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was much higher. There was considerable falling off in milk 
yield and only an ordinary change inthe composition of the milk. 
There was an average gain in weight during each of the first two 
periods of nearly 12 pounds and a loss of about six pounds during 
the last period. 
The greatest daily average milk yield for the first period was 
87.5 pounds and the least 1¥.7 pounds. The highest average per 
cent. of fat was 5.85 and the lowest 2.30. The extremes 
for the second period in milk yicld were 38.0 pounds and 19.4 
pourds and in average percentage of fat 5.50.and 2.60. 
For the third period the extremes were 30.1 pounds and 15.0 
pounds, and 5.90 per cent. and 2.25 per cent. 
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