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Feeds and Feeding. 



parison the table gives the average composition of cow's milk, ac- 

 cording to Konig. 1 



Composition of ewe's milk, with that of cow's milk for comparison. 



It is here shown that, as a rule, ewe's milk is markedly richer in 

 all constituents than that of the cow. (595) 



720. Milking qualities of ewes. At the Wisconsin Station 2 Car- 

 lyle, Puller, and Kleinheinz kept lambs from their dams except at 

 regular intervals when they were allowed to suckle. The milk 

 yielded by the ewes was determined by weighing their lambs imme- 

 diately before and after placing them with their dams. 



Daily milk yield of ewes of different breeds. 



In this trial the Dorsets gave the most and the Southdowns the 

 richest milk. On the average the milk of these ewes contained over 

 7 per ct. fat and nearly 11 per ct. of solids not fat, its specific gravity 

 exceeding that of cow 's milk. 



721. Feed for 100 Ibs. of ewe's milk. At the Wisconsin Station 3 

 Shepperd recorded the milk yielded by ewes receiving a mixture of 



1 Chem. Nahrungs-und Genuss-mittel, II, 1904, p. 602. 



2 Ept. 1904. 



8 Agri. Science, VI, p. 397. 



