60 [ ASSEMBLY 
PHENOMENAL Mixx. 
The study of our milk experiments will be found in the report of 
the chemist. We would, however, call attention to a few abnormal 
results which have been observed. 
We have had three periods since station-work commenced, during 
which numerous analyses were made. The first included the mixed 
milk of four cows, two of which were Jem and Meg, whose milk 
was afterward kept separate. The average and extreme fat de- 
terminations are shown in tabular form. 
No. of Average fat Extremes. 
analyses. per cent. 

January 2— February 18, 1888, Four cows.. 47 5.09 4.47— 6.02 
January 21 — March 14, 1884. Jem... ... .. 76 1 116 5.27 ts 08 3.81— 6.57 
Meg. icic-aueenae 4,72) ~~ 3.49— 6.43 
September 21 — November 13, 1884. Jem... re 102 7.42 l 697 4.75— 9.64 
Meg ... 48 ~ §.20§ “" 2.74—12.538 
Wotal and'average var i sieve tsa-li cles 265 5.57 
We note that the average fat content of the milk of Jem and Meg 
during the winter months of 1884 was the same as the average for 
the herd for the winter months of 1883, and that the autumn milk 
of 1884 was richer than the winter milk. This is in accord with the 
general observation in practice, that the milk of cows increase in per 
cent of richness as the period from calving increases, and hence can 
have but little significance as respects the character of the food fed. 
We note, in addition, extreme variations between the fats of the 
various milkings analyzed. In 1883 this was 1.55 per cent, in the 
winter of 1884 2.76 and 2.94 per cent, and in the autumn 4.89 and 
9.79 per cent. This leads us to the recognition of what we may call 
phenomenal milk, and, for the purposes of examination into causes, 
we will take the analyses of Meg’s milk, morning and evening, of 
October 6, 1884: 
Sp. gravity. Total fat. Total solids. 
MONI S MI Sais ys st. Keke oases 1.0275 10.45. 20.01 
iventne a ymilke oa). ete soe 1.0253 - 12.58 21.43 
The feeding, live-weight of cow, and the daily milk. yield for the 
week preceding was as below: 
Dry wt. of food Wt. of water Morning wt.. Daily milk 
consumed. Ra eatte of cows. yield. 
ed. 
lbs. lbs. lbs. Ibs. OZ. 
September 30........ 0 28.4 801 14 0 
October ine ees 9.4 40.9 769 6-410 
ie ew 1 4.7 52.7 775 8 + 
Bese: 5.4 28.7 772 8 15. 
ase ae | 2.7 21.6 766 T 4 Be 
Dicile Meeee 0.4 24.0 728 4 8 
Gissiieeee 2.8 3 5 
40.5 726 
