COMPOSITION OF MILK 



globules being rather small, with some large ones. 

 The New Jersey Experiment Station reports the 

 following : 



Individuals and grades of these breeds show wide 

 departures from the average of the breed in the 

 per cent, of fat and in other characteristics. These 

 variations are characteristic of the breed and the 

 individual and cannot be materially changed perma- 

 nently. The following are temporary variations. 

 With the advance in the period of lactation, the per 

 cent, of fat decreases slightly the first two or three 

 months and gradually increases through the period 

 of lactation. 



