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Milking Experiment. 



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Table LXXX. — Average Percentages of Butter-Fat in Milk for 



Each of Six Weeks. 



Week enclin<' — 



1911. 

 18th August 

 2oth August 

 1st September 

 8th September . . 

 loth September 

 22nd September 

 Average for each of six weeks 

 Times milkings were under standard 

 Highest 

 Lowest 



Lot I. 



Milked at 6 a.m. and at 

 4 p.m. 



Lot II. 



Milked at 6 a.m. and at 

 6 p.m. 



Average percentage of buttei-fat in total daily yield 

 Total butter-fat in lb. per day 



Table LXXXI. — Average Percentages of Solids Not Fat in Milk 

 FOR Each of Six Weeks. 



Week ending — 



1911. 

 18th August 

 25th August 

 Ist September 

 8th Sejitomber . . 

 loth September 

 22nd SeptornhiT 



Average for each of six weeks 



Times miJkings \v<n; under standard 



Highest 



Loweat 



Lot r. 



Milked at 6 a.m. and at 

 4 p.m. 



Morning. 



8-8 

 8-7 



8 



7 

 7 

 7 

 7 



8 72 

 () 



9 1 

 8-2 



Evening. 



8-5 

 8-7 

 8-7 

 8-7 

 8-6 



8 65 

 7 



9 1 

 8 



Average percentage in total daily yield 

 Total solida not fat in lb. in daily yield 



Solids not Fat. — As already mentioned in the previous experiment 

 there was no very distinct evidence that the drought liad seriously 

 affected the percentage of solids not fat in the milk. 



