New York AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 387 | 
XVII. THE INFLUENCE OF ADVANCING LACTATION 
UPON THE PRODUCTION OF CHEESE. 
CASEIN AND ALBUMEN IN MILK. 
An examination of the table below indicates a general increase 
of casein and albumen in the milk after the first month, as the 
period of lactation advances. 
TABLE SHOWING POUNDS OF CASEIN AND ALBUMEN IN 100 POUNDS OF MILE. 




NTH z of $ 5 E oi 
LACTATION. a 5 5 2 $ oS 
B © e 3 iG S 
<j A oo as es r 
Re ear aie wis a4 3.37 4.00 |} 4.00 eee: 0 a cee 3.51 
as ya ee ule 2.98 3.27 2.88 2.88 2.88 3.46 
Bisnis) b's reg ae 2.99) 38.65 3.02 3.20 2.83 3.72 
rarer ee ae 3.35 3.63 3.56 2.97 3.05 3.65 
pre et Stee 3.44 3.70 3.51 2.70 3.17 3.72 
Gs uteceaears 3.42 4.29 3.56 3.13 3.58 3.72 
it ca aeaagaeres get's 3.19 3.91 3.68 3.38 2.94 4.03 
Bs Aes: ota 3.30 3.90 3.75 3.27 2.93 3.96 
SPL LAS We ae 3.62 4.04 3.83 3.61 3.67 4.06 
BY cath ts w'e''j == ier ach 3.73 4.24 3.37 4.01 3.92 




Ratio of fat to casein and albumen in mitk. 
TABLE SHOWING NUMBER OF POUNDS OF FAT FOR ONE POUND OF 
CASEIN AND ALBUMEN IN MILK. 






MONTH OF £ 3 3 | e E oi 
LACTATION. z : ; 5 2 5 
4 A S Hi FA 5 
Mase e's ot 1.05 0.89 1.53 Wi48 |. eee 1.74 
OT eee 1.17 1.14 1.78 1.25 1.25 1.52 
as 1.138 1.09 1.53 1.05 1.36 1.40 
a LGn 1.18 1.30 Loe 1.19 1.57 
s,s. 5's 0.98 1.20 1.42 1.23 1.15 1.52 
SGerats his. 56 0.95 1.18 1.88 1.06 ieee, (1:64 
es sis ss 1.09 1.26 1.31 1.00 1.21 1.42 
i eee 1.09 1.14 1.30 1.07 1.27 1.46 
Oo 1.02 1.37 1.28 1.00 1.07 1.42 
Te Paes «ss 1.04 1.25 1.21 1.02 0799 1.48 


