52 DATA FOR MILK INSPECTION. 



reported in The Analyst, January, 1893. 



Since a partial creaming takes place in the udder, 

 the first milkings (fore-milk) are poorer, and the last 

 milkings (strippings) richer in fat, than the average 

 milk. To insure a proper sample, the entire milking 

 must be taken, as was done in the above analyses. 



Variation according to breed. The following fig- 

 ures taken from Bulletin 77, (1890) New Jersey State 

 Agricultural Experiment Station, show the average 

 composition of milk of various breeds of cattle : 



AVERAGE COMPOSITION OF MILK FOR EIGHT MONTHS 



