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tions. The butterfat test for the individual distributors ranged all the way from 

 3.4 per cent to .S.3 per cent, the latter being for Jersey milk sold by several dis- 

 tributors. In all three areas the milk sold by producer-distributors was of slightly 

 higher butterfat test, the greatest variation being in Attleboro market. This 

 market had also a higher butterfat test for both producer-distributors and dealers 

 than the other two markets. 



Figures on the total solids in milk were available only for the Attleboro and 

 Gardner markets. Computed on the basis of weighted averages the total solids 

 in^milk as presented in Table 11 indicate a higher average for the product sold 

 by producer-distributors. As with the butterfat content, the Attleboro milk 

 leads also in the content of total solids, testing on the average 12.96 per cent. 



Table 11. Weighted Average Butterfat axd Total Solids in Milk Sold, 



1931-32 



Attleboro Gardner Newburyport 



Butterfat Total Solids Butterfat Total Solid.* Butterfat 

 Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent 



