The Babcock Test 



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Temperatures of Cream. 



Temperatures of Acid and Tempera- 

 tures of Cream should be the same or 

 nearly the same, about 70 degrees F. 



To Test Lumpy Cream. 



Add Y 4 stick of Caustic Soda. Put 

 this in sample of sour cream and stir 

 until lumps dissolve. 



To find number of pounds butterfat in 

 milk or cream multiply the pounds of 

 milk or cream by percentage as shown 

 by test. 



Example I Milk. 



400 Ibs. milk testing 4% butterfat. 

 400 X 4 = 16 Ibs. butterfat. 



Example II Cream. 



80 Ibs. cream testing 30%. 

 80 X 30 = 24 Ibs. butterfat. 

 Multiply pounds of cream 

 by test and divide by 100. 



Note: It is not necessary to weigh cream samples 

 when testing it for one's own use. It is only when buy- 

 ing cream that it is compulsory to weigh the samples. 



Milk Test 

 Bottle 



