10 Feb., 1916.] 



Butter Fat in Cheese. 



121 



tlie solids vary, to a large extent, in proportion to the butter fat. Tlio 

 results from normal milk would be still more in favour of milk rich 

 in fat. 



Much misapprebension exists with regard to tbe best and most 

 equitable method of purchasing milk at a cheese factory. Notwith- 

 standing all that has been written and said about the matter, there are 

 many who pretend to believe that the fat contents of the milk is little 

 or no indication as to its value for cheese-making. Much investigation 

 and experiment by leading dairy experts and chemists has been 

 conducted to determine the best method to be adopted, and there is no 

 doubt that the casein test and the fat test combined is the best. Although 

 both these tests are simple, the former as worked out by E. B. Hart 

 and the latter by Dr. Babcock or Dr. Gerber, many directors of cheese 

 factories pretend to think they are too complicated, and desire to adhere to 

 the method of payment abandoned by enlightened and progressive boards 

 over twenty years ago. As the double test, i.e., casein and fat, involves 

 double the work, it is generally conceded that the fat test is sufficiently 

 reliable as a guide to the value of milk for cheese-making and may 

 be adopted with confidence as an equitable basis of payment. That 

 the milk should be paid for according to its cheese-making capacity 

 must be evident to those who do not find it to their interest, probably 

 to cover dishonest practices, to adhere to the system of payment at 

 per gallon irrespective of quality. 



In the following table comment on the column " Value of Cheese 

 at 6d. per lb." is necessary. It must be remembered that cheese rich 

 in fat is of better quality and will command a higher price than the 

 lower grade, therefore the difference in value shown in this column 

 will, in actual fact, be greater than indicated. 



Date. 



1. Aug. 

 2- 



4. 



^% 



lbs. 

 500 

 500 

 500 

 500 

 500 

 500 



> p- 



«-. ° 

 > P- 



&^ 



s. d. 



29 3 



28 3 



27 9 



26 9 



25 fi 



40*4: 



d. 



7-02 



6'78|36'14 



6' 66 33*95 



6-40 32-33 



6'1831"94 



I 

 5'58 25-46 



P^ 



lbs. 

 23- 67 

 20 '41 

 18-84 

 17-29 

 16-44 

 11-82 



Analysis, October, 1914. 





2-15 34-94 

 2* 70 35- 37 

 2-55 36-34 



33-95 

 32-33 

 31-94 



1-1640-59 25-46 



I 





1*48 

 1*32 

 1*14 

 0*84 

 0*69 

 0*30 



VICTORIAN RAINFALL. 



Fourth Quarter, Year 1915. 



From the; tahlo givi'ii Ix'low it. will hv si'on that, with the exception of 

 the Mallee and Wimmera districts, and also parts of the We.stoni, the 

 remainder of the State liarl rninfnll in exce.'^s of average, more o.^^pccially 



