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MILK HYGIENE 



in this arbitrary scale, which is very confusing. Un- 

 fortunately, however, it has come into rather general 

 use among milk inspectors, especially in the Eastern 

 States. 



To convert readings of this lactometer into corre- 

 sponding readings of the Quevenne scale, they must be 

 multiplied by 0.29, or, the following table may be used : 



QUEVENNE LACTOMETER DEGREES CORRESPONDING 



TO NEW YORK BOARD OF HEALTH 



LACTOMETER DEGREES. 



L.P.] 



Specific gravity of the whey. In many cases it is of 

 value to determine the specific gravity of the whey be- 

 cause this is much more constant than that of milk, 

 for the reason that the lactose and salt vary less than 

 the fat. 



