STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 719 



Jinalysis of Milk hy Haidlen. 



Water,... ^ 873. 



Butter, _ 30. 



Casein, 48.2 



Milk sugar, 43.9 



Phosi3liate of Lime, 2.31 



Magnesia, _ .42 



Iron, ._ .07 



Chloride of Potassium, 1.44 



Sodium and Soda, .66 



1000.00 



Production of milk by 6 cows, average 14 quarts per day each 

 for 27J weeks = 16,072 quarts, which at 41 ozs. per quart = 41,- 



184 lbs. 



lbs. 

 When dry or free from moisture, 5230 



Butter in 16,072 quarts at 30 per 1000 ...=1235 



Casein " " 48.2 " *...=1977 



Sugar of milk =1804 



Minerals ^J^osphate of lime, ^?? ^ = 214 



Other 11d ) 



5230 



Gain of weight 500 lbs., of which I compute 300 lbs. as fat. 



200 lbs. as flesh. 



500 



Nitrogen, 316 lbs 



Phosphate of lime, 99 



Phosphoric acid, =45.50 



Cost of food per cow per week, 8^. 6A^. 



When the yield of milk is less, the cost 

 of food is reduced to 7*. Sd. per week. 



s. d. 



Gross return in milk, 16 4 



" weight, 1 6 



" manure, 2 8 



20 6 



