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MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS; DAIRY FARMS 



The milk of different breeds. 



The analyses of large numbers of samples of milk given by different 

 breeds have been made by the New York Agricultural Experiment 

 Station, and the averages of fat for the different breeds are : — 



Per Cent 



Holstein-Friesian 3.4 



Ayrshire 3.6 



Shorthorn 4.4 



Devon 4.6 



Guernsey 5.3 



Jersey 5.6 



Composition of milk solids from six breeds of cows (Van Slyke) 



Breed of Cow 



Holstein 



American Holderness 



Devon 



Ayrshire 



Guernsey . . . . 

 Jersey 



Ash 



5.93 

 5.53 

 5.52 

 5.34 

 5.16 

 4.82 



Ash in cow's milk and its products (Simon) 



Whole milk 0074 



Skim milk 0074 



Cream 0061 



Buttermilk 0067 



Whey 0065 



Mineral constituents in milk (Abderhalden) 



Specieh 



Human 

 DoK . 

 Swine 

 Sheep 

 Goat . 

 Cow . 

 Horse 

 Rabbit 



Potas- 

 sium 



Parts per hundred 



0.20 

 1.33 

 0.80 

 0.84 

 0.78 

 0.70 

 0.40 

 2.50 



