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given succulent feed they give from 30 to 50 pounds of milk a 
day. These cows have a lactation period of from eight to twelve 
months. How well the flow of milk is kept up throughout the 
lactation period is not known. 
Buffalo milk is pure white, with absolutely no tint of yellow. 
Cream and butter made from it are rather oily and have but a 
faint tint of yellow. By mixing European cows’ cream with 
the buffalo cream and using vegetable butter color the color 
and the texture can be greatly improved. 
Table XII. — Milk produced by buffalo cow 51. Average fat for lactation 
period, 9.65 per cent. 
[Freshened July 4, 1918. Lactation period ended May 30, 1919. Records began immediately 
after freshening.] 
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. 
July 
6.2 
8.6 
5.0 
9.5 
11.2 
1. 002 
8.9 
202.4 
22.67 
August ,, . .. . 
6.8 
8.5 
4.8 
10.0 
11.6 
1.058 
9. 12 
359. 6 
32. 77 4 
September 
6. 6 
8.8 
5. 2 
10.4 
11.8 
1. 121 
9. 50 
354.0 
33. 63 
October .. 
6.0 
9. 50 
4.2 
10.0 
10.2 
0. 990 
9.70 
306.0 
29. 68 1 
November.. __ _ . _ 
5.6 
10.02 
3,6 
11.0 
9.6 
0.957 
9. 96 
228.0 
22.71 
December _ 
5.2 
9. 50 
3.0 
11.2 
8.2 
0. 830 
10. 12 
250.0 
25. 32 
January. __ . 
4,8 
9.30 
3.0 
11.5 
7.8 
0.701 
10. 14 
242.0 
24. 52 i 
February 
4.5 
9.60 
3.0 
11.0 
7.5 
0. 762 
10. 16 
210.0 
21. 33 
March. ... . 
3.5 
10.25 
3.0 
10.0 
6.5 
0. 660 
10. 24 
201. 0 
20. 44 
April 
3.4 
9.20 
2.8 
11.2 
6.2 
0.627 
10. 12 
180.0 
18.21 
May. 
4. 5 
10. 00 
4.5 
0.450 
10.00 
139.0 
6. 18 i 
Totals for eleven 
1 
months 
2. 672.0 
257. 4G 1 
I 
Table XIII. — Milk produced by buffalo cow 53. Average fat for seven 
months, 10.51 per cent. 
[Freshened October 26, 1018. Lactation period not finished.] 
Month. 
Morning. 
Afternoon. 
For 24 hours. 
Aver- 
Total for month. 
1 
age 
Milk. 
Fat. 
’Milk. 
Fat. 
Milk. 
Fat. 
fat. 
Milk. 
Fat. 
lbs. 
P. ct. 
lbs. 
P. ct. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
P. ct. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
November _ 
5.8 
9.75 
4.3 
11.6 
10.1 
1. 064 
10.05 
348.0 
34.95 
December 
5.6 
9.40 
4.2 
12.0 
9.8 
1.030 
10. 51 
303.8 
31.90 
January 
5.0 
9.20 
3.8 
12.5 
8.8 
0.935 
11.27 
272. 8 
30.74 
February 
4.7 
10. 60 
3.2 
12.6 
7.9 
0. 901 
11.40 
221.2 
25. 21 
March 
4.5 
10. 25 
2.8 
11.0 
7.3 
0.769 
10. 53 
226.3 
23.85 
April _ 
4.0 
10.00 
2.5 
11.2 
6.5 
0. 680 
10.46 
195.0 
20.40 
May 
3.0 
9.75 
2.6 
11.0 
6.1 
0. 625 
10.24 
189.0 
19.35 j 
Totals for seven 
months 
1,756. 1 
1 
186. 40 
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