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COMPOSITION OF .MILK IN CAPE COLONY. 



B was a sample of the mixed milk of the same herd taken on 

 the morning of 31st December. 



A sample of mixed milk from four cows at iMowbra3^ taken 

 in the afternoon, shewed the figures given in Column C. 



D represents the morning milk of the same herd. 



The following results of the analysis of separate samples of 

 milk yielded by four cows during the holding of the Rosebank 

 show, from 24th to 26th February. 1908, may be of interest :— 



Table XIII. — Milk fro.m Cows — Roseij.\nk Show. 



lb. oz. Specific 

 gravity. 



Total 

 solids. 



Fat. 



Solids 

 not fat. 



Cow No. 791. 

 24.2.08. M. 



E. 

 2^.2.08. M. 



E. 



M. 



E. 



26.2. 



19 



19 

 19 



14 



o 



12 



6 



1-0312 



I "03 1 3 

 1-0310 

 I -0306 

 1-0297 

 1-0288 



I i<)'83 



11-57 

 1 2 -oo 

 1 1-30 

 11-31 



Cow No. 792. 



24.2. 



.oS. 



26.2. 



M. 

 E. 

 lAL 

 E. 

 M. 

 E. 



I2i 



4 



1 1 



I 



1-0324 

 1-0330 



I -0335 

 1-0316 

 1-0317 

 1-0295 



2 •40 



3-05 



3 "50 

 3-10 

 3-30 



8-43 

 8-60 

 8-52 

 8-50 



8-20 



8-01 



Water. 



89-17 

 88-27 



88-43 

 88-00 

 88-70 

 88-69 



13-33 

 13-81 

 11-92 

 13-09 

 1474 

 147.^ 



4'^ 3 

 4-50 



^■83 

 4-20 



5 '5 5 

 6-03 



9-10 



9'3i 

 9-09 

 8-89 

 9-19 



^■7Z 



86-67 

 86-19 

 88-08 

 86-91 

 85-26 



Cow No. 793. 

 24.2.08. M. 



E. 

 25.2.08. M. 



E. 



M. 



E. 



26.2.08. 



14 

 13 

 16 

 10 



14 

 10 



1-0309 

 1-0320 

 1-0325 

 1-0335 

 1-0335 

 I -03 16 



Cow No. 794. 

 24.2.08. M. 



E. 

 25.2.08. M. 



E. 

 26.2.08. M. 



E. 



20 

 15 

 19 

 16 

 18 

 17 



13 

 6 

 6 



1-0322 



1-0315 

 1-0320 

 1-0318 



1-0333 

 I -03 1 7 



12-32 

 73-61 



12-12 



13-53 

 13-07 

 12-10 



3-70 

 4-55 

 3-20 

 4-18 

 378 



3 -38 



14-24 



13-35 

 12-65 

 12-82 



12-70 



8-62 

 9-06 

 8-92 



9-35 

 9-29 



8-72 



9-21 



8-92 

 8-90 

 8-89 

 9-15 

 8-85 



87-68 

 86-39 

 87-88 



86-47 

 86-93 

 87-90 



85-76 

 86-65 



87-35 

 87-18 



8775 

 87-30 



It will be noticed that except in the case of the milk yielded 

 by cow No. 793 on 26th February and that given by cow No. 794 

 on 24th February, the evening milk was richer in fat. With the 

 exception of the yield by cow No. 792 in the morning of the 25th 

 February, the morning's supply was greater than that of the even- 

 ing. As this cow had given 8 lbs. 3 ozs. the previous morning 

 and 8 lbs. i oz. the following morning it would appear quite possible 

 that on the occasion of the 25th this cow had not been fully 

 milked. This would account for the great difference between the 

 fat percentage of morning and evening milk on that day. On 

 the 24th and 26th the difference was nearer the average. 



Leaving out this case as doubtful and also disregarding, as 

 abnormal, the two instances in which the morning milk was the 



