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Table XV. — Chemical Composition of the Butter. 



First period: both herds, normal grain ration. 



Samples. 



Janiiarj- 16, . 

 January 19, . 

 January 23, . 

 January 25, . 

 Average, 



Water. 



Herd 

 I. 



14.19 

 15.94 

 14.33 

 15.20 



14.92 



Herd 

 II. 



14.82 

 14.46 

 14.64 

 14.84 



14.69 



CUBD.I 



Herd Herd 

 I. II. 



1.12 

 1.42 

 1.69 

 1.69 

 1.48 



.81 

 1.14 

 1.34 

 1..51 



1.20 



The following method was employed in analyzing the butter : 

 approximately 5 grams were brought on to quartz sand in a 

 flat-bottomed dish and heated at a low temperature until the 



1 Including natural ash. 



