Gonnec ticnt Agricultural Exaeriment S tdion. N E W H A V E N , CONN.

BULLETIN no. 117'

JANUARY, 1894

CONTENTS.

(Notice as to Bulletins, page 2).

THE BABCOCK METHOD OF DETERMINING FAT I N MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS.

Page

Weight of the Milk, . 3 Directions for Sampling, Whole millr of single cows, . 4

of a herd, . 4 Slrim milk and Butter milk, . 5 Cream, . .i

Preservation of Samples to be subsequently tested, Description of Apparatus, Test Bottles,

Pipettes, . Acid Measure, . Centrifugal Machine, . Oil of Vitriol, .

The Operation of Testing, . Measuring the Milk, Adding the Acid, . Whirling the Bottles, . Filling the Bottles with Hot Water, Measuring thr Fat ,

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