DAIRYING 



153 



Water 

 Fat 



Proteid 

 Sugar 

 Ash .. 



Water 

 Fat ... 

 Proteid 



Butter Milk. 



Per cent. 



From 



To 



Butter. 



12-5 

 81-0 

 - -2 



170 



85'0 



•3 



Average 



90-5 



•2 



3-3 



53 



•7 



14-5 



84-5 



•2 



Water 

 Fat ... 

 Other solids 



Whey. 



92-2 



•3 



75 



Colostrum (Cows'). 



Water 

 Fat ... 

 Other solids 



750 



60 



190 



Useful Data. 



One gallon of milk weighs 10 lb. 

 One bottle of milk weighs roughly 1 lb. 4 6z. 

 One Madras Measure of milk weighs 4 lb. 

 One seer of milk weighs 2 lb. 



An ollock of milk is 12£ cubic inches, and contains about 8 

 ounces of milk. Cows are occasionally sold when in milk on 

 the valuation of Rs. 10 for every bottle of milk given per day; 

 i.e., a four-bottle cow will be sold at Rs. 40. 



* The specific gravity of milk is from 1,028—1,032 (water 

 1,000) ; that of skimmed milk 1,034—1,037, of cream 985. In 

 testing milk for quality by a specific gravity method, one 

 should be sur* that the milk is not adulterated, because the 



