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The nineteen cows milked in Period 1, yielded 10,730 pounds 
of milk. In the next period, the same animals yielded (9366- 
720 a) 8,646 pounds of milk or 80.6 per cent. of the amount 
secured in the first period. 
In the second period, twenty cows yielded 9,366 pounds of 
milk and in the third period (8825-100 b) 7,818 pounds or 
83.5 per cent. 
In the third period twenty cows yielded (8825-529 c) 
8,296 pounds and in the fourth period (8314-723 d) 7,591 
pounds or 91.5 per cent. 
In the fourth period, twenty cows yielded (8314-206 d) 
8,108 pounds of milk and in the fifth period 7,591 pounds or 
Hie5-per cent: 
The shrinkage in milk yield for each period was 19.5%, 
16.5%, 8.5%, and 12% or an average for the four periods oi 
14.1 per cent. These shrinkage factors should be compared 
with those given in Tables 40 and 41. 












TABLE 42. 
Tur GOSHEN CREAMERY COMPANY.* 
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Pounds of butter made in decrease 
Year | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct- month 
1893 10,595] 10,097| 7,884} 6,930} 6,286 
1894 10,137} 8,456) 6,458 5,154; 4,646 
1895 - 9,994} 9,371| 8,056) 6,474| 4,950 
1896 8204, 8.2200 7,478! 8,267), 7,441 
1897 11,417| 10,973} 9,781) 9,293) 8,183 
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Total for 5 years 50,347 ely 39,657 36,118) 31,506 






Decrease from month 
' preceding, 6.4% 15.8% 8.9% 12.8% 11.0% 
Calculated decrease in / : 
milk production, | 8.6% 17.7% 10.9% 14.7% 12.9% 
TaBLE 42.—The Goshen Creamery Company reports 
‘the amount of butter made for each month in the year for 
five years. The average decrease for the four months is 
41.0, per cent: .On the assumption that the fat content of 
milk increased .1 per cent each month as the milk flow de- 
creased, the calculated average shrinkage in the milk yield 
for the four months is 12.9 per cent 
* From the Eighth Annual Report of Connecticut State Dairy 
Commissioner. 
+ Calculated decrease in milk production based on assumption 
of an increase of .1 per cent. per month in fat content of milk 
