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a. The proportion of nitrogen compounds that consisted of 
albumose varied from 7.67 to 16.78 per cent., and averaged 
12.78 per cent. 
b. The proportion of albumose in the nitrogen born pounee of 
milk increased in June and July, and then decreased. 
TasLE SHowina Pounps or ALBUMOSE FOR OnE Pounp oF 
ALBUMEN IN MILK. 




A 
May. June. July. August. ag ey October Yont ‘ 
. season. 
Teast... « 1.09 1.26 pes a | 1.27 | 0.70 0.97 cial osayare 
Greatest .. 1,28 1.69 172 (02 1.24 180" tee 
Average . 1.19 Ls4 80) bb | 1.35 jo nh 08piay ae 1.24 

a. For each pound of albumen in milk, the albumose varied 
from 0.70 to 1.72 pounds, and pce 1.24 pounds for the | 
season. 
‘bd. The amount of albumose, relative to albumen, increased 
during June and July, and then decreased. 
TABULATED SuMMARY SHowinGa RELATION OF DIFFERENT 
Nitrogen Compounps oF MILK. 


ce ae 
Average 
May. | June. | July. j|August] Sept. | Oct. for 
season 
ee a 
Per cent of nitrogen compounds...| 3.14 3.07 3.00 3.05 3.10 3.36 3.13 
Per cent. of Casein.....cssesceccees: 2.44 2.85 Beet 2.32 2.41 2.60 ' 2,41 
Per cent. of albumen .......... abies 0.32 0.29 0.29 0.31 0.34 0.36 0,32 
Per cent. of albumose ,........- Ste 0.28 0,43 0.44 0.42 0.35 0.40 0.40 
Proportion of casein in nitrogen 
COMPOUNDS ....seeeeeees 77.71 | 76.55 | 75.66] %6.07 | 77.74 | 77.88 77.00. 
Proportion of albumen in nitrogen 
COMPOUNDS ...seeeereeeeees - eeee 10.19 9.45 9.67 | 10.16} 10.97 | 10.71 10.22 
Proportion of albumose in nitrogen 
compounds .. 12.10 | 14.00 | 14.67 | 138.77 | 11.29| 11.91 12.78 
Pounds of casein for ‘one pound "of 
albumen and albumose.........- 3.49 3.26 3.11 3.18 8.50 3.42 |. 3.35 
Pounds of albumose for one pound 
of aibumen eeeeeeeeeeeeereeeeeeeees 1.19 1.48 1.52 1,35 1.03 ial 1,24 

An examination of the data contained in the foregoing table 
shows that, when the nitrogen compounds in milk increase, the — 
casein increases also, but in a larger proportion than the other 


