Experiments on Determination of Cow Manure in Milk; Moisture Content and Solubility of Cow Manure

Abstract

The moisture in the cow manure examined averaged nearly 83 per cent. Air dry manure contains about 6 per cent of moisture; 5 per cent of the remaining solid matter is soluble in milk. This would indicate that only 11 per cent of dry manure dissolved in milk, 6 per cent of this being water. Nearly 85 per cent of fresh cows’ manure will dissolve in milk, 83 per cent of this being moisture. Manure in whatever condition is less soluble in milk than in water. Of the manure present in bottled milk, 91 per cent will be visible on the bottom of the bottle, leaving 9 per cent of foreign matter in suspension. © 1917, American Dairy Science Association. All rights reserved.