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TABLE I 

 COMPOSITION OF MILK 



8. Factors causing variation in composition. The 

 composition of cow's milk varies according to several 

 factors. The composition of the milk of different breeds 

 differs to such a degree that whole series of factories 

 are found with lower or higher figures than these 

 averages on account of dominant presence of particular 

 kinds of cattle. 



The following table shows the usual effect of breed on 

 fat and total solids of milk : 



TABLE II 



THE USUAL EFFECT OF BREED OF Cows ON FAT AND TOTAL 

 SOLIDS OF MILK 



AVERAGES 



