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will not eat upon the road. The drover receives two dollars 

 as his commission for the sale of the cattle and their drift upon 

 the road. He is therefore without motive to give them any 

 more or any better hay than they absolutely require, or to 

 drive them with any more care than what is essential to get 

 them to Brighton in fair condition. The actual expense to the 

 •^drover of getting an ox to Brighton is estimated at one dollar. 



8. Live and Dead Weight of Cattle. 



Example 1. — One ox, live weight in market 2393 lbs. ; 

 quarters weighed 418 lbs., 415 lbs., 324 lbs., 331 lbs. ; hide, 

 150 lbs. ; tallow, 173 lbs. = 1811. Difference 582 lbs. 



Example 2. — Two oxen of A. S. killed at home, weighed 

 as follows : 



Live— One 1979 lbs. . . Killed— XAQQ lbs. 



" " 1910 " . . " 1341 " 



About lbs. 29,4 loss on a hundred of the live weight. 



Example 3. — An ox owned by A. S, conveyed to Brighton 

 on a sled, weighed at home about 2630 lbs. ; the precise num- 

 ber of pounds not recollected. On being slaughtered, his 

 weight was as follows : quarters, 480 lbs., 479 lbs., 374 lbs., 

 383 lbs. ; hide, 154 lbs. ; tallow, 250 lbs. Total, 2120 lbs. 

 Loss, 510 lbs. 



Example 4. — Ox belonging to R. D. when he left Connec- 

 ticut river, weighed 2435. lbs. Weight at Brighton when 

 dressed 1588 lbs. Loss of weight 867 lbs. This is a little 

 more than one third : and is a remarkable result. 



Example 5. — An ox weighing on Connecticut river, 2250 lbs. 

 weighed in market 1472 lbs. Loss, 778 lbs. 



Exam,plc 6. — An ox weighing as above 2255 lbs., weighed 

 in market 1487 lbs. Loss, 768 lbs. 



Example 7. — A fat bull of D. S. killed at home, weighed 

 alive 1495 lbs. ; dead 1051 lbs. Loss, 444 lbs. 



