COMPOSITION- OF MILK IN CAPE COLONY. 



TaBI.K \'1II. AVERAGIiS, I909. 



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The agreement of these figures with those of Tables I. and II., 

 giving the quarterly averages for 1907 and 1908, should be 

 observed. 



The monthly averages for the first eight months of the current 

 year are as follows : — 



Table IX. — Monthly Averages for 1909. 



These results agree in the main with those of Table III., giving 

 the monthly averages for 1908, the figures for the winter months 

 being higher than those for the remaining months. 



During the period ist January to 31st August of the present 

 year, six separate herds have been examined. Table X. gives the 

 average figures for each herd. 



Table X. 



-Composition of IMilk of Herds examined January to August, 

 1909. 



The milk of one herd of seven cows was abnormally low in its con- 

 tent of solids not fat. 



Studying the composition of the milk of the individul cows 

 making up these herds we find as follows : — 



