AN AGRICULTURAL FAGGOT. 



It will be seen that over five tons weight of stock, the 

 estimated carcass weight only differed from the actual 

 ascertained weight by about 10 Ibs. per head ; and this 

 is probably a fictitious difference, inasmuch as butchers 

 can get off, Mr. Westley Richards states, a stone and a 

 half in cutting up a carcass. 



As a contrast to the above, a duplicate lot of eight 

 bullocks were sent on the same day to Smithfield, with 

 the following result : 



* Equal 473 stones of 14 Ibs. 



It should be observed that 55. 4^. per stone of 8 Ibs- 

 is equivalent to 95. 4^. per stone of 14 Ibs. The quotations 

 of price for prime Shorthorns, as published for the London 

 market that day, were 55. 2d., 55. 4^., and 55. 6d. per 

 8 Ibs. The bullocks were, it will be seen, somewhat 

 heavier than those which fetched gs. 4^. per 14 Ibs. in 

 the country. In commenting upon these facts, Sir John 

 Lawes remarks : " I dare say that it a complaint had been 

 made to the salesman, Mr. Westley Richards would have 

 been assured that his oxen made fully 5s. 4^. per stone." 



Another lot of four Welsh runts, sent by Mr. Westley 



