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COMPOSITION OF MILK. 
who confirms the opinion as to the nature of the disease. No 
special cause for the outbreak was manifest to Mr. Scott, who 
Avrites, “ the pigs had been fed on the usual diet—whey and 
com.” A change of location was determined upon, which 
has had the effect of totally arresting the further progress of 
the malady. 
COMPARATIVE FATTENING OE SHEEP. 
From the experiments of Mr. J. B. Lawes on the fattening 
of sheep, we learn the following comparative facts as to 
the capabilities of the different breeds:—While sheep of 
the Sussex breed consumed of the following food to make 
100 lbs. of live weight, namely, 29 7\ lbs. of oilcake, 285| lbs. 
of clover, and 3835 f lbs. of swedes ; the Hampshires consumed 
291 g lbs. of oilcake, 2614 lbs. of clover, and 3966flbs. of 
swedes; cross-bred wethers, 2644 lbs. of oilcake, 251 f lbs. of 
clover, and 37254 lbs. of swedes; cross-bred ewes, 263J lbs. 
of oilcake, 2504lbs. of clover, and 3671 lbs. of swedes; 
Leicesters, 263| lbs. of oilcake, 2514 lbs. of clover, and 
3761 lbs. of swedes; and Cotswolds, 253^ lbs. of oilcake, 
216f lbs. of clover, and 3557J lbs. of swedes. 
COMPOSITION OE MILK. 
According to Hadlein, milk contains in every 100 parts— 
phosphate of lime, 2 - 31; phosphate of magnesia, 0*42; phos¬ 
phate of peroxide of iron, 0‘97; chloride of potassium, 1*44; 
chloride of sodium, 0 - 24; and of pure soda, 0*42. Such is 
the analysis of the inorganic constituents of milk. One 
thousand parts of milk, in its ordinary condition, were found 
by Professor Johnston to contain—butter, 27 to 35 parts; 
casein, 45 to 90 parts; milk-sugar, 36 to 50 parts; chloride 
of potassium, with a little chloride of sodium, 14 part; 
phosphates, chiefly lime, 24 parts; other salts, 6 parts; and 
of water, from 8224 to 815 parts. 
