134 STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION 
TABLE 39, 
Y1iELD oF E1cut Cows MILKED WitTH MacuiINne, May 2-29. 







No. of Month of | Ist Week | 2d Week | 3d Week | 4th Week 
Cow Lactation Pounds Pounds | Pounds Pounds 
1 8 185.8 179.4 174.0 Ll 
vf 4 188.7 18533 176.0 194.2 
9 4 18727, segs Bae g 161.5 Low 
12 1 2S0 cL 228.4 Sd VA PAPA, 
13 1 198.6 204.2 196.6 190.7 
14 2 220 a4 PA ead | 223.4 -- 22050 
15 1 ZA wT 232.3 Zh O 218.8 
16 3 129.0 13222 130.8 130.8 
% 1586.0 1555.6 1508.1 158255 


Calculated shrinkage 3.2 per cent. in two weeks 

TABLE 39.—Eight cows were milked continuously for 
four weeks with the milking machine. The yield of milk 
during the first two weeks was 3141.6 pounds and 3040.6 
pounds in the second:two weeks. The difference in yield 
is equivalent to a shrinkage of 3.2 per cent. in the two weeks, 
The average period of lactation was the third month, 
