Apr. 24, 1916 



Effect of Water in Ration on Milk 



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Table I. — Comparison of the effect of a full and a limited allowance of water on the 

 composition of milk — Continued 



cow 8 



Water allowance. 



Full 



Do 



Transition. . 

 Limited . . . . 



Do 



Transition. . 

 Full 



Do 



Average : 

 Full.... 

 Limited 



Total 

 milk. 



Pounds. 

 252. 2 

 253-0 

 234- 9 

 220. 7 



208. o 

 217. 6 



205.7 



209. 4 



230. I 

 214.3 



Total 

 water. 



Pounds. 

 573-0 



553- o 



346.0 



350 



350 



509 



500, 



536 



540. 

 350. 



Fat. 



Per cent. 

 4-55 



15 

 20 



30 

 65 

 30 

 30 

 50 



4-37 

 4-47 



10. 06 

 9-58 



Specific 

 gravity. 



1-033 

 1-033 

 1.034 

 1.034 

 1.034 



1-033 

 1.034 



1-033 



Solids 

 not fat. 



Per cent. 

 9-30 

 9. 10 



9-39 

 9-44 

 9-35 

 8.98 



9-25 

 9. 18 



9. 21 

 9-39 



Mois- 

 ture. 



Per cent. 

 86.15 



86.88 

 86.13 



Ash. 



Total 

 protein. 



Per cent. 



0.730 

 •723 

 •707 

 •731 

 .714 

 .727 

 .724 

 •732 



727 

 722 



Per cent 



3-17 



3-13 

 3. 12 



cow 17 



cow 9 



Full 



Do 



Transition . . 

 Limited .... 



Do 



Transition. . 

 Full 



Do 



Average : 



Full 



Limited . 



182. 2 

 153-2 



485.0 

 300.0 



4.40 



4-15 

 4. 20 

 4-05 



4-15 

 4. 10 



4-15 

 4-30 



8.79 

 8.04 

 7. 60 

 6.62 

 5-93 

 6-79 

 7.07 



7-09 



7-75 

 5-77 



031 

 030 

 031 

 032 



031 

 030 

 031 

 031 



?.83 

 i. 40 



^•53 

 ?. 79 

 3.64 

 ?. 27 



i-53 

 ?-65 



60 

 71 



-77 

 -45 

 .27 

 . 16 

 . 21 

 -63 

 -32 

 -05 



87-15 

 87. 18 



744 

 709 

 711 

 724 



703 

 698 

 712 

 704 



717 

 713 



2.78 

 2.65 

 2. 76 



2. 72 



2-54 

 2. 69 



2-73 

 2.84 



2-75 

 2.63 



cow 14 



Full 



Do 



Transition . . 

 Limited . . . . 



Do 



Transition . . 

 Full 



Do 



Average : 

 Full.... 

 Limited 



27472°— 16- 



3^04 



3- 10 

 3.18 

 3.22 



3-25 

 3. 16 

 3.21 

 3.06 



3- 10 

 3-23 



