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neither increase nor decrease. The general average toas a decrease 

 of 0.07 pound of fat for 100 potmds of milk. 



(5) In October 33 herds produced more fat in 100 pounds of 

 milk than in September, the amount of increase varying from 

 0.03 to 0.78 pounds; while 7 herds produced less fat than in Sep- 

 tember by amounts varying from 0.03 to 0.62 pounds. The gen- 

 eral average was an increase of 0.23 pound of fat for 100 pounds of 

 milh. 



