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HOUSE-FEEDING OF CATTLE 



In the case of a bullock of 8 cwts. live-weight, which if 

 slaughtered would yield 53 per cent, of dressed beef, fed for 

 4j months = 18 weeks, the total gain would be 220.5 Iks. ^ ve ~ 

 weight, or= if Ibs. per day during the 18 weeks. The original 

 8 cwts. = 896 Ibs., becomes 1115.5 Ibs. of total weight when 

 the animal is prime fat. 



At 60 per cent, the carcase dresses to 

 Deduct the original estimated dressed beef 



669.9 



Total beef gained in passing from store to prime 194.9 



Of the increase, 88-4 per cent, is dressed beef as below : 



: loo Ibs. 



220.5 Is. : 194.9 



(gain live- weight) (gain of beef) 



88.4 Ibs. 

 (dressed beef) 



The cost of producing I cwt of dressed beef is as 

 under : 



12.2 Ibs. : 112 Ibs. : : 55. 4d. : 485. I id. (say 495.) 

 (beef gained weekly) (or 1 cwt.) (cost per week (cost per cwt. of dressed beef) 



putting on 12-2 Ibs.) 



And the cost of beef per cwt. live- weight as follows : 

 loo : 57 : : 495. : 285. (nearly) 



(per cent, of beef dressed) (coit of dressed beef) (cost of beef per live cwt.) 



American method of cutting up a carcase of beef 

 illustrated. 



NECK\CHUCK\PR|ME OF i /r lp , n , N/ , , 



241bs\i301bs\ RIB \921bs / 5IRLOI ^81bs, 



FIG. ii. 



The following are three examples of wholesale prices 

 supplied by leading butchers in different parts of the country. 

 The extent of the variation is probably due to the fact that 



