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less than two-tenths of one per cent, as is shown by the alkaline-tablet 

 test. 



SAMPLES of milk for inspection or for testing should be taken imme- 

 diately after it has been thoroughly mixed by pouring. A certain amount 

 of cream will soon rise on milk, and a fair sample cannot be secured by 

 dipping a small quantity from the top of a lot of milk after it has stood 

 even for a few minutes. 



If the test of one cow's milk is desired, samples of several milkings 

 should be taken; there is often such a variation in richness between two 



CREAMERY PATRON'S COW. 



Gave 3,303 Pounds of Milk in a Year. Worth $26.86. Milk Tested 4.2 Ptr Cent Fat, 

 Making 1(!3 Pounds of Butter. 



milkings of the same cow in one day that a very erroneous impression may 

 be obtained from the test of one milking only. A fair sample cannot be 

 taken by milking directly into a small bottle, because the milk of the same 

 milking is not of uniform richness. 



In taking samples of a cow's milk, she should be milked dry and all 

 her milk thoroughly mixed by pouring from one pail to another before 

 a sample for testing is taken from it. If the sample is to be sent to some 

 place for testing, a little preservative should be added to the bottle and 



