Fhosphoi 'US. 379 



Egg 4. 



Total edible part contains P.jOj, grams - 0.3301 



Per cent. PA i» tlie dry - - - 2.51% 



Per cent. P.,0, in the shell - - - 0.0226% 



Egg 5. 



Wt. with shell, grams - - - 52.757 



Wt. edible part, undried, grams - - 45.584 



Weiglit edible part, dried, - - - 12.534 



Per cent. H.^0 in undried edible part - '72.5% 



Total edible part egg contains, grams P0O3 0'245 



Per cent. P.,0, in the undried - - 0.537% 



Per cent. P.,0, in the dried - - 1.95% 



Balland says (7) an ordinaiy lien's egg contains about .26 

 grams phosphorus. 



WolflE's (16) analysis of hen's egg without shell gives 73.4 

 per cent, water, 3.48 per cent, total ash, and per cent. P.,0' 

 in the ash 38.05, and in the dried 1.324. 



Samples of cow-s' milk from three different sources Avere 

 analysed for P.^O. content. Results obtained were: — 



WiLLSMERE Milk. 



Sample 1 P/J, i'l 100 c.c. . 0.30354 grams 



Sample 2 „ „ „ - - 0.25458 „ 



Sample 1 Wt. of 5 „ - - 5.0596 



Sample 2 ,, ,, „ - -" 6.0354 ,, 



Talbot Milk. 

 Sample 1 PA i" 100 c.c. - - 0.21204 „ 



PiiivATK Dairy — Kew. 



Sample 1 PA in 100 c.c. - - 0.2040 



Bunge (17) says cows' milk contains .181 to .197 grams 

 P.,0, in 100 c.c. 



