QUALITY OF MILK

Hokitika Guardian, 6 January 1928, Page 3

QUALITY OF MILK

HINTS TO FARMERS. In his quarterly report, the Birmingham City Analyst, Mr J. 1 • Liverseege, referring to milk samples bought, from farmers, states that roadborne samples were distinctly worse than those which came by rail, says the Dairy. He remarks that while 14.6 per cent of the milk contained less than 3 per cent of fat, the highest proportion in the second quarters during the past fifteen years, it is probable that part of the deficiency was due to climatic conditions, the quarter being wet and cold, hut it was remarkable that 18.7 per cent of the milk from farmers was of excellent quality, containing ’4O per cent of fat and over. This figure was also the highest in the second quarters ol the previous 15 years. Commenting on these facts, the city analyst states it would be rat.hei strange if the climatic conditions increased the proportion of excellent milks at the same time asi that of poor milks. A large proportion of the farmers who sent milk deficient in fat sent at the same time one or more churns of milk winch was above the limit for fat and it many cases of very good quality. If cows are milked at approximately equal intervals there will be little difference in the percentages of fat in the morning and evening milk, but if the intervals * are unequal, the evening milk will be richer than the morning.