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BUTTER-MAKING. 



content than any other breed, a high percentage of fat is char- 

 acteristic of the milk from all the Channel Island breeds. On 

 account of the great variation in the composition of milk from 

 different cows, it is difficult to get results from experiments 

 where the number of cows involved in each breed and trial 

 have been so numerous as to overcome the individuality of 

 the cow. We quote the following table, which shows the 

 average results from the breed tests conducted at the Annual 

 Dairy Shows of the British Dairy Fanners' Association between 

 the years 1879 and 1893, inclusive: 



These results agree very closely with tests carried on in 

 the United States, with the exception of the two breeds, Welsh 

 and Aberdeen Angus. The former breed is rare in this country. 

 The latter breed is considered to be quite inferior as a milk- 

 producing breed, but one of the best beef types known. The 

 results obtained in the test above, where only one cow was 

 involved, are abnormal and cannot represent the average of 

 Angus cows' milk. 



Time Between Milkings. The common practice in the 

 United States is to milk twice during twenty-four hours, every 

 morning and evening. The intervals between these milkings 

 are not always of the same length. Under the average farm 



