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PART C.-RESULTS OF MILK-ANALYSIS THROUGHOUT THE DOMINION. Observations on the Composition of Milk in the Dominion. Total number of observations throughout the Dominion .. • • 483 Average throughout the year—butter-fat .. • • • • • • | Highest amount found .. • • •• t • • 1-950 Lowest amount found .. •• •• •• ~ Total number below standard (3-25), 81. Percentage, 16-77. I LsjJ Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Total observations .. 102 146 219 16 Average butter-fat .. 3-43 3-67 3-75 3-642 Average Butter-fat for each Month throughout the Dominion. Number of Average ' Month. Observations. Butter-fat. a -i .... 1 4-10 £P nl 9 4-015 M*7 " "48 3-79 June ....•••• 23 3 . 518 J uJ y V 152 3-71 August 7 3-65 September .. •• •• •• g4 3 . 61 October .. •• •• •■ 34 3 . 20 November .. • • • • • • ' • jq 3-72 December 31 3-68 January .. ■ • • • •' g 3 .yg February 43 3-61 In the above table the average butter-fat per month is well above the standard 3-25.per cent except in November ; but the number of observations in this, as in many other months, is too limited to permit of any reliable deductions being made. Of the 34 samples examined in November, 24 were taken in Auckland, in the city, and 10 in fa fat . and of 1Q Christc]mrcn samples, 2 were defective. , The average composition in the two centres is shown as follows .— Auckland. Christchurch. Average butter-fat for month of November .. 3-13 3-38 i.i Average solids not fat for month of November .. 8-76 »•»» It is worthy of note that even in Auckland the percentage of solids not fat remained well above In numbers large enough to accept as yielding reliable results. In this month out of 152 samples 11 per cent, were found below the butter-fafrtandard, while the monthly average, 3-71 is above the general average. .. ~ Taking the total observations made during the spring months, we get the following result :- Date : September, October, November, December. Number of observations : 168. Average butter-fat: 3-56 per cent. In the following table the result of each individual examination is given.

Table showing in Detail the Results of Chemical Analysis of Milk Samples taken throughout the Dominion.

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Per Cent, of Total Solids. Per Cent, of Fat. Per Cent. Solids not Eat. Date. District. Per Cent, of Total Solids. Per Cent. of Fat. Per Cent. Solids not Fat. Date. District. 1908. 1908. Lpril Christchurch 12-66 4-10 8-56 f 12-87 13-02 12-35 12-28 12-54 - 12-30 12-44 13-03 12-68 12-87 i. 12-68 4-10 3-70 3-39 4-00 3-70 3-70 3-80 4-40 3-70 4-20 4-00 8-77 9-32 8-96 8-28 8-84 8-60 8-64 8-63 8-98 8-67 8-68 )) 13-57 12-88 12-94 12-82 13-11 12-67 12-27 11-58 11-51 5-00 4-15 4-20 4-10 .4-15 3-85 4-00 3-57 3-12 8-50 8-73 8-74 8-72 8-96 8-82 8-27 8-01 8-39 June Christchurch May