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on the same shelf, and the cream churned as nearly 

 as possible at the same sime, by stirring in a pitcher 

 with a spoon : 



Name of Cow. Average size of globule. Time of churning. 



Desdemona 4440" 13 minutes. 



Gazelle 5260" 30 " 



Beatrice , 5520" 34 " 



EXPERIMENT III. 



The milk, except when otherwise stated, was in 

 this experiment fresh from the cow, and cooled to 

 60 by immersing the Florence flask, used as a 

 churn, in cold water : 



Average size of globule. Time churned. Butter first showed. 



5680" (cream) 3 minutes 



594G" 8 " 5 minuteg. 



6708" 25 " 15 



8252" (churned with egg-beater) . .50 " 36 " 



8320' 60 " 



Having established the fact that the size of the 

 globules determine some of the reactions in the 

 churn, we will consider the effect of churning milk 

 containing globules of widely different sizes. When- 

 ever such trials have been made and the results care- 

 fully noted, I have found that the larger globules 

 become divested of their covering first ; and often- 

 times, 1 suspect, being overchurned, hinder the same 

 process going on with the same facility for the rup- 

 turing of the smaller globules. The overchurning 

 of butter destroys the grain, or the natural form in 

 which the butter is contained in its investing cover- 

 ing, and pressing out the oleine, as I conjecture, 

 furnishes to the fluid this oil in emulsion, which 



