no 



Journal of Agricultural Research 



Vol. VI. No. 3 



Table VI. — Amount of stearic acid in the insoluble acids of butter fat — Continued 



Sample No. 



Insoluble 



acids of 



butter taken. 



Solution A: 



8 



8 



8 



Solution C: 



9^ 



9 



9 



9 



Solution B: 



IO& 



lO 



Solution C: 



IO& 



lO 



lO 



Solution B: 



lib 



II 



Solution C: 



14 



14 



14 



15 



15 



i6 



i6 



17 c 



17 



18 c 



18 



18 



I9C 



19 



Solution D: 



20 



20 



21 



21 



" Average. 



Gm. 



o. 5170 

 • 5120 

 •5225 



5090 

 515s 

 5150 

 5130 



5130 

 5050 



4995 

 5060 



5255 



5065 

 5150 



5165 

 5070 



5015 



5045 

 5060 



5265 

 5205 



5045 

 5300 



5035 

 4990 



5105 



5205 

 5110 



5180 

 5025 



5090 

 5205 



Alcohol- 

 stearic-acid 



solution 

 (grams in 



150 c. c). 



O. 3990 

 •3990 

 •3990 



,4050 

 ,4050 

 ,4050 

 ,4050 



3960 

 3960 



4050 

 4050 

 4050 



3960 

 3960 



4050 

 4050 

 4050 



4050 

 4050 



4050 

 4050 



4050 

 4050 



,4050 

 ,4050 

 ,4050 



4050 

 4050 



4050 

 4050 



4050 

 4050 



Additional 



stearic acid 



taken. 



Gm. 



Precipi- 

 tate. 



Gm. 



O. 2850 

 . 2840 

 .2830 



2970 

 3000 

 2970 

 2980 



3000 

 3020 



3070 



3075 

 3140 



2990 

 3000 



2645 



2635 

 2625 



2705 

 2715 



2665 

 2680 



2965 

 2980 



2945 

 2930 

 2940 



2925 

 2905 



2720 

 2715 



2630 

 2650 



Blank. 



Gm. 



O. 2383 



•2383 



•2383 



2200 

 2200 

 2200 

 2200 



2114 

 2114 



2200 

 2200 

 2200 



2114 



2 1 14 



2200 

 2200 

 2200 



2200 

 2200 



2200 

 2200 



2200 

 2200 



2200 

 2200 

 2200 



2200 

 2200 



2230 

 2230 



. 2230 

 ■ 2230 



Satura- 

 tion 

 (grams in 

 100 c. c). 



Stearic 

 acid. 



Per cent. 



9 



8, 



8, 



a 8, 



15 

 15 

 14, 



15 

 '15 



17 

 17 



17.42 



17.29 



17.89 



a 17. 56 



17-30 



17. 20 



«i7. 25 



8.62 

 8.58 



8.47 

 a 8. 56 



10. 01 



10. 18 



o 10. 10 



8.83 



9. 22 



09. 03 



15. 16 



14.72 



a 14. 94 



14. 80 



14.63 



14.50 



« 14. 64 



13-93 



13.80 



o 13- 87 



9.46 



9-65 

 09. 56 



7.86 



8.07 



I a 7. Q7 



'' The cows were fed beef tallow. 



f The cows were fed palm oil. 



