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New York AGRICULTURAL ExprERIMENT STATION. 5138 
TasLE SHowineg Summary or Loss or Weicut ror 100 Pounps 
OF CHEESE. 


Average 
for 
season.' 
I 
ae) 
Septem- 
be 
May. June. July. August. * 


Pounds. | Pounds, | Pounds. |, Pounds. | Pounds. | Pounds. 




Meee... ....| 3.00 “tee 9.54 ST53 1.80 eee 
Greatest ..../ 0... 4.72 3.50 Diee 5.16 Bh 1 MOR eee 
PEVOTARG. yo. .s Bea rev 8Os 8.17 1) 41907) a. 78 3.40 

a. The loss of weight for 100 pounds of cheese between dates 
of manufacture and sale varied from 1.80 to 5.16 pounds, and 
averaged 3.40 pounds for the season. 
b. The loss was greatest in August and least in September. 
c. The number of days between manufactureand sale of cheese 
varied from 18 to 28, and averaged 263 days. 
TABLE SHowinG SumMARY OF AveRAGE Datity Loss or Weigat 
FoR 100 Pounps or CHEESE. 

Average 
May. | June, July. August. | jg cas for 
7 seas n, 





Pounds. | Pounds. | Pounds. | Pounds. | Pounds. Pounds. 

ORM 5% Pld 0.16 0.138 0.14 EAM? Baa Cee yj 
PePeqeeata. ... , ss 65.25 0.19 0.16 0.19 Cit Te ar vavesne 
vey ote hu) | 0.17 vba se ONG OS TA ees 

‘a. The average daily loss of weight for 100 pounds of cheese 
between dates of manufacture and sale varied from 0.09 to 0.25 
pound, and averaged, for the season, 0.155 pound, which is 
equivalent to two and one-half ounces. 
6. The average daily loss was quite uniform, whether the 
cheese was kept three or four weeks. 
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