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TABLE VII 



AVERAGE COMPOSITION OF THE WHEY 



TABLE VIII 



AVERAGE COMPOSITION OF THE GREEN CHEESE 



Table VI shows the minimum, maximum and average 

 composition of the milk and Table VIII the composi- 

 tion of the cheese made from that milk. The average 

 composition of the cheese in Table VIII shows that it 

 contains 37.33 per cent of water. The tendency to-day 

 seems to be for a softer cheese so that the average would 

 probably be higher. Table VIII also shows the wide 

 variation in the composition of the cheese. The moisture 

 and total solids both vary about 10 per cent. In order to 

 judge the variation in composition, one must know the 



