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COMPOSITION' OF MILK IX CAPE COLONY 



will be dealt with almost entirely from that aspect, though not 

 quite exclusively. 



The following table gives a summary of the analytical results 

 of the milks examined in the Cape Peninsula during each quarter 

 of the year 1907, 



Table 1. 



It will be noticed that the percentage of fat reaches its maximum 

 during the second quarter and falls off towards the fourth quarter. 

 The other milk constituents reach their maxnium proj^ortions 

 at a later period, apparently during the third quarter. 



All these samples were simply purchased under oidinary 

 circumstances from milk vendors and include adulterated samples. 

 The table would, of course, show better results had only .genuine 

 milks been dealt with. 



Nevertheless, it will be seen that in no quarter did the com- 

 position of the milk fall below the limits given at the commence- 

 ment of this paper and that the average for the yt:-ar is above 

 the adopted limits, particularly so with regard to the jierccntage 

 of fat. 



The results for the year 1908 have been studied in greater detail. 

 As before, Table IL gives the results for each quarter of that year. 



Table II. — Quarterly Averages for 1908. 



Here again, it is shov/n that the milk fat reaches its maximum 

 in the second quarter, falling off towards the fourth quarter. 

 Further, it is to be remarked that the results for each quarter 

 as well as for the year yield figures higher than those of the limits. 

 The fairlv close agreement of Tables I. and-IL is to be noticed. 



