1919 
98 Philippine Journal of Science 
Table IX . — Milk produced by buffalo cow 6. Average fat for six months, 
12.3b per cent. 
[Freshened August 2, 1916. Lactation period ended June 24, 1917. Records began January 
1, 1917.] 
Month. 
Morning. 
Afternoon. 
For 24 hours. 
Aver- 
age 
fat. 
Total for month. 
Milk. 
Fat. 
Milk. 
Fat. 
Milk. 
Fat. 
Milk. 
Fat. 
lbs. 
P. ct. 
lbs. 
P. ct. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
P. ct. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
January . 
2.2 
9.0 
1.7 
12.9 
3.9 
0.414 
10.6 
120.9 
12. 81 
February.. _ . . 
2.4 
10.0 
1.7 
14.1 
4.1 
0. 480 
11.7 
114.8 
13.41 
March 
1.9 
13.0 
1.4 
16.3 
3.3 
0.435 
13.2 
102.1 
13.47 
April 
2.0 
10.5 
1.4 
13.9 
3.4 
0. 425 
11.9 
102.0 
12. 14 
May. 
1.2 
12. 00 
0.9 
12.5 
2.1 
0. 268 
12.88 
63.1 
8. 42 
June. _ 
1.2 
10.2 
1.2 
12.5 
2.4 
0.282 
11. 69 
72.0 
8.41 
Totals for six months 
j 
674.9 
68.66 
| 
Table X. — Milk produced by buffalo cow 7. Average fat for five months , 
13.82 per cent. 
[Freshened July 4, 1916. Lactation period ended May 31, 1917. Records began January 1, 1917.] 
Month. 
Morning. 
Afternoon. 
For 24 hours. 
Aver- 
Total for month. 
Milk. 
Fat. 
Milk. 
Fat. 
Milk. 
Fat. 
age 
fat. 
Milk. 
Fat. 
i 
January __ 
lbs. 
2.2 
P. ct. 
12.2 
lbs. 
1.2 
P. Ct. 
13.6 
lbs. 
3.4 
lbs. 
0. 432 
P. ct. 
12.84 
lbs. 
92.0 
lbs. 
11.81 
February 
1.7 
12.0 
1.5 
15.2 
3.2 
0.432 
13.2 
89.6 
11.83 
March _ 
1.3 
12.0 
2.0 
15.3 
3.2 
0. 464 
14.1 
118.0 
16. 6# 
15. 73 
April 
1.8 
13. 1 
2.1 
16.0 
3.9 
0. 441 
14.7 
107.0 
May _ _ _ ... _ . 
0.6 
16.0 
0.6 
0.096 
16.0 
18.6 
2.87 
425.2 
68. 88 
1 
Table XI. — Milk produced by buffalo cow 8. Average butter fat for five 
months, 1548 per cent. 
[Freshened May 2, 1916. Lactation period ended May 31, 1917. Records began January 1, 1917.] 
Month. 
Morning. 
Afternoon. 
For 24 hours. 
Aver- 
age 
fat. 
Total for month. 
Milk. 
Fat. 
Milk. 
Fat. 
Milk. 
Fat. 
Milk. 
Fat. 
lbs. 
P. ct. 
lbs. 
P.ct. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
P. ct. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
January 
1.5 
14.0 
1.7 
17.2 
3.2 
0. 481 
15.0 
99.2 
14.8 
February . ___ 
1.8 
14.6 
1.0 
17.4 
2.8 
0.437 
15.6 
76.4 
11.92 
March. 
1.4 
14.4 
0.8 
17.6 
2.2 
0.333 
15.1 
68.2 
10.30 
April 
1.1 
15.0 
0.7 
16.7 
1.8 
0.227 
15.4 
64.0 
8.32 
May 
1.1 
16.5 
1.0 
17. G 
2.1 
0.347 
16.5 
65.1 
10.74 
1 
362.9 
56.08 
Kowloon, Hongkong, had thirty cows that were giving from 10 
to 20 pounds of milk a day on dry rice straw and very little 
rice and bran, when visited by me in January, 1919. When 
