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milk and skim-milk fed to calves. In the sum- 

 mary of results they say: "Counting whole 

 milk at $1 per 100 lbs. and skim -milk at 12 

 cents per 100 lbs., it cost 9.9 cents to make a 

 pound of increase when whole milk was fed, 

 and 3.4 cents to make a pound of increase when 

 skim-milk was fed." 



Separator milk good. — ^The Vermont Ex- 

 periment Station Report of 1891 says: "There 

 is a belief quite prevalent among certain 

 classes that the separator has some mysterious 

 influence on the skim-milk to make it of dif- 

 ferent quality from the skim-milk of ordinary 

 setting. This difference is considered to extend 

 not merely to the fat but to influence the other 

 ingredients. To ascertain the truth of the 

 matter three samples of milk were tested before 

 and after being run through the separator." 

 After concluding the work with the samples 

 the station says: "It is evident from these fig- 

 ures that the milk serum is not influenced by 

 the separator and that the only difference 

 between the whole milk and the skim-milk 

 derived from it is in the amount of fat they 

 contain." 



Buttermilk. — There is probably very little 

 difference in the feeding value of skim-milk 

 and buttermilk. Some farmers prefer butter- 

 milk to skim-milk. One reason for this is that 

 it does not curdle and separate so quickly as 



