, let aah oe One SK Se ee : P Af 7" Rar ee Py, ee tds wre = we “4 Py ig Ocak ee ai es ae a Sal Me BE: aN eS ee 4 . cor ry ro) oor we ~ (S , 4 A $° “4 é we Mills Printing Co. BLANK-BOOK MAKERS PRINTERS AND BINDERS Sheridan, Wyo. A ei o THEMES | 29 59S ee ad [hs -? - “ ar. Printing Co. “BOOK MAKERS Chas. J. Oviatt. al MA S A THES I1S5 PRES TT aD FOR TER CF SCI 1912. THESIS A-Study of the Effects of Preservatives in Foods on the Growth of Youn: Animals. 4OG2Z065 > oe ee 2 The prevailing high prices of dairy products and feeding stufvs have necessitated the resring of culves and pigs on skim milk and supvlementary feed. In neny locelities the milk is taken to a whole milk creamery or skimmins station where tlhe cream 1s separated froin it, and the skim milk returned ror feed. Ordinary me- thods of skimming oresent this milk to the youns animal in poor shane for consumotion and assimilation. Dirty cans, unstee:ned ckim milk vats, and infection of milk from preceding cay, exposure to dust-laden air, end hie cuvjection to the heat of a July sun on the stand in front of the furmer'ts house, tend to induce changes in the milk deleterious to its value «s a food. Since this milk is not to ve used for human con- Sunvtion, the possibility of preventin: this loss of nutrivents cy tne eddition of ct emical preservatives has presented a vractical problein Tor investization., Any such preservative might have an accumulative effect as tire increased over many yerers of use in foods for human consum»)tion, put it wes thouzht that no such lll effects would result auring the comnouratively short feedins period of tne young animeul. *s* Seins is siven in the table on following pase. FRittens receiving 1-59,000 Gains in Grens. PCO. —eo-m, om. ee, -_> Control VYittens. 1st week Av.5 kittens G.2 AV.4 hittens 14.7 ond tt " b ‘ 3 . 5 " é i 10 0 arch" Noy " a. 4 " 4 " C9.2 4th " a 8.2 " 4 om 46.7 yth * "oD" lp. E 0M 4 EN.) Total increase 177.2 2y1.1 Kittens recelivirs le25,900 HCOH., Control Kittens. Ist week Av.+ kittens 36.9 Av.3 kittens 77.0 end " i tidg2 " 3 129.6 Ire " "4 " ny 5 tt 2 ut 51.2 ~ “ e ~ * ws t "1 "i 4 iT) 30 . y " 3 1 1 O04 . “ 5th “ moo 7.2 1 5 i" 38 0 rs to) " moog " 7D " x " C ‘5 Total increase 196.6 325.7 rittens receivins 1-12,500 HCOH. Control fittene. Tst week Av.5 kittens 70.4 £xAV.3 Kittens 40.0 “nq " " 5 " a4 Al " 3 t" iS. 3 ‘ra ho GO io HD 60.8 4t, " " 3 1 13.3 " 2 " 73.0 Sth " no T 3 ; 3 " 3 "1 244 _O Total increase 95.4 312.5 It will be noticed thet exch lot ot kittens fed on preserved milk hac a control lot in comparison. Oyt of the ten kittens fed as controls no desthse occured, while with fourteen fed on formaldetiyde treated milk five died during the course of experiment. In the lot fed formaldel:yde in proportion of 1-50,000 one ciec the fourth weet: end two the followin,: week. It is recorded thet one of the remeining two cGied soon efter the eoxner- ment closed. In the lot fed for.raldehyde in the pro- nortion of 1-25,990 no deaths occured, but a celeter- ious effect may be noted by a comperison of gains mace. In the lot fed formnalidehyue in the proportion or 1-12,500 two died the Sourth weer ana the total in- creese wis relatively snall. In the control kittens in the second division of the table we find sc..e very peculiar gains in tlhe last three weeks. The gain for the fourth week was 104.5 srems, the next week it had fallen to 36.0 while there was practically no sins in the week following. Notes or connie rts in Dr. Annette’s work are lackin to show causes for such extrnordinory chanes in growth. In justice to this stucy it might be well to Stete that Dr. ¢énnette received so:;me very severe criti- cis’ from e:alinent men of that time. One of the chief criticisms was that no record was kent of the amounts of :niilk consumed. This ade it imnossisle to even foproxliiate the amount of the oreservative taken into the system. In order to craw any definite conclusions, it has been argued, the amount of preservative con- sumed in proportion to the tody weisht must be known. Dr. Annette was called before the British Comaission to give testimony on his work. At this tiine *e was severely criticized by Dr. Rideal, an English ccientist of much note, who claimed thiat kittens of the ave mentioned could not ve reised on cow's milk alone. But on the other hend we veve tke results of Dr. Annette, whose honesty apnarently newer was questioned, to show that ne did not lose a gim-:le control kitten. Wiile the exceedinsly varisc sains from week to weel meke his work less positive, the results stand as tie work of an eminent inan in a position of trust and honor and must not be discurdec, It is, however, the only experiment showing a marked celeterious effect by the use of forsaldenyde ase a yvreservative ‘hen fe8 in small quantities. A. G. R. Foulerton. (Enzlish Investicetor) This experinent with formaldehyde is cescribed in the lancet" 1899 (p14c7}. In testing the etfects of formatdeh-ce unon living tissues he olaced ceveral “91lefish, es rere founae in small aquariums, in water containinz the preservative in tne proportion of 1-40,0990. ote awe tee In the four trisls with formaldehyce there is shown a stecey guin. Unless this preservstive acts mS a stimulant of digestion it is hard to understand why it should show ,‘reater gains than from untrectec milk in which case the gains were on’y one-fifth what ney were in tre case of formaldehyde treated milk. At lesst the results show no ill effects from the use of this nreservitive. Realizing that artificial experiinents sive less oo0Sitive results than actuul feed tests these men out- ren lined an exnerime:nt vith two cilves. Tnese culves were In perfect covidition ot beszinrnin; of the test. The rol- ho lowins teble is self exoluiatory. Calf A Calf RB, March 11 fe 1047 A] 2b 101 124 Aorit 1 192 Cy " 15 24 145 "24 131 191 Gain in 44 days 430 Ge;! Thus it is seen thet these calves nade very catisfactory geins in weight. Their condition re- mained good and no ill effects were apperent. Froin these results it “would be herd to conclude thet preservatives ere hariaful and therefore should be prohivited". In eny case there are 290d guins shown and thet is all concerned wit! this particul#ir study. In generel conclusions Drs. Pouane and Price advise that there is a certein stimulation, cuused oy the use of formaldehyde, 1n the disestive nrocesses. AS has been stated 1.31.6 of the protein and .9%9.o of the fat 1= digested in excess of that when no preservative is used. The final conclusion is thut formaldehjce does not have ill effects unon the ;trowth of yrung animals. ~~! T. li. Price, Assistant in Piochemistry,B.A.I. This experiment vy Price is cetailed in the report for 1903. It has, probably, the gre: test value in this study of any laboratory experiment cited. “hile it is iinpossibdle to give in detail all the results «- few of the important ones are tabul: tea. Action of Calits Renzret., ——_ All enzymes were secured from fresh extrzects from ¢ve younzx aninalg! glances, Tilk was treuted wit! varyin; cmounts of forwaldehyce aad remnet was edded et inter- vals as recoraceéG in taznle. From Anognt Mixtures of Milk and HCOH Tested. Floeck HCO After 10 jinin. Alter 24 hrs. After 40 hre. 1 Control Solia 7 min. ~ Solid 7 fin, “Solid 2 min. A 1-50 Wo Cougs. 16 hrs. Same Same 3 0 eteS HH mgs Se 4 1-oG MU Somes ae 5 1-590 " " " Same Haine © 1-1250 Solid in 10 min. Sane Sane 7 121075 " " " Same Game U 11-2500 Sotid fn 7 min. Same Sane 9 143750 #™ " 7" Gone Sane —_ 19 1-5000 OO ae Se 1101-7500 nem 12 1412500 ny a Sane Sauae aS Cee ceed Tt is therefore concluded that HCOH in the pro ,ortion of 1-25CO or less coes not retarc cousulr tion of insite by rennet. Provortions at 1-107: retoroe? ond 1-990 inhivits coagulation for eighteen hours, revdein., ows ot The pepsin used wesc extrnrcted from the stouecn of ayoun; pig. or. Pricé says, "It nas ceen cemonstrated by Hennersten anda others that milk, when subject: a to the ection or pepsin hycrochloric scic, is broken up into ecrleium oerrsersein anc a snaell smount o° slcunose- like elvumin. The parecasein is pereciovitetsd, ond may be recognized efter disesting the milk for a snort vi..e; the nar: cessein sevarating anc finally decone- p08ing with the Tornstion oF Persanuclein. seme oO more common breterir o.c therefore preserve it, and still reve no aeleterious effect upon the disestivi- lity of tte milk lin vitro)." The velue of this work in our stucy must not ve underestimitec. His work hee ceen very exhoustive aud his conclusions hive » airect bearing, uvon our pl 8) | stucy. From them wre cen sce that there woula be no Qereer to the section of eny or these enzyiies wren form:ztadehyce 18 eaaccea in the pronortion of 1-15°00 ef ge the emount useGg in our work. H. W. Wiley, Ex-Chie? of Puresu of Chemietr). Uncer title of "Influence of food preservatives and ¢ertificiel colors on digestion and reelth", Tr. Viley records eeme investig tions for the UU. &. caov't in 1900. The record cf these tects is too lons to reprint here, tience, @ gener: ] funmacry only will be ine Lucec e Dr. “Wiley chose Tor tre susgjects of nis tests eeverel healthy vouns sen ena with the uid of his ‘ete Sf of chenists Le meade ecreful stucies of tie ef- fects of oreservetives on heeltn. The e:rount of Tooc ‘nd excrets was curefultly determinee ena recordea. hece were enalyzed ana notes teken concerning the con- 3 Gition of the youn: iren in the test. ‘Ss is usually N tie esse, much more formaldehyde was ugec then is nececsery to preserve, ifter meking severel conclusions, he eeys, "The medicel cate pleinly indicate that formeldelyvde, even wren siven in small cuantities, is ean irrita- ting supstunce to she mucous mencrane, ond therefore, the normal organs cre at first ectively fstimulatec to rid themselves of the irritetings foreign substance. It is not estren. & re, therefore, that this preservetive he o merked stimulutive ection on those orziens anda cells secretin, the verious digestive juices. It is evicent bhiat when the cligestive ana secretcury argens oF the toey ere excited to unusual ectivity by such extrene- eous cody having; no condimentil value, they act in self @efense end it woula ve wholly illo ,icul to con- clucge from this incre: ceq exelitetion thet these hogies ere reloful to cigestion eid concusive to nesilth. Trt ‘eevee ees The fine 1-4 conslusion, therefore, 18s that the eacition of forme lcoehyce to foouse tends to cererce metaevolier, agisturl the norss) functions end »rocuce ero undue sStimuletion of the secretory eetivities, «end tieerefore, is never justifiable." Since Dr. “Wiley, et the time of these experiments, wee making e fight for poure food, it would not te ciaiss to sus ect © vrejudice in disfaver of the vre- servetive used. The work has been done in detail end tie Gate seldom veirec sufficiently to gustify vosi- tive conclusions to be arevn, In ceses where a better Cclizestive effect wis proaucec vy the use of the for- maldehyde, the ercuse is offerec that this wee simply 3 L1ny an irritetion on the pert of the elends of the di- gestive organs. This my or mey not ve true, but since Nur desire is to escertein the effects on successive gfuins in the cese of comestic animets, his conclusions in this esse heave little vLearins, for it 1s Cesired to ay feed this oreservetive only a short period of time, en6 that for acturl grins. Furthermore, there is the Noersonel" element enterin: bie tests vwioicn ke hes seen Tit to disre,;srd. The knevledte of the fect that one is veing fed « cremiesl to escertein its effects woulda tence to induce cisiestive disorcers. In this respect, an experinent with huwwen obeinss is not as velusole es one with arimals thut have no knowlec:e of the surroundgirn: congitions,. In the renort «f the condition of these tien From time to time, 1% 1s ~ eteted that come were "feelin. cenerelly i111", and it woula »ot te illo ice vo susneet that cert or tiis feelin: wes purely mental. On the other and, the results stand es a stenaerad work,anc asice fron the fect thet much more forse lecehyae wes used then is necessary, there ic Vittle reason for cues- tlonin: => e conclusions, Senior Theses 1911 and 1912. ere avove mentioned, some se7lores dn tre Dichigen Asriculturel Collese meade & etucy of the effects of form:zlaelhyde when fec to pi,ts. While tuis work wes for from exbeustive, the rcecults are interesting. In the first yeur, form lcenhyde was fec in tre rroportion of 172599 in skim milk to rive youn pl;zs. Cereful recorés were kent end cone pared with records of pise fed sour Skim milk, ana another lot fec « srein mixture. Computation stows the & the Jot fea formalaerydce treated mitk reteined uch more of the nrotein fec tnuan dia either of the Other lots. The finel conclusion of their studies is "Thet milk kent sweet with formeldetyce is «a iduch sore valuceble feed tran mith ellorec to sour, ene fed in teat condition. In the secone experiment, vhich wes similar in its ecope, formalaelyoe in the preportion of 1-5000 wes ~ ufec. This emount is choeut tro end one-half times more then le nececsery, frecorcing to other investice- tors. The dete srovws that the cost oer pound of sein woes legs in the cese of the lot fea Yornulcerhyce tre:t- ed milk. The percentr.;e incresse ln weight of this lot clso excecced thet of the other tro Jotsc fea in eompariscon. They concluce, therefore, that "Skim rhilk keit eveet vty the use of formeldehyoe is « lit- tle better for feeding nigs than skim mitk that is sour," Results of other experimnentors mi,:nt ve liven, but they would not vory greatly from those precec- ing. roi the work revieved, it is evident that there is a wide difference of opinion in ve-sseras the effects of this preservative on digestion end grovth. With the exception of Dr. Wiley's rerults, the more recenw the invertigetion, the move fevoratle 1s te coxrclusion towerd the use of formalcehyde. As has been previous’y statec, there wes « preju- roinst the use of it, aid all A 4 we dice, spoarently, e results were mede to show its ill effects. Dr. Annette's work is lergely cuoted vy all other early investigetors, but it is evident that his conclusions heve but little value in our stuay,for the smounts used were many tines that prceposed in our work. The work bs Hall and Hammond wit'. the youn: children ffsete the results obteinea Ly voth Wiley frnette, nolcehyde, 1s only, your,’ preservetive, white J-ozne a) - Ce Lives. joanna eng Price hive shown t).e in emounts recessary tor preserv:i: tion not narmrul to the agisestion or health of In fect, « generel sumacry of the work cone previcusly le:cds ane to celieve that this when care 1s exercisea in its use, a very vwalu:b’e cia in tne retertion of ney wteCoue subricents our exsily Gecoimposed food- without havine «= deleterious effect on of the erime? concernec. Preliminary “ork. Before stertin, the levoretory exocerii eits, or nreetical tests, it was cecideac to meke e thor- ou. stucy of tie provlerns uncer Michisun conaitious., The work, which ic very limitec, Gone in other sta- tions wes cerefully setucied in orcer thet work woulce not be gunlicated. posed to the elir Tor several weeks. A mrester emount killed the ecid enzy.es completely. These results were geined by the following mwethod:- okim milk, six hours olc, was pleted in order to ascertain the initiel number of tacteria pcr cubic centimeter. Samples of this milk were treated with verlous known strensths of formeldehycde solutions, end plecec in s constent temperature (78 FF.) room. ach twenty-Tour hours a tacterial count was mede. Careful notice, elso, was made of the nature of the surviving bacteriec from day to Gay. he time of lopperin, anc the ucidity was also recordea. Data regerding a few of these tests are siven in the following table, anc they may be regurdec as fairly typica! of the full number of testes. Bacteria in Forme ldehyae a Initiel Sample Count. ~ra 2OOCO geo ea eweoeeeoweweeweeeeq@®ewe# @eqoeeed?t @ ws & =~ eee en S&F rere & Be &S @& De: &S & & & & Pacterial Remarks. Milk sterile. geaoeeoedeaq@ewecqeweqweq®@®e@qe ae aewwgeeF Fr PF erF@e@daoeee:s: @ = FF @wereewweeenwee @FePrewFaeseeegeeea@mssaweFweFmeFeeeeeFeeeq@eeewcqee@@ @ @ fF & Wes ef Fe &e & F — Did not lop:er in 30 azys. aon ee weeweeer er weer nreesrewe@®rmes FF Baas Bee S&B ee iweweeieeuz»meeweqonrmeq@qeess se wewe@eeweFwefreeenrmaews @eweeeeee @ @& «e b.Suctilis Group end tioldas remain. Did not lopper err Orr er wTrwrerunertweerewrewreewerew eeeertewwewewe weet weweweerweneewtne ewe eeweerwseeaeeenr eee ewe in 30 deys. B. Subd. Groun enc moles remein. Dic not looper in 30 days. -—ewe wn wer mew mew wwe Fe Zw Bw OE Mees FTeesntewsweenwaewreswe Ba ee 8 FP & S&S & & @ 8 & & & 2 © & & & & @ & oo w oO ae ee oe B. Sub. éne moles remain. Curdled in 15 deve. oew@me WPeraeeeoaeeeaeeee®wuweenrwme@eememes: Fe KT @ewaee Be @ &— Curcled in 1 Q day § ° oe ennmnerer e@werewroeewe. Fewer reer fF Fe BB eT BOQ e sere COB Oe & OO OF Ow BR & ww Se Hee ww @ mw & & «: jilk. Amounts Bacteria Acidity, af in ot HCOH NCOH :itk. Milk 1-500 15 de, P00 15 200 16 50 to OG o 1-750 20 2500 16 70 17 60 15 10 14 1-1000 19 6000 145 300 15 100 15 40 1 1-1000 16 4600 17 509 17 60 15 0 15 1-2500 14 7000 14 10CO 14 125100 15 320000C 17 -2500 1300.16 000 16 7) 16 Few 16 , 17 1-5000 1000 17 700 15 10900 18 250000 20 oo : 2 1-5000 700 = 20 2000 17 12500 o4 320000 20 20 1-5000 2090 20 1200 19 16500 21 2545000 20 1400600 _. Curdled in < days. -—m—w s ee wer eewewrerwrewreweereweneeswe SF @@Meennweraaemwerensee ree ae we te EH BO Mee KB MWewreenmrnarenmrerersen = Bacteria in Formaldehyde Milk. (Cont. ) Initial fianounts Bacterie Acidity Sample Bacterisél of in Oi Remerke, "0. Age. Count. HCOH HCOH Milk. wilk. cl 6 rre 15500 16 deg o 1-750 1600 17 45 7600 16 Curdleé in Je 10000 15 10 dsys. 96 265000 17 120 46000000 C 26. 6 2-000 15 Curdled in 24 1-7506 750 16 13 Gays. 4¥ | 1200 16 72 1500000 20 27 > 31000 14 24 1-10000 6500 18 Curdled in 4e5 37600 16 7 days. 2 46 230000 22 96 Innumer. 26 30 6 17500 15 24 1-10000 2400 15 Curdlea in 4& 51000 18 13 dzeys. 72 2000000 18 96 10009900 20 32. 6 9000 16 24 1-10000 3060 1& Curdleda in 4& 16500 15 6 days. 72 | 200000 18 96 26500000 <0 346. 6 17500 16 Curd’ed in C 1-10000 8500 17 46 56000 15 10 days. 72 4500000 ic 96 49000000 21 37. 6 210°0 15 Curdled in 24 . 1-15000 950 15 6 days. 4& 31000 1 (2 2500000 17 Io 320C0000 20 36 6 42000 14 24 1-15000 S000 15 Curdled in 48 26000 17 4 days. 72 1325000 16 41, 6 10000 120003 15 24 1-15000 12000 16 Curdled in 43 9000 15 7 days. 72 960000 17 96 78000000 21 eee en Gf & eeeewnwreere@ewerwxe ese ea eet ewe ree @ ec Fe ewes enawewweaeeraear Ga sveaeweeeeaeaeene = (Continuea on next nage) Bacteria in Formelce!.yde Milk. (Cont.) Initiet Amounts Bacterie Acidity Semple pacterlal of in or ‘To. Age. Count. HCOH HCOH Milk. Milk. Remarks. 42 6 15500 17 Cex 2 1-15000 2000 16 Curdled in 4% 115C0000 20 4 aays Ve Innumer. -- 43. 6 25000 1-20000 16 Curdted in 2 12000 16 3 days. 48 3300000 2 P20 ae -- 46. 6 12200 15 Curdled in 4 1-20000 — 15000 15 2 days. 48 “000000 19 45 6 23000 17 24 1-20000 6300 13 Curdled in 48 200000 19 4 aeys. 72 166000C00 22 52 6 12000 <0 Curdled in <4 1-50000 140009 oT 3 days 48 27459600 26 53 b 30000 } 15 Curdled in 24 1-50000 63000 16 2 deye AS 13600000 22 55. 6 18600 17 24 1-50C0°0O 1700¢C 19 Curclec in aes 3450000 a 3 days. Pe Innusier -- ma ew eb ew wpe ee we em ew LSU tlc el UL Cl CC Oe here ree lore! lee ll aeertl rer ll acer eee) eee ee eee eel ee lee ee ele le 88 ee le lel lee Ole lel Ele Ul lee l8e8 lll lee le TF Fro: the preceding table it is concluded thzt fornaldehyde in the prosortion of 1-15000 is suf- ficient to inhibit becterial growth for the neces- sary preservative period. ‘This includes a generous factor of safety, for it is caqesired to keep the milk sweet under all conditions. If the milk was allowed to sour occasionally, the calves would be subjected to a sour milk diet, and digestive dis- orders would porobably occur. Formildehnyde in the proportion of 1-50000 had but Yittle ynreservative effect, and the vacterial count was difficult after twenty-four hours. From bacterial transfers made, it was found that the crouo known as 5. subtilis, a bacillus found uni- versal on hay, and very resistent, and several kinds of :inolds renained when formaldehyde even us stronz as 1-2500 wac used. None of these, however, de- veloned, and their presence in the inhibited growth condition, was probably not harmful. It wes noted that the acidity of the milk increased but very little. Work cone later, in Dairy Bldaz., with vari- ous smounts of ailk wit no reference to bacter- lal count, showed further that ua proportion of 1-15000 was sufficient. The temperature there wes fairly uniform at about 76 dezrees F.. It was found that the time for loppering varied witiiin quite wide limits even under identical conditions. \ This is shown very definitely in Dr. lkershall's work (Xichizan Special Bulletin No.32). He intro- duced a known numver of bacteria into milk from day to dex, and kept save at given temneratures,and the results show very irregular times for curdins. In the present test, the milk was simply set aside and records kept of loppering. The following ta- ple szives data coverin: sane:- Formaldehyde Limits of Tiine for Lonpurins _ 1-500 Sterile 1-750 oterile 1-1099 “) days 12-2090 <-Q to 30 aays 1-309 lo to 2» 1-5000 7 to 20 1-7500 7 to 1¢ 1-10000 9 to 15 1-12509 5 to 14 1-15000 3 to 9 1-20000 eto 5 1-50000 1 to 3 A combination of the results shown in the two preceding tables show thet bacteria behave differ- ently,depending, apparently, on the individual Bamples of milk. It is evident thct in milk treat- ed with formaldehyde in the proportion of 1-5000 or more that there is a distinct cecrease in the numbers of oacteri:, especially during the first few hours. As the amount of forinaldehyde is ae- creased, tne fullins off of bacteria is decreased, which is followed vy a normal increase. From the preceding data, the curve following wes constructec, which will show at a glance the behavior of veecteria in milk treated with 1-95000 formaldehyde. In contrast, the other curve was mae from data secured elsewhere, and this shows the ace tion of bacteria in untreated milk. In the former case, skim milk was used, and in the latter, whole milk, but this should not affect results. It will be noted that tne curves ere just opposite i every particulur. The most rapid decreuse in the One case occurs during tne first three hours, while in the other the most ranid increase occurs in the last few hours. In the cese of the formaldehyde treated milk, the decreuse shots the rupnid germi- cidal power of this preservative, end also the fact that this strengtn of formaldehyde not only inhibits growth, but actually destroys. This strengthens the conclusion that a less amount is sufficient for practical work. Oe" “4 OS COO \ SE, 000 F0@00 FOOD “~99000 700,000 4 AF # FF 6 F & Y Leo YW te Flours. LWVack curve LP lh Fred Curve shows decvease of Lacreria in for mialdeAyde v11k& C/ — Soeea wuring the £4187 Ghours af I8°F Shows tnevease Of bLacterl!a t+ untreated Gr SAE Same POMIO EY AF ULE. Normal Souring of Milk. During this investigation a cz#reful study has been nmede of the action of the aocid-fornin: bacterla. Severel tests were mace with sweet skim milx ata temoerature of avout 75 cGegrees F. to determine the effects these bacteria had u:on the milk, and welso uyon themselves after rapid multiplication had taken place. In all twelve,samples were tested, and each Sample was from a different day's milking. These were placed at 7) ¥. and the acidity taken each day for fifteen days. An average of the results are 1: Tv © -— best chown by the curve plotted on the succeedi vese. This curve chows the rapid action of ecid-forn- ing oacteria during the first twenty-four hours under rather hi,zsh temperatures. This is of value, for, in practice, the milk (skimmed) is pluced in the hot sun and vefore it reaches the calf or oi,, it 1s unfit for feed. Hence, te necevsity of = pre- servative. Fresh milk has an acidity usually of about 15 degrees. Although the bacterial count may decrease during the first few hours due to a pecullar germicidal action in the milk, the acidity seldom decreases. Loppering is reached when the acidity is between 50 and 60 degrees acid. When the acidity reaches 90 cegrees, the curd is solid. ‘The normal action is shown on next vaze. fad 705) JF Curve showing Legrce d Of Vel +y Milk kept at 78°F for 16 days / a-F ££ F 6 FP BS GF LO 44 FR IF fe 7K PP ays _ Normal Souring of Milk. Open Can on South Side of Brick Rldg. Temp. Temp. _ Acidity of nf Relative Of Date. Time Air. Milk. Humidity Milk. Sky. ay 1. GAM. 48 49 74 58 12 N. 79 80 6P.M. 7) 76 54 83 Clear. eo. OAM. 42 50 b4 60 12 N. 78 81 OP.M. 7 78 49 a4 Clear. 3. OA g 57 64 35 126 1 64 OP wk 25 7 56 96 Clear } OAL 61 5d 50 40 12 N. 77 CO 6P.M. 76 77 44 43 Pt. Cloudy 5. OAH. 55 62 56 56 eN. 72 74 6P.M. 72 73 75 69 Cloudy’ 6. GAM. $2 51 9 24 12 N. 65 63 SP.M. ©6458 63 54 52 Pt. Cloudy 7 . 6A dak 35 34 71 ra) cN. 57 69 EP.u. 57 58 46 57 Clear O. OAR. 40 40 65 3e cM. 60 52 GP.M. 661 62 70 G4 Clear. 9. SAM. 41 40 67 e+ 12 N. 44 59 OP sii, 50 » 4 51 65 Clear. 10. 6AM. 29 22 2 21 12N. 450 53 6PM. O51 b2 47 46 Clear A comparison of the data in the foregoing table with that in tanvle under “Feeding Operstions" shows that thnere exists a wide variance in acidity under different conditions. Where milk was soured by heat from a radiator, the te:nnerature was nearly constant, but when the sourinz took place in the open eir be- Slice a brick bduildinzs, the temnerature end atmos- pheric conditions cause great variance in the sour- ing of tne milk fron day to day. On hay 10th there mas a heevy frost, und the ecidity in the morning weg only ¢l, white other morninzs it hed risen to 60 or siore. Records shov a variance in mornings milk from the 21 mentioned to 75 on later date. This milk is, at the present time, bein: fed to an experinental lot of calves to determine the effects of sour milk. The results will finelly be shorn in the conclusion of this work. ‘rile Retardation of Souring. In makins a further study of the effects of formaldehyde in preserving skim milk, an experinent was meade wiln different strengtiis of the precerve- tive anc at different temperutures. The data below Shows the amounts of forisaldehyce and the len;;ti:s of time tose ainounts will keen the milk sweep on . a besis of acidity being reached ot 30 Gegrecs. Formaldehyde. No.of i . trials Temo.¥. None 1-50900 1-20000 1-15000 1-19600 10 60 55 hre 57 hre 9) brs 110 hrs 125 hrs 12 70 40 45 65 92 100 10 OF 20 30 40 63 70 These results do not exactly check with work done previous!y and compiled in first table under laboratory deta. This nay be accounted for by the fact that the experiments were nerformed in differ- ent laboratories under very different atinosyheric conditions. The results, however, being the avereze of several trials on different days -ia2y ve taken 2s fairly accurate. 50 Pre. 99 Ww a me! emer m ep er mem me Pe RR ee CR ew pm mmm we ee RH mR Hr mm mm ep meee eo: : 14 a: 15 5 OU 213 750 ren a ROR CO OS 3 :e 2 15 : 3.5 3 16 : 7 16 62 : 75 ORO ORR RM ER RR RE RO mw mm Om mm mR mm mm wm ee mm mm mm mm em wm me em 8 4 :c : 16 : 4 : 16 Dou £24 ae : 96 Tm mie ere eR ee me mS Te mm tm ee mm me mw Ge we eee re me mm me we mE ee ee ee: soot D oe . 45 © 2.5 + 16 a) : 20 O59 Od a a a a oO ie - 16 © 3 2 TY ; Oo 417 ; 70 : GO Se ee a een whe mmm mm pr rm mm em He me p mmm He me me eR ee ep meee eee: 7:6 3: 14 5 4p De 2 7 225 oY ; 96 wre checnee Pe pn me ne be ee ee ee ee ne ee eg ere eee - oO 32 Pods © 3 2 4S : 6 > 10 : 70 ; 7 me wee we wm em ee mm mm be et eR me mmm ee ee em me me me Be mp mee ee eH G9 32 46 : 3 2 417 : : 16 oy, . 90 om ne mm me me wm te mm me ek me mm mm mm me me mm ee Mm Mme mm wee ee mm eee 10 32 2 45 © 3 : 1c : 6 : 1d : 70 : o& Tare csr cr roe rere nb eww nn we beens ee wee porn en eps mame ee mene eee me 159 32.5 3: 16 ; OA : 17 5 0 : 20 » 04 : OG? wos er nb br be eee cert Presence of Vormelaeryvyce in Faeces ernid Urine, an effort was mode to determine the cnunnels of Gisrpnesrence in the anime *s themselves. By he use of LTenige's Rea-tent, lt wos heped to ercer- tein if the preservative vas present in the excrete, Urine wee obtainede From ceolves fea fornaldehyce milk in the exvperisvert erd also from celver to wrich only three feeds of it kead been liven. In the cese of the latter. sufficient time wes ,;iven to content of “. for leter vork. Then @ IG gram Semele of euch wee teken and the Cocein in eech precisitetec with 1e.5 c.c.or 6% Acetic feid, then filterec. The Kjeld: hl wee yun unon the precinitute to aetermine the NM, content of the Cnsein. The filtrete wes helved end RKjelédevhl run upon each half. To one balf,c “ilute egiution or Cun wes oGdea until the precinvitete war all throws: carn, and then 1C c.c. excess vas adéec. The solution wes filtered end the Kjelaashi rum upon both filtrate and srecipityute, givins the -. content ain both Nos. 2 anc «+. The followin,; tavle Fnows chanzes in the nitrogen forms. Nitro:zen Cor Cesein Ceseose™ Amino Skim milk GE,o 11.72 O35. " " olue Peosin IG.3 5.9 15 .U " " " " peus HCO 1-1400¢6 7a. 4 ood 17.2 ot i e " e COV 1-E4CO 69.6 6.2 o7ac To make these results more positive, meny sore somplesc should tre run containin: vericus emounts of HCOH, It will te notec that the nitro jen in the form of cusein and caseoses is decrezsecd when renesin is aacgec to the skim wilk. There is a corresponcin,; in- crersce in nitro,cen in the form of esiino ecics. “his Gecreise and increese continues in ew rec-ective order whon forurléenyde i¢ added in inecrersing, fmounce. The sum of the cifference betweer the mitrogen in the craein and caseoses in untresies skim milk, ene ~~ the nitrogen in the cacein end csseoees in the trested milk is eauel to the difference of the ni- tro.en in the amino ucics in the same ceses. For instence: (U2 — 74.4 —7.G)plus (11.7—U.4-- 3.3) 10.9. In vhe sere case 17.2 — 0.3 —— 109.9 Thi uniformity koleés true in ell of the cates, ong shows the exactness of the chemicsl chensesc. Since nitrovern in the form of emino ecics is coliuvle, it is prebeble that it is even more Gi;:es- tivde than in tne orisine | form, However, uemino ccices mre found in the Gy-peoneicts of Clcestion, whiek micht offset the incrersed dicgectitility of this Torn. ft least, it eannot be coneli.dec that ue. at +1, tne ecdition of H@OCH mekes the nitrogen less dizes- title, or in any wey Gepreciagtes the velue of nitro- gen in tre food. The addcition of HCO} ig '¢9] - _ — i €- CO bw —_ as ae ms rr u © the Yorn of the nitroven in tre milk. Practic: 1 Experiment. In a-stucy of this neture the results of ¢erti- ficiel experiments are not «fs valusole as those tieken from actuel feeding records ef young enimele, for there <-re certein conditions occuring in #enimel ci- festion wniech connot be cunliceted in artiflciel pro- cessec. In order to ascertein actuel accumulative effects, ooth oi Cornnicenyce-trestec end sour milk, a Teedinz experiment wes carried on with young calves. Owing to the extreme scarcity of celves in the vicin- 1t, of the colle:e, only a very Limited nu:oer coule ve ovtained, and for the same reason, 1t wae necesrary to use Galry stock of three citferent bLreece. Such #2 combine tion wos fer from iageal, but the results are of interest. Q These calves, twelve in nunber, were divided into lots of three eech. Division was mede in reference to eze, breed, avoetiteé, sex, cenerel condition end wel vit, and care was exercised that the lots were of equal s (artifici: 1) conaitions. Throucsh en error in comoutetion, the cmOUNnt wee thought to be.003, und for thee first eight feecs this cmount was fed. This is nerrly three times ore then is necersary, ©&7a a8 soon ef the error was Giscovered, the correct smount, which is .007b 7 form: ldehyae, wrsp usec. Skim milk from the seoarator et 10:00 #.1.. wis cootcé pid cavec for the next G@ey's feed. At niet two crys were prevared from this anc set by the reacii- tor were en elmost corstent temperature of tbourt 2. decrees Foo owes meintoined. Experi. ent eterted on Peb. 1, 1912, cra was carried on for trelve weeks. The milk in one cen conteined formelcehyae in the sropor- tion stzeted susve, weich wes sufficient to keen tie wile eweet under thece conditions. The milk in the Other can wee untreeted, end it veces: e sour end :liost inveriebly lopperec heavily. The remeinder of the milk wes keyt cool, end in the mornin: it reecived treetmeit -s cescritec lwnedialely »nrececéi::. Condition of Sour inilk. The sour milk fed calves in Lot II. was secured cy plecing the reeceptecle besice c reaizctor, where * fairly constent tempereture wes mainteinea. The fol- lowin:s table contains Gate tsken at ranéom, which will 4 Sucsceast the avers;e condition eof the milk when fed. a 4 Tete Yerny.ot Milk. £CiGity. Remeyi Se Rew. CO Be 3 Ce... heavily curGea. Feo. § Pl. 7 5. 2h ey Av swe a ml MA Gl. mang: bo curc., " oO pow. 3 5) Heevils curcec. Awl. oT 73 Lightly curcec. Mer. 6 PVM. OF 99 Heavily " bea uee 7 ‘3 ce? Hesvily curdec. " 1C Pet. (3 40 9 Cura, = - ~ —. 7 TT : —_ ; 3 Awami. om: Qe heoevaly curdec. > Vs 6 " " fs or e P pb e be e a 6 Asiie Oe G3 n " Apr.15 P.M. 30 “a n ‘ 7 7) 96 "1 ry) £07. 15 Phi. Oy GO t" tt @eaerewoewewreroerqtee @Wweeeewewwreraewrweeeweeewrweaeeaewewewereweeere ese F @eew wee ere ow ww —ee wees, ©8b Gerte-- © @ “SO -e oe When fec, this milk wee warnec to body tennereturc, ef wes the other milk, ance stirrec until curd vee well A oSrcin retion inede up of 3 parts corn flake, " whole oats, " CrEN, onc " O1l c#ke, we ms (A) vas fed in amounts varying with the avpetites the ty G ancividuels. Pright alfelfe hey wee fed in limited emountes 2S shown in feedin.: te. lesa. Bech lot wos fec cl] the milk thet it woula consume resdily, so as to exagcern te, if j,ossiule, the effects of the cifverent lots of milk. Records of weiz:tits of feeds and Aversge 11372) 46°95 + 10951172 10651995 119: 1267 1 26! 1261 126: 140: 141: 1467 : roan lag lan aig Tale eeer--- phoocbecchecct meebo ee benno beeen ne 49:94 :109:120: 119: 12 118: £125: 126:126: 1405140: 1465 ; ne cp cope cope che ce pee pene pec bene pen pencpecur weer eane Bee wae 54:65 : 106: 113: 112: 110: 100: 98: 107: 120: 126: 126:127: 1330 : crew ene sma nweee Sonn Ero ror cen sn barrios eor rook eat oe ee ee ee Averaue 14ety Lot III: on: Forme ldrhyce walk. : . 62:93 £102: 111: Go: 102: < 03 Je: 96: 106: 112) 1445 126! 1232; to he lod Tie die lien as ee eee bee epee epee et eer eee Pew eee 50: &5 : 109: » 112: 110¢: 4: 96: 9¢: Yo: Be: We. 114: 1242 : ope cedr ee ope vobencbe not -~S epee Pooch eecr Tere rr KPH em mm ee Pere 53; 83 ::100:111; 83: 97: 74: Eds 9G: 106 tie 1042 104: 1166 : ee ee ee ee eee saline beo--- Averune © 12132 Pxtre Chlf pn Formeddehyde. Milky t : : ; : 51:85 : &5: G4: ©3: SP: Gh: 93: 96: GE: 99: : 900: ~me@eenneFwe FTF FGoeaeeteaqGeweeenrmeereeFrmre we veeeenoeweeweeaoeeeeeqeweoorqoe@wqmdeq@eeqe@wmeq®wqweq®@m@ed@e@q@wdqqedqeoaur.®™ eg @& @ Grain Fed per Week in Cunces. ———a : ie SE - ee . -E ee , e, _ © --O. Ow Re eel elelelelelll De tke lee . . Na: Week: e: 3: 43 5: 6: 73: 6: 9: 10: 1s 12 Total On Sweet: niix Ent Tot Po tt “tO | ee ee we we me ee me me ew we GO ten wens me me ne oe we oe Som ee or eee ne re — — se oo me Be ve oe oe AS: : 18: IO 3 112: 112: 140: 1460: 154.175: 140: 175: 1227 02-77# Tote ee ene nnn nner nen me nr nn nnn nnn en nner eer ner nn nr -— oe a Pt ee oe oe oe ee ve oF BP 46: © 14:24: 25: G4: 4: 64:112 140: 140: 140: 140: 9o7 "-62} pyro rr rhr ahr hoch a nce snes croc snoc che nanos ot oo mn co Wh ne oe ne oe te se we ne - 47 : ¢ 14: 24: 2y% G4: 4: > 113: 125: 140: 149: 149: 1009 "-63,! Ss ott ; : ; > Averae 67 On Sour 3: ilk Lot TI. : : : : : : : : AS: : 20: 37: 37: 1125 1425112 119% 140; 163: 179: 175: 1207 "= 754 wep ene peepee heehee open eb ee eb eee “ee Pree ker re errs ee rer ee eee 49: > to: 30: 30: 112: 112: Ne: 126: 140: 166; 161: 1638: 1177 "73; weep es emp ee ep ee peep weep ete he me hee eb ee Peeewr ere ream reer ee ee eee meee 54: > 6:10: 10: 9d: 98: 112: ie: 119: 160: 140: 150: 1041) "-65;! wee pew mn tn mre nmr nm ee eb mere rr me et mr emer ee cb ee eb es ee rete etree : Door s Averu:7e 714 On sormaldchyde, Milk Lot Iil. ; : : : e worprcteprc spre apecspe reps neprcoprmapescr coarse eben reese eee a bce ced ce a te ee ee ee ee ee eS ee, ee ee ee : Soft ; ; : , : Avereze 347 axtra Celt on Formpldehyde: Milk. : : : : : wrth nce cron the cbhenberche nc besshercrecrbes che schoecr we we man we wenn 51: : © oo: 9 70: 70: 49: $5: 70: 99: 1052 W125 299 N= 37% : : : : : : 10 weeks feedin:s-. Avera ze 377 weep enn epee epee pen pe eb eee penn pee ep ene pene beecbeeeh: wee ene eee eee - Hay Fed per Week. (In ounces). _ a ns - : : Dt : : Tote l Na : Week :2 : 3 +4 P52 6: 72 Gi 9210 2:11:12 2:02. Pounas Lot: 1. on: Swbet STK ” = oo os eae wae a & oO aa TTD LT Oddo dae dec tee iene dene aes we wss @D wee ws ee = AS 3 240: 84: 64: 172: 1125112: 140: 166: lod: 166: 166: 1354 60 ere rpe ree ree Pe eR eR Re eRe PR MO PRO ee Pw eM pe Me pew nw Pm wep eee ew ewe nw we 46: >40:70:70: &4: 84:112: 140: 168: 16d: 160: 160: 1272 SO eee woe ee Hoc ea cence wenn ee ree e nnn chaos bros bao kea ck — eo wD eee ae we Oe we a Oe ee oe 47: ; Se 56: 112: 112: 112: 140: 168: 168: 165: 165: 1260 0 ween eee - echo ob Seb ebbe enh anh aonb eeab acaba eah-aabenenenne eee : ; boot : : : : : : Averags re Ge Lot Il. on Sour Milk. : : : : ewe me neuen beck schechcocheschecehocchs sch acehessr a ee ee 4d: : 30: 70: 70: 112: 112: 112: 140: 168: 165: 168: 166 3336 63 et — om ae fe wee See we we fe we we be we oe we bee ee be ewe ww be we we oe be we we be em iw fe we we we be me we mG > ab 8 we GD Gf GS SS a GD BD mt oD SO 49: 40: 70: 70: 112: 112: 112: 140: 165: 168: 166: 162: 1346 64 -2 eb men co oe @ ee ee ee ee ee ee ee pe eb ee eed = =F 6S of ow ae = wm oF ot oe oe wv D4: © 40: 70: 70: 112: 112: 98: 140: 168: 165: 165: 158: 1334 83 Poof :; : Average 83 Lot III. on Formaldehyde Milk: . . a = -— oe we oe oe ww wb web em Hm wm mm mb ww wb mean mame ene bh awe eb ww ob — a2 o => os am =e GO e US aD oe = 90 : > oo: 2:56: 70: 70: 9S:140: 70: 105: 140: 140: 8&9 55 52: > 2 256: 70: 70: ‘70: 140: 140: 140: 140: loo: 494 62 wee renee peebecke eh eb erm bee eb ee mb eee bee eRe - bene ee eee ee ee 53: > of: 2 2: FO: 7O: 70: 140: 140: 140: 140: 168: 930 b Co Bxtre Calf on Formaldehyde wii 1k : : : 51: > 2 2:48: 70: 70: 98: 112: 168: 168: 140: 168: 1042 65 oe ee . : : : : ° 10 weeks: feedi Nes Averace: O65 From the forezoing tables, it is noted that the eclves in Lot II consuried the ereatest amount of feed, while thaee in Lot III consured only 65% milk, 525; grain, and 70,. as much hay us Lot II. In consuim>- tion of milk, Lots I and II show greater uniformity in amounts. Notes teken, especially aurin; early part of the experiment, show that the anpetites of these lots were much better than Lot III. Theextrae ce lf on formaldeh dae treated milk consusjeag a unirorim enount from week to week, gredually incressing as the enline l srew., In the consumption of grain, Lot III Gia not begin as early to consurne as mucn as the other two lots, and also, this lot was less uniform in smounts eaten. The same wes true in the cvusSe or hay enten. Leeceuse of conelusions crewn Tater, speciel attention is called to the fact that *- “ the Extre calf, No. 51, consumed as much es any other individual in the exoeriment. Notes on Feedin::, etc. As has been stated previously, about three times the correct amount of formaldehyde was fed to Lot Ili durins the first eight feeds. sradadual- ro) Formaldehyde was not added to the ration ly, but the total amount in error was placed in first feed, In the cease of Calf No. 51, the whole milk diet was chanzed by the gredual sddaition of tormnildehyde- treated skim milk st the rate of one half pound per day. In this way there wes not an acrupt adaition of the preservative to the ciet. Lots I and II showed cetter end more unifor:n conetites then Tint ITIl. Calf “No. 44 in Lot Iowns much more vigorous than tne other two in thet Lot. Celf No. 40 of the seme lot mas troubled with severe ettucKxes of scours, and did not look well altnoush it zained steudily. Calves Nos. 40 and 49 in Lot II vere very vigo- rous and healthy. These two exoerienced but Little scourinz, white Calf 54 in this lot had severel evtacks. Calves Nos. 50 end 53 in Lot III scoured much ouring preliminery feeaing period, but were troubled but little efterwurds. These two were fed too much milk @auring first three weeks of the experiment and asa result, did not appear in vigorous condition. “oO. D2 of the same Lot dic much vetter, althou sh it wes "orf feed" several times. Durin; preliminsery feeding perina, the celves were ceread for in a rather derk pen, ond during this time, vecame infested with lice. ‘they were treated wit tobaceo dust, wiich resulted in the comnlete extermination of the lice by the end of the third weck. The calves in all the lots scoured some, probally cue to overfeeding, but Lot III was less trouvled. The celves in Lot II were of tore sleek epnerr- - ence, due to srester lustre of the hair. Na eek: 22:3 2:4 ty 3:6 3:7 2:0 3:9 2:102141 512; Total : Average Tot: “TI. “on Sweet: Milk. 3: 3 : SS: : ob oo . wna pana p wn nb eben benno enh oa eb nbn b enact meee ee recesses AS 2 VSyfs Vos V1 VOyfs Tages Vg: V4: V4: OF Pat ZF Shs 13a 211.14 crop cp rr checebeccborereccbecebreceberebrscbeccboscbecscc- ben e---- 40+ 9: 6: 59 :13:-4:512: 6:14: 6: 6:10: 7: 94 3: 7.9 47: 7:15: 4: &: 6: 5: G:14: GY: GB: GY: 6:100 3: 6.3 we eh eee be eb ee en eb e ede ee ene bee ep ee ee eb e epee eee eee eb eee eee : : ; : : : s Average ; 109 7 YI Lot: II.: on Gouri! Milk. : : ; : e e 6 e . e e e s ewe ew wb we wb ee ei we ew we ee wwe 45:12:14: 6:11:12: 1:13:10; Q:10:10: 5 : 116 : 9.6 49: 5:15: 9: GJ: 56:14:10: 9: 9: G©:10: 6 :111 : 9.2 me eb wep we pm mbm we bw ww mew eb www we eb ew ew wee eh ee eh ee eh pe we je wee D4 2112 Gril iles GQilerll iii: 6 ® e e ce ewe em me me pe mem om fe wm we oe bee we we ww be me oe ne See ne ce we he we we we ee we we me be wm ce we fe we ww we Sen oe wm we ee we me oe be m= es G ef wes r soewae~w wee ee e e e @ : : : : : : : : -AVe rage? 112 9.3 Lot III on ¥Yormalcehyde Milk. : : : 59: 1515: 2:10: Grell: Gil4:3: 4: Yr1l sil: ce 2 0.7 we eh ener ben eRe epee np ee eb nen ee eb ee eb ee epee eb ew eb eee ene ee - rn cr f f . : ~~ -, _¢ myo ° r ? etoe: Oo: Of: 7s 45: 4512213512: G:r1i5:11: Ye : .O0 ! 2 w= om os be oe os a bee oe a co be o@ ce oe bs om oo oe bes oe ow ce bee ww ow oe be oe on ow Sn oe oe om bs os ee @ be ow ow ow be we ow oe be ee oe ow bes > ew 8s wm wee HW HH 8 se or ee ee e e q e e e e t 2 e e e e S35 orto rel: ti 52-2 sl ry: 6: Gt Grill: 5 7.3 : : : : ° e e Avera;3e: e Cc 7.3 Br.tre Colt on Porme? dehyde liilk . . Ol : Pdi Gs Gt usr Gill Ten wees anly A study of the precedin,: tnrsle snows thet Lot II. made the grectest grains, ana, e1s9, the incest unitTorin a~ninrs from week to oweehk. The btotcol tains wera not excessive enougn over those cf Lot I. to justify the conclusion tnet sour milk is a better feed than sweet milk, but the gains were more unl- fora Coth by weens and indavidunalts. In Lot I, tnere mas guite om variunce in wsxins. Calf Fo. 40 vas ver; ugler, pnd Celf 45, which made greut geirs at first, did not do so well Guring latter nari of experivent. The couse for tis is not krown. In "Ot III there wes a grest vurlance of guins, and the total wes not as greet es those of other lots. Now. ever, lt will be moticec tnoet the eraine were psrenut- er end innre unitorn towerd enc of feedings derisd. The extr: cslf on Yormaldehyce, with the excention of Call No. +>, jcainred inore uniformly anc ec grerter total thea any other in the test. This su csests thet the cause for the lesser gains in Lot III wus due to the amount und manner of introducin: the formoelcehydae into the ration. On the followin: dase may be found curves showe- ing the fnins per week cy lots. The curve for the seine of Colf No. 51 starts with the bthers, but is concluded et the end of the tenth week. In tris Voy a commerison may be mede, 1/0 /00 go 89 4, GY Ask? a ° 3O s GWsFIias FO fo a” LC® a” Qe f / / / / s / / / 4 / 7 / fs uw QV , / / ” / / / / / / / / / / / | , / / / / / : / / / f / / / / s / / a / 7 / vo / é / / / Uf / / / c / f / ) / ) / / / / / / f / / / / f , / / / f / - / / /f, a, / Ls / / Lr y f aa Gains oy L0tS poer Leek ro / A Legend TE = ND S/ 0 Bor I. @0 === an2---- Lor ZZ. D -Ttt Lt 2,07 2772. Ze 3 4- 6 7 & 9 /O / fee - , q : er: ot er.8¢ ‘ - 7 \ On the sceditn: pe ce is shown graphically the a caine omnee by the different lots during tne trelve - weeks of trie experisent. Lot II] snore a cecil Gecrense in gains during; the 3ra, ith, 5th eud oth wees. Turin. this thae it was cecided tioet Loo mucn wilk wees cearny fed, end a lessenin of the emount 4&2 Cins wor probably accountectle for the saetistectory 3 made followin, this neriod. The ot*er Lots mcde very good gninas :nd the curve shove these sains to oe very uniforin. Lot II. on sour milx, rept ahecd 9° Tot Ilo in «nine, mand finishec in treat order. Th ww oD Single calf on formeidehyce milk sisde sains in tne total excessive of tie other lots. The orins were very uniforn, ene towoerd the close of exoerli- ment this calf was doing better than ever before. Tne sane may be said of the calves in “Lot III, for their curve of snins begins to rise during the Latter end of the tect, end were it not for the vad wee:s mentioned, their sainre would equi] the other lots. «All of the calves sained an averase exceeding ea nound a Gey, end Celf “lo. 91 gained an avern ze of exectly one :nd one-half pounds per Gry. While tre foresoing figures show the total erounts of gain, further computations show that the calves in Lot III, ona basis of economical guins, made more favorable returns. On te following nece is shown the totel cost of prines oO. | UB JO , wo” . cf Cosr per /0086s. Gaetri at , 60 ; “ the Comclusion of hfeehs , » / ‘ ‘ - \ si S_ \ “ ® \ 2 \ . / -t- > £0 oo ) . a ) : f Z a” , | FO | / ~ 7 D oe _ f o _« 4 Y/Y . . a ? 7 a” ye ye ae ° AOI 7 - L . v Zo we - 7 7 aan ? -_-7 LO Legend Z 7 A ~~. 4 a re Uo” .7 B o. S/ fO7 oe , : L,o07 FT. Zoo GOTT Lor IL fo D - > Ger I, ” 2 az F x 6 7 S 9 /O hi Sz b/ ae ks Some rather interesting Tacts are si cowi by the curves on the prececing see. Trhese curves represent the cost of one hundred pouncs goin totanl at the con- clusion of enecli week. In tne ceses oF tote n7ro- Cuein: norssal srowth, there is a jradvel ineline up- worde of tne curve showin. thet as the aniline? iIncrens- es in ese, the cost per unit join is :lso increesed. “hie owss less sorked in the ense of tne single in- Gividual on the fornaldenyde milk. Lot III on for- wmelaehyde milk showes a g,rest veriation oF cost froa week to week. This su, tests thet the disturb- ing ceucec, whatever they were, «ctec more or 13sec uniformly, or the saine woulda not very so greetly in cost by weexs. During weeks 5 and 5, there YTaS a reple inereave wiich wer Lollowea iy 2 siml- lar decrease during the next two weels. This left trie cost at the stvne figure it hele one month be- Tore, It will be noted, however, that the curve for tkis lot be-tins to drop towurc end of feeding period, while the others are increesing in cost. Lots I and II are very similer, but both are excessive of Calf No. 1 he @elins of which were cr d very uniform in cost. Sinee all of the calves were tea more milk than would onlance well in the ration becseuse it wee Cesirec to everseri te the effects of the dif- Terent lots of canilt., the geins per hundrea pounds of milk consumed have been comnuted. In stucying the followin: graphic chart, it will be well to bear in mind the fact that Lots I and II ate more grain and hay in pronortion to milk consumed, than did Lot. TET, J SA, Zot, Lore Lots N25] Graph showing gains per /006bs.2mith Jed. It may be readily seen that the gains per hun- cred pounds of milk boy lots sare quite different in amounts. Lot III is least with an average of about 7.6#, while Lot II exceeds it but little with an average of 7.97. The lot on sweet milk made an aver- ase of 8.5, but this is much below gains mede by Calf $1 on formaleeligce. This woula lesa us to Susogect treat this calf ves an cxtre good one in growth ability. Since this ie @ cinjle indi- viduer, teo much value should not be ettseened to Grp EMime Ll in comserison U oe tie much wetter suins witr the lots of three euch. On the followin.; page mey be founc « graeynic chicrt settis:: X Sortn the ner cente-re rtaiis,oF the reins jer 100. original live weight. In this chert, we find that Lots I anc II have chan. ed fron * . a . JUS OPe- the vositions they occusied in the chert cecings, wille the lots on Yorrnalaehyde rewain ag velore--one showin much lesser ,zuiins, and the otter much greater gains tran Lots I end II. It will ce noted thet in this, as in pvrecedi‘ig curves, etc., these two Intter lots were very similer in their eaetions, while tne lots on formeldehyce occupy tne extreme positions. Hovever, since vercentn.:e cains incre:se normally with oge, the geins for Celf No. 2 yl are under a handic:p veesuse thie test or this Us cxlf extendeu over » oerioc of ten woens Instead nf twelve «.¢ was the ense with the other lots. a | nn bse i. § N 8 | Conclusion of Bxperiment. At the end of the experiment, all of the culves were looking vizorous and healthy. Calf in Yo. 46, on sweet milk, and Calf No. 50, on for- maldehyde milk, showed the least vigor. The calves on sour milk looked in better condition as a lot, but Celf No. 45, on sweet milk, was in much better condition than eny other in the experiment. The following nicturee were taken Lot I. on sweet milk at close of feeding per- iod. No 45 (Jersey at right) made the poorest cseains, and was in poorest shane at close of test. Lot II. on Sour Wilk, his victure shows cnlves fed sour milk at close of feedivs period. They were tre sleekest looking lot in experiment. The lustre of tie lair woe very merked, and they were in 6900 crowe oo iny condition. Lot III. on Formaldehyde Milk. This picture shows the calves fed milk treated with formaldehyde. The Hotstein ly in the foreground is the extra Calf No. also fed formeidehyde milk. These calves in good condition, and, at the conclusion test, were makin, good sains. airect- 51, were f ot ‘Artem VWroajpne tion, ee - ma bp theese oe Ee ie. <> At the close of the tests -ix of the cnlves were slaushterec and 4a crreful examination made by Tr. Yrord Giltner of tho Michisen Stetion, Tic meean soft; few smell eranules of curc; wesenteric tleanas very roe--abunaant lyon exucetion fron ” & ~ ~ £* ,. a sor ” ‘ c- . ay > vn — @ eL.t suffice, Puinenm a1istended ene vuc0us memnrane . .- 7" a+ an cen f . . 4 7 x . : . . + Colt 79. 91 907 Tornaicdernyde milk. Conte cts equwme~wesn SP eee SO OD -— a eee eee nee Q@ svon-eon not abundant; larze leather-lire curd larser tean ments hand, roney-combed witn cavities. v,T Tery marked eeid odors mucous me ocbrexne nule, mes- Qition fron cut surfece. Rumen onty about holt Size Calves 4. end 49, es ° .T “or x rye: a rt . 1, we «e ot. . Calor No. bo on Tormeldehyvde milx. Only about 9 pa. Oue-helr cura as No. y1, but having stne consistency. Acl¢c ocor markec; mucous rembrene pele; mesenteric ele . - . > , ot. .,. sO 4 - 4 ' jlends ebout onewhelf size those of Crilves Gu eud 4',. i 7 i £ is ee 3 ayer ae TOV, 1 , alf No. $O on Formnaldehydrs «ilk, Contenrs oo -—.— ~- . - e wy 7 , yay m~ « 7 5 “6 a 8 - 1c of erem: son soft; milx cura cveelier then ye; “C16 tape pee bat Vase phen Wy. 4] Meoeenterle QC O] Yitf Loy haw 1 te eT OR ly A so 8 a wet @ a * a £ > Cc; au we Nw : : - ; -T ee pn oo V3 04, elenée glishtty Llerctes then Vase. pl ene be. fabeynt epmourt of Llviioh eruartion from cut surface. PRunen mid-way in sive betveen Yor. 4. ore Yl) mucous mem- ~ #y y y « “4 y orene pre. » a. . . « < 1 Nerie wy ) gery geen . Colf “oa, 45 on eweet milk. Srell nieecs ot C Poorece.t; eclia oc net orerkea; stow.ch neerls curd prevent; acia scar net keds; stows.ch nerrl: ciobys; mucous rembrane pale; mesenteric glands small end ilym. Calf Moa. Do on formplvehyce rilk., Conterts of atanreh liguid; ccaor etror ly eciG; cura in lar ce lumyec pad eroarncyitouch eure aceurs ir large lumps euc roneyecomeec; mucous rauwbrnive pele ona moeen- teric gliende smull, relatively, but contained nore lymoh." & study o fee sour m1Ly . ay V. kee much more aonetitcs, as of the culves in the Qdi,e¢ -~ ma lerce le nerfect Gip:,est stive most completely ebsent in f tris renort shows thot the Ives end tre sinvle one ea sweet mil vy - rumen cepaeity Tris sugsects tettier V0 wee actuel’y the cese. In the cose + ea z formulaehsce, trere wee voresernt trect a strong tie Eextre trer-like curd, shich echeve v yet a 4 we; velrine ed lon wis not place. The sour Imtlk celves showed “bile the oathers The merenteria le furetinns, viz., ¢ erg to procuce whi tion ig rncée elouctered, tere " Or ie ed formalcekyce epperrec of cele mes beve et Terst two importuaut on sot ans a ralter for bhecterls e te corzvuscles. When on exeminee- ece oglernds ofter eniivels ere clands moy be taken ec “"burone- tion of the enimel. If the glands ere giell end firs, it it evidence that the animal bees Leen noorls novriekec., In the cece of Jorse cleus, “A vhen cut there jis ebundcant exudation from the cut surface, 1t is evidenec that the aui- haa cbteen well tion. Mrov tre ator is. ‘yer Vs thi: t sly the i D ES nourished--e2 fact bes ¢ < lecser seins. The #3 «2 40 c thet aigestion wv nouristiec i nid e evicelice it may be concluced a @ormcldehyce were not as vell elrecey brouskt out by their concitaon of the cure euccects poor while the paleness of the mucous mrenbrone incacotes en inefficient function- inj os the Glenes therein. ‘The size of the runen Shows leck oF adigestive cupccity in the calves fecd Tormelcéehyde milk, and the strongly acid ocor sue -“ caets ¢ 25 retnrds tive enzyines, tLor of the fundtionse of the cives- Sumeacry of Toate, i, _=——_—_ = <~»S 2 @& = 2 > eee Before Crrwin«: conclusions from the srecea- = ~ a , + 7 , + s _ . Uy . ~ 4 > - ‘oy > d ings G@ete, it is thought best tr p,roun tice im tie i>* I cert a eee + SOY EY OORT AER, A | an wm me i ey i ee mtn a ee eo - ~ . fi fe 7% a Wilk consuinea 1472. 14217 1213>° 900 °° ~~ ee Owe se F&F & Ferre arereeFeiece @ @®Fe wFeqeq@.e*e &® 8 FF wt wr wee © FEF Ff & © FF os Pr ep oreweF# wt S&S @ @& 8 & GG @ ow 4 He SH awe eB ew ow Ge: 5 © 1 a " Nn ma Grain concrmrecd Cer <1 3, 11i-y 371 -_ awe meme wer fF @S of © GF ow t- S' et @ ow we 8 - wees = eo ofr FF ew ew ew OF Oem am ew llc lee le hlUcelCUCelCUCe Ulm Cle le ew Ww 8 Oe eT weer e ee SS Se “oot . od q 79 fo. tt Moy consumed e40; oA Y; 174); OD; =~ BP Pe BP eRe e- Cerewrwreeegese &§ferwreer-gcgtee @B we B @ BP SF & SF HS Fe | ~- occ ee ell llr Oe aeeOeeee ee keer ee lel -_ 't rr e we 4 -\ ne J NN)! ~~ /f if cod rated Ce an 5 CU, 33/. O07 105" oom@mmeweseeer wraeerwee @B wee@meeskt &2 Gee ef FB FT TFT ax wees Be Pears wr erFte SF ss 8 82 I RB erwee FB Frere wei eK SF oF et SF er RP Or te 7 ¢* 85 447 e a ° “ ’ ‘ fi Fr ~ pve Avevrece vein ner czlf per week Ge ly! 9.37 Pec WO. @_ EP eer @ ee @ wwe © & OF a SD Ow -~- owe oe es @ rr fF ew ewe ese FH FTF SP ew eS Oe he ew ewe ke hurr rT lUmrhUrPhUC OlClUcrhrThlUC Ow lUrh hh TCUCUChO Uh VhUCcrOhlUr Oh he loll eh ler ele elle le e a . ~ ¢ ry no rercentere goins 0 Ou re cU = @ we wee 6. ee we ee we Oe EK Ole lO me mee eee ee ee ele he EO ee ee mm ee Oe , 4 “, e . . x rf . . i) 27 ' r } 7 4 " } ae 3 vy Vv, f2 oe 1 O- v, 1 , . t: / Ori ‘ a, TU i ~ 4 tc - j C i; nl - K U e Dil e i? ( e 0, e OFF oo am ee ww eS ww ewww’. & 6c KF Ee KBP SFE NTO SE SE KF Se EF SH ww we & oe & oe 8 Oe ee we wee me ele Ce ell ee eel ee el eee 4% Cost per hunared pounds g@ein. 44.00 64.995 CG .0f 3.35 aoweewrrt ee @eert@meeswnrwmwe ft@we We#ee @eee@®ee8 Fer, @eF @eaqgeee«es= Gee wee eFrettfeeéwFre = q® a o- ae ~-~meaeerwm ewe ee & a Ge @& *Note that Celf Mo. 51 was fed ten weets. _. Conclusions frou Experimert. So mony fectors heve inflvenced the ;,ather- ing of relicble date thet few nositive conclusinis cen te drawn from this exveriment. Chief sinong these factors were variations of breeds, ee, sex, ena the necessery limitec number ef individuels in tre verinoue 1 Also the removel of one coelf \ O Cc ‘a ° from enehn lot ofter nan ecrereful Givision hed been mde, ceve adventi.ces to certcin lots. After a coreful stucy of the this experi.cent, a conelusion th.t forme ideyde, ag rs £ 4 red, hed no ill effects on growth would burc vetitiebdlte, The leccer geans, the moorer anyetites, the smeltlles rumens, the condition oF curd enc clges- tive trects, end t!e poorer condition of the ani- mals rt end ef the Leecir, 5 perisc, siuow tut ill effects fron the Deecding of the crecervetive. Howe eve, it is believec thet most of tris wes caused oy the error in judsse.ut in feedings the forsiolae- hyGe an tre milk. Had the prescervirtive vee: adceo In the correct amount at the besinnins, and thet _ srecuelly ec in the csese of Calf No. 51, it is velleved thet no ill effects would heve resultec. Tre sgieings end senerel condition vy this cvelf fully justify this conelusion. This, however, is « Slnocle sninal, enc while it made Letter gains in every way, it carnot be concludec that all indivi- dusls woula be affected in like menner even though the treatment wee the seme. One conclusion, however, can ve celinitely crawn from the work with these eczlves. The calves fed sour milk did fully es well as eny in the exneriment, and it is velieved thet sour milk, slways fea when ut the sr::e cesree of acidity, will give us ood returns ao sweet milk, erd tre calves ereting it will te lers subject to Gaisestive Giscrcers. It wall ve roteu Trem a preceagins table that this milk wes soured ay tiie Same eeech any, enc alweys ved in a lopperec co%t- Cition, It if evicent that forme lceehyce is a power- ful disirn7ectent ascent, ena will, unless Yec jJudi- clouely, procuce on etfect on the growth of the youn @nlimel., It nust be red in the correct enounts 4 : rPmc rust ve fed continuslly. Furthe o —™ Vas rs = en CONSELCETS- 5 I~ ~ a) ticn mey be Yound in finel conclusions. secona uxperiirent. mem - 7 + ' ~ Ue Nye c. : ve . 4 “er , fs ' In oréer to further esecertein ectual etTrects ef sour ore fomaricek ce-trecte: mildly, © reconma ex- . . vo ae pevlinent was corried on curang Apral, oop one vuce, a weer pptifieiel bert ves not nececsur; to produce souring of untre:tec milk. As before, three lots were feu eveet, sour, ene formeldehnyce-tre:tec milk respectively. corning e's milly wee trertec in tre eve cing vith .CO747 Torusl- Gekvee end vlscea in t’e open eir for the next mornine'ts feed. A cen of urtreazatec s:11kK wee olecead watr at. The latter wie in a leoopered condition sy mornine, «nd wos fed in that cocrdition. Milk treat- ec ine like menner in the mernin,g wos plecec in tre sum rid oven cir to ve Ted in the evenin;. The formeldehyce-trented milk nevez soured, end tie other veried in its sourress with tre temperature, hunidity of the air, etc. Ina prececin:; table mey be Yound Gate coveving tenpercture, ucidity off i.ilk, etc. fro: iiew tet fo Vay Cth inclusive. This showe that the average cifferernce it eciaity of nig: t ard morn- ing feeds of milk wes neurly 4C degrees. On the thirc Gua, there wis a @ifference of 61 Cezsrees. The morn- inms's feed was 39 desrees, and the evening's feed Yu cegrees, which would meen from e slightly soured to y lcpserea& condition. Vence, it 1s eviaent that the sour milk fed the second lot wae much: dif- rerent than in the first experinent, when the wav i lt $4; 4 Toy + ae eeigity veriedc :ut elisrktt. A srain mixture, oS in previous experiment, Lt a . - -4 . od : ¢ , Os, Yo ayo? “ie, +, ‘ my “pee 4 . Eo wos fea, with Be BS ee SS Fw ss FT OF Ge SF lew lL hl le lum hlU oo ee @& ~.. G&bOsud ool ee. rf «o- fF wee er Ce we S| FFF ae eS aS OF ns age me rT) Ae.) : t ae 7,.4 7 LO, Ah ~, rn Ge oweet we urd. Fere-li. Yo weir yd Oe ood. aa eee we OF we we ween er ewer reer eed bee meme en meme me erwmuurewnrer nnn ecerrece “ ol , rT) 4 cl ra YT “=? TT 5 *y oY yo oY 3. cour a | ' Gra.FPol. i, 114 fine Stroi.g. mw te pe 1 weer men nenern wr wamrerncecereancre ei bivcw ewe nner wrwweesn wae we weer ee ae FF we es ee f ce « ry rm ? . a. .¢ , ‘oat tT. : 4 > 9 we oe OU I. Our c. " Gre .phort-M, 120 rine Weipe:z Se Lae “Lt ey é Orn. = =o aw «ms ee fF mE eer & « s- fF © we = 2: ww @ a & - @ |G en B@ « am on @ ear G' a oo ew ee wr sa- —_— er oe GP as « er e- w& 88 0 aww: es Se ST 8 lo D. ECOit co" Groa.Hol. 7. 143 Fine Strong - oan LCC] oO " Gre.Hot WM, O45 rair Poor Apnetive. ? “ae emewew Fe ewer fe & oe oo ww a ww & 8 ee & © ww & & OF em oF oe Oe &@ & 8. em &@ ot w a o of oe eo @& ote low le ler ell Gl Ota Mest mw lee ee The preliminery feediny was the same in all coses., Hech individuel was sterted on the experi- ment when three weeis ola. Chances from whole milk to the experizventel milk vere mede ect the rete of one-half ynound ner dey. For ineterce, Lot IIt reo Tormulaehyce chim milk edded +t this rate, and trie whole milk decreased until the milk retion wes entirely forncldehyde-treztec skim milk. The anount Of milk consumed by the indivicunts is shown in the followins table. “to a ilk Conew ed. See e a ° ome Se 8 8 ow pe wes 2 o. © gg as err mee pee Bp ee pmo pS _—_ Wepeks NOes wi LK Tore rye ty 17 ae a : Sot 1 oo: Sreet: 67 UO: YG: OU: Yor Gut YS: 6: 10% Co: Gweet: €O 1 Od: Gtr Us: Ut UE YD 3 3 0: Sour 106.5: GL. Goro nope bg ee A $$ Sour :OL. 5h Guth Yoo Gor Gor u7: Bur Tey Hot RCCE 291 2 9S! Gor jut Gor gor yor yu: Ie Oo 3: PCON :G4 890: go: OF: 70: 70: Col 7e: e-erws: e8- wf @O'@eteert eo Ff ow@em eee nmr eres & G&G eo +. tae Crain Consumed i: Guneecs. DO : Do OTS NO Tee sz: 4 3 8 6 3 7 GG er 1 9:30:35 :65: 80: 1123 1235119 5120 1136 2 gt 35:34 :60:71; 92 3 112: 116 :132;120 2115 . 4 4340 555 3604: 4 > 11430 126 21155130 5116 3 G4 9 245 3:60:75:: 106 3 120; 116.112 5106 ; 131: o9 6 3:30:45 2:50. 7Y 5 10%, 106 11D pate. » Gt It will not vary ™Oost enc sounts Nn aué lg. QS wv bce notea trat crectly. Jeset emounts ” On ar NO. of hey eaten cic 2ch individu: Ior tre whole Significance in our Ee Ve ena NM grain, nyt >) stud TE) zed ws nerioc. O. mounts 6 re very enou rna about consumed consumed spectively won tO nernce, one nn sf Nelghts by Weeks from Three Weere se. No. Originel 3 + 3 6 7 ‘ 9 1 116 126 132 136 148 152 166 17% 165 196 o Yd 112 120 127 137 141 143 159 3 114 120, 126 141 150 160 170 157 174 4 160 We 125 126 136 144 14% 143 160 U 142 157 169 175 to 200 213 720 221 Dye 6 Oy 106 117 124 127 140 144 152 162 Lot 1. on Sweet Wilk erined C.cph per week ner enimel. Lot II. “ Sour " " DSfooM r " " Lot IlI." BFormsildelhyde * 10.35" " " " Sune ry of Dete. | —_P «= ee oe —_ Lot I. Tot Il. Lot IIl. wees ere eweewxeewses BB weewwemeeeeceteee es =e wee er art Tr ew VP ee TP Se we Tr ee Pre He eT Te wre Ff wee we Fw Se ee Milk concw: ec 1407; 17 30K 15 237% Grin " 90: 100; Quy! Hey " 97 141; lel# Total Gein 141; 121, 170; Geln ver calf oer wreck oO; 7eoe 10.37 Pereentr.e€ wnins 6)! LW O.0 14,5 Geudn ver evwt. silk Oop 70s! 11.ye Cost ner ewt. ovoin o4d.44 6. 34 3.63 Prom the prececinz caqata, and graphs, it is evicent that the lot consumin;; form: lcehyde-treat- edomitk neae the greatest enc most econnwicel seins. Treir ,~orereld enpetrence anu unnetite ree equal to those fed sweet milk. Those fea Milk sourec eccordin:: to veryins weather condi- tions leckec both growth end finish. The zreohs follecwins; were constructed from QCete reeorded Guring experiment, and wre celf explanztory. a /10 10$ /00 GS go 8O IF Jo 64 bol SF GO Gains of Individual by l/ ee Xs. W y" ye" we yew L/ U- / a TF hacks 7 ° 7 - mo WOK ms or Tes TT Ts) os Le tl ee ea Gains per 780 Cos. SICK fed. ee RG a 4 ——ee wT OAS : ON . . oS * \ AN, XY XX 70 4 a ’ a Uy foe A 8 yo, 4 f } Phe dos A Yi - oe é fr , fi "4 SARA 7/7). Wp /, Yo, iw ; ‘/) OPK Lg yf MY) ; CL htdtld Lor! LotR Lor ~ a w _* KWAN , ee , TRA RN AX ~ —_—_=— sees .e a A ye? . y , 4 f : . ; . . f 4 4 4O bee , : 4 q LteLlte Lot! Lota. Lots. G aires per /00 Zés. original Weight: Conclueslians. a A cureful review of tie Stucs in the rore- Srovth anc comaie Qn goins, and en oocrervience of the tion of the enimeals, esteblish the follovin, co:uclusionsie 1. Formelaehnyde rdacea to nilk in the provor- tion of 1-1)009 inhibits the growth of Lacteriz comnon to milk. 2. Form: loel.de cedcec to milk in the »ropor- Lion kills ell crctevie, renaerin: the milk stevile. 3. Formaldehyde acdec to milk in the orojor- tion of 1-15C00 hes no celeterious effect uoon the digestibility of the mitk. 4, In the proportion of 1-150°C. forinuldetiyde ona its ection graduelly disi.:ears from milk. oS. Formns’eehyde does not effect the coazuli- tion of milk by reanet until a proportion of 1-2 500 or more has been -:daed. Oo. Formaldehyde goes not effect the coe ze ulation of iilk by pepsin until a proportion of 1--CO0 or inmore hes veen added, 7. HormaldeltivcGe adced to nilk in the cronor- tion of 1-1500C hes no effect uson the ection of sie Gigestive enzyines, pancreztin, steapsin, ntyelin, any Opsan and p