CHAPTER XV. 



MEAT PRODUCTS. 



Farm animals when sold for meat are usually sold on 

 foot at a given price per pound live weight. When they 

 are slaughtered first, they are sold at a given price per 

 pound dressed weight. 



More than one-half of our commercial meat products 

 are now prepared in 

 Chicago and a few other 

 large cities. Thousands 

 of animals are shipjied 

 each day from all parts 

 of the United States to 

 these great slaughtering 

 houses. The farmer may 

 consign his shipment of 

 fattened animals to a 

 live stock commission 

 merchant, who in turn 

 sells to buyers who are 

 constantly purchasing 

 for butchers and pack- 

 ing houses ; or he may 

 sell to a local buyer who 

 makes the shipment and 

 profits or loses accord- 

 ing to his judgment ; or 

 he may slaughter his 

 animals at home, selling the meat to local consumers. 



Cattle. Those that possess the highest percentage of 

 valuable and high-priced cuts, with a correspondingly low 



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KtADi FOR Market. 



Mutton carcasses showing manner of 

 dressing ready for shipment. 



