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for milk. All the dairies in Canton are dairies of Canton and the Chinese 
managed by Chinese, and their cus- dairies of Hongkong are of mixed 
tomers are practically all Chinese. In breeding. All the dairy breeds, and 
Hongkong, there are several hundred the Shorthorns are represented, al- 
cows kept for dairy purposes. Much though the Shorthorn blood predomi- 
condensed milk is also imported and nates. Blood of the other breeds rank 
used in China. in the following order: Holstein, 
Guernsey, Ayrshire, and Jersey. The 
Hongkong Dairy Farm Co., owned and 
Most of the European cows in the managed by British, has chiefly Hol- 
EUROPEAN BREEDS IN CHINESE DAIRIES 
TABLE II.—Complete Analysis of Buffalo Milk. 
The samples analyzed were herd samples taken from twelve cows in the College dairy 
in November, 1917. The milking in the morning was begun at four, and in the afternoon at two 
o'clock. 
R | Percent | Percent | Per cent | Per cent | Total Per cent 
Sample No. fat. | ash. protein. sugar. | Pe water. 
1. Morning milk........ | aio) j) aye 6.04 4.00 PO) | Tei Loy 
2. Afternoon milk....... 12.80 | 90 6.10 3.57 23.37 76.63 
3. Afternoon milk....... 13.00 | sift Schl 3.32 22.74 77.26 
4, Afternoon milk....... 13.63 | Ni Ap aoe = Sho 23.88 | 76.12 
5. Afternoon milk....... 12.10 190) I Gr d4 3.83 22.97 77.03 
6. Afternoon milk....... 14.00 3920 1 6-42 3.87 DS) Hil 74.79 
fae Wiorning mille. i... .. 11.50 95 5.80 3.70 21.95 78.05 
8. Morning milk........ 12.00 94 6.00 | 3.60 22.54 77.45 
9. Morning milk........ 12.34 soa "6.38 BTA MeN OSRSIE | TOROS 
10. Morning milk........ 12.20 iN) ee) | ANOS len 2oRLO 76.80 
EBIKETAR ES 5,01) < slcidiviesis ius eis 12.46 | ah) l) feck) 3.74 Pays abil 76.89 
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TABLE III.—Complete Analysis of European Cow's Milk. Analysis Made During January ana ° 
February of 1917 
Bornale Per cent Percent | Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent 
ara fat ash protein sugar total solids water 
1 3.20 0.845 Sols 6.47 13.70 86.30 
2 3.50 840 3.20 5.28 12.82 87.18 
3 | 4.50 .736 3.24 | 5.18 13.68 83.32 
4 4.60 .900 4.10 5.20 14.80 85.20 
5 3.80 .780 3.25 5.54 13.37 86.63 
6 4.44 .800 3.10 5.60 13.94 86.06 
ff 3.50 .880 3.80 6.00 14.18 85.82 
8 4.10 888 3.40 5.63 14.02 85.98 
9 5.20 .740 3.20 5.30 14.44 85.56 
10 4.00 . 800 3.05 6.10 13.95 86.05 
Averages 4.08 .821 3.35 5.63 13.89 86.11 
Note.—Samples 1 and 2 are of milk from the Hongkong Dairy Farm Co., in Victoria, Hong- 
kong. The samples are taken from bottled milk from a herd of from 500 to 700 European cows, most 
of which are Holsteins. Samples 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 are from the mixed milk of the Sinkee Dairy in 
Canton. In this dairy 90 to 100 foreign cows are kept, Guernsey and Shorthorn blood predomi- 
nating. 
Samples 8, 9, and 10, are from the mixed milk of four cows in the Canton Christian College 
Dairy. These four cows are of mixed breeding, Shorthorn blood predominating. 
