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Average Analysis of Skim-milk. 



Per cent. 



Moisture at 100° C, 89.78 



Dry Matter, 10.22 



Analysis of Dry Matter 

 Ash (Mineral Matter), .... 



Fat, . . 



Protein (Nitrogenous Matter), . 

 Non-nitrogenous Extract Matter, 



100.00 



7.82 



3.23 



34.54 



54.40 



100.00 



Nutritive Ratio, 1 : 1.8. 



The sldm-milk contained 10.22 per cent, of solids; one 

 quart of it weighed 35.5 ounces, and contained 3.63 ounces 

 of solids ; one gallon contained 14.52 ounces of dry organic 

 matter. 



Used in the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth experi- 

 ments. 



[Average of two Analyses.] 



Per cent. 



"Moisture at 100° C, 91.00 



Dry Matter, 9.00 



100.00 



Analysis of Dry Matter. 



Ash (Mineral Matter), 6.67 



Fat, 2.78 



Protein (Nitrogenous Matter), 34.00 



Non-nitrogenous Extract Matter, 56.55 



100.00 

 Nutritive Ratio, 1 :1.86. 



Used in the seventh feeding experiment. 



