| .. O. C. Wiggin | 58 |85·92 | 14·08 | 4·01|10·07 | 4·29 | 4·99 | 0·79 E. Calder | 27 |87·23 | 12·77 | 3·32| 9·45 | .. | .. | .. Sharpless | 34 |85·85 | 14·15 | 4·62| 9·53 | 4·82 | 4·06 | 0·65 Haidlen |Average|87·30 | 12·70 | 3·00| 9·70 | .. | .. | .. Letherby | „ |86·00 | 14·00 | 3·90|10·10 | 5·20 | 4·10 | 0·80 J. König | „ |87·30 | 12·70 | 3·00| 9·70 | 5·00 | 4·00 | 0·70 Boussingault | „ |87·40 | 12·60 | 4·10| 8·50 | 5·10 | 3·20 | 0·70 Muspratt | „ |86·43 | 13·57 | 4·43| 9·14 | 4·73 | 3·74 | 0·67 Dieulafait | „ |87·64 | 12·36 | 3·11| 9·25 | 4·22 | 4·18 | 0·85 Gorup-Bezanez | „ |85·70 | 14·30 | 4·31| 9·99 | 4·04 | 5·40 | 0·55 Brinton | „ |86·00 | 14·00 | 4·50| 9·50 | 3·50 | 5·50 | 0·70 | | | | | | | | Chandler | 1700 |87·45 | 12·55 | 3·83| 8·72 | .. | .. | .. | qts. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Newton |Average|87·50 | 12·50 | 3·50| 9·00 | .. | .. | .. Bartley | „ |87·50 | 12·50 | 3·50| 9·00 | .. | .. | .. White | „ |87·50 | 12·50 | 3·50| 9·00 | .. | .. | .. Waller | „ |87·50 | 12·50 | 3·20| 9·30 | .. | .. | .. Babcock | „ |85·53 | 14·47 | 5·09| 9·39 | 5·15 | 3·57 | 0·67 Church | „ |86·30 | 13·70 | 3·70|10·00 | 5·10 | 4·10 | 0·80 Edward Smith | „ |86·40 | 13·60 | 3·61| 9·90 | 3·80 | 5·52 | 0·66 Martin | „ |86·50 | 12·50 | 3·20| 9·30 | .. | .. | 0·67 --------------+-------+------+-------+-----+------+------+--------+------ Mr. Martin obtained the following results from the examination of cream separated by centrifugal force, and of skimmed milk:-- -----------+----------+------------- | Cream. |Skimmed Milk. -----------+----------+------------- | per cent.| per cent. Water | 52·21 | 90·34 Fat | 41·16 | 0·15 Sugar | 3·11 | 3·98 Caseine | 3·40 | 4·80 Salts | 0·12 | 0·78 -----------+----------+------------- The proportion of mineral constituents in milk usually ranges between 0·7 and 0·8 per cent. The average composition of milk ash is as follows:[20]-- Per cent. Potassa 24·5 Soda 11·0 Lime 22·5 Magnesia 2·6 Ferric oxide 0·3 Phosphoric anhydride 26·0 Sulphuric anhydride 1·0 Chlorine 15·6 ----- 103·5[21] The tabulation below gives the composition of human milk and the milk of various animals:--