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(4) In September, as compared with August, 42 herds iucreased 

 the amount of cheese produced for each pound of milk-fat by 

 amounts varying from 0.02 to 0.39 pound; while 5 herds showed 

 a decrease by amounts varying from 0.02 to 0.27 pound. In gen- 

 eral, the average amount of cheese produced for each pound of milk- 

 fat was increased hy 0.15 pound in September as compared with Au- 

 gust. This increase was due to increase of casein in milk relative 

 to fat. 



(5) In October 24 herds produced more cheese for milk-fat than 

 in September by amounts varying from 0.01 to 0.03 pound; while 

 15 herds produced less within similar limits and one herd re- 

 mained unchanged. In general, the average yield of cheese was 

 increased hy 0.05 pound for each pound of milk-fat. This result 

 was owing to an increase of casein in milk relative to milk-fat. 



7. Variations in Total Monthly Yields of Milk, Fat, Casein 



AND Cheese. 



In the table below we give the amounts of milk produced 

 month by month and also the total yield, in pounds, of fat, 

 casein and cheese. 



Table Showing Yields of Milk, Fat, Casein and Cheese. 



MONTH. 



Pounds of 

 milk. 



Pounds of 

 fat. 



May 327,638 



June 368,672 



July i 293,004 



August 230,690 



September . i 242,360 



October { 218,243 



11,729.5 



13,235.3 



10,870.5 



9,320.0 



9,621.7 



9,166.2 



Pounds of 

 cast-in. 



7,863.3 

 8,590.0 

 6,446.0 

 5,213.5 

 5,986.3 

 5,870.7 



Pounds of 

 chee.'^e. 



32,560-7 

 36,034.0 

 28,072.7 

 23,285.8 

 25,549.6 

 24,759.7 



(1) In yield of milk there was an aggregate increase from May 

 to June of 41,034 pounds; from June to July, an aggregate de- 

 crease of 75,668 pounds; from July to August, a further decrease 

 of 62,314 pounds; from August to September, an increase of 

 11,670 pounds; and from September to October, a decrease of 

 24,117 pounds. 



