy purposes, because of the amount and 

 quality of milk given. According to Hongkong authorities the 

 milk contains about the same amount of fat as does the native 

 Chinese buffalo milk. One of these Delhi buffalo dairies at 



Table VII. — Milk produced by buffalo cow U- Average fat for lactation 

 period, 12.63 per cent. 



[Freshened January 2, 1917. Lactation period ended November 30, 1917.] 



Month. 



January 



February 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November 



Morning. 



Milk. Fat. 



lbs. 

 2.4 

 2.8 

 3.2 

 2.5 

 2.4 

 2.2 

 2.2 

 1.9 i 

 2.3 

 2.6 

 1.5 



P. ct. 

 11.2 

 12.0 

 11.8 

 11.0 

 11.4 

 11.0 

 12.5 

 10.1 

 11.0 

 11.5 

 10.2 



Afternoon. ! For 24 hours. 



Milk. 



lbs. 

 2.2 

 2.0 

 2.4 

 2.1 

 2.0 

 1.8 

 1.3 

 1.1 

 1.5 

 1.2 

 1.0 



Fat. ; Milk. 



P. et. 

 14.2 

 15.6 

 14.1 

 14.5 

 14.8 

 15.0 

 16.0 

 13.0 

 14.8 

 15.3 

 12.5 



lbs. 

 4.6 

 4.8 

 5.6 

 4.6 

 4.4 

 4.0 

 3.5 

 3.0 

 3.8 

 3.8 

 2.4 



Fat. 



lbs. 

 0.581 

 0.648 

 0.715 

 0.579 

 0.570 

 0.514 

 0.438 

 0.335 

 0.475 

 0.483 

 0.278 



Aver- 

 age 



fat. 



I Total for month. 



P. et. 



12.6 j 



13.3 | 

 12.8 I 

 12.6 j 



12.4 ! 

 12.8 J 

 13. 8 j 

 11.0 I 



12.5 I 

 12.4 j 

 11.1 



Milk. 



lbs. 

 133.4 

 134.4 

 173.6 

 138. j 

 132.0 j 

 120.0 

 108.0 



93.0 | 

 114.0 

 114.0 j 



72.0 ! 



Fat. 



lbs. 

 16.80 

 17.87 

 22.22 

 17.39 

 16.38 

 15.16 

 14.90 

 10.23 

 14.25 

 14.11 



8.00 



Totals for eleven > 

 months ' I : ... ' 1,332.4 i 167.3L 



Table VIII. — Milk produced by buffalo cow 5. Average fat for five months, 



13.12 per cent. 



[Freshened August 10, 1916. Lactation period ended June 30, 1917. Records began 



January, 1917.] 



Month. 



Morning. 



i 1 

 Afternoon. For 24 hours. 1 ^ ver _ 



Total for month. 



Milk. 



Fat. 



Milk. 



j 

 Fat. ; Milk. 



fat. 

 Fat j 



Milk. 



Fat. 





lbs. 

 2.7 

 2.3 

 2.3 

 2.0 

 1.9 



P.ct. 

 11.25 

 12.50 

 13.50 

 14.00 

 IS. 90 



lbs. 

 2.0 

 2.0 

 1.1 

 1.5 

 1.3 



P. et. lbs. 

 12. 70 4. 7 



lbs. j P.ct. 

 0.557 i 11.87 

 0.494 | 11.54 

 0.481 j 14.15 

 0. 505 14. 40 

 0.460 ! 14.30 



lbs. 

 145.7 

 120.0 

 106.4 

 105.0 

 99.2 



lb: 

 17.29 

 13.68 

 15.31 

 16.12 

 14.18 





13.80 

 16.50 

 15.00 

 15.10 



4.3 

 3.4 

 3.5 

 3.2 



! April - 



{ May 













575.3 



75.58 













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