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MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ; DAIRY FARMS 



The milk of different breeds. 



The analyses of large numbers of samples of milk given by different 

 breeds have been made by the New York Agricultural Experiment 

 Station, and the averages of fat for the different breeds are : 



PER CENT 



Holstein-Friesian 3.4 



Ayrshire 3.6 



Shorthorn 4.4 



Devon 4.6 



Guernsey 5.3 



Jersey 5.6 



Composition of milk solids from six breeds of cows (Van Slyke) 



Ash in cow's milk and its products (Simon) 



Whole milk 

 Skim milk 

 Cream 

 Buttermilk 

 Whey . . 



Mineral constituents in milk (Abderhalden) 



.0074 

 .0074 

 .0061 

 .0067 

 .0065 



