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OHIO EXPERIMENT STATION: BULLETIN 270 



INDIVIDUAL GAINS 



Table XI shows the age when slaughtered and the daily grain 

 made by each lamb from the time of birth untilthe time of slaughter. 

 The gains shown in this table are those actually produced and do 

 not include the birth weight of the lambs. 



TABLE XL Individual gains made by lambs, 1911-12. 



*In calculating the dail> gain, -he birth weight was subtracted from the weight when slaughtered, 

 and the remainder divLed by the age in days. 



DRESSING PERCENTAGE 



The lambs were sold to a Columbus hotel and were not "hog 

 dressed," as is customary for eastern markets, but were dressed in 

 the manner frequently employed in dressing lambs for the regular 

 trade. The pelt, head and feet and all the viscera, except the heart, 

 liver and kidneys were removed. The carcass was spread by 

 "backsets," and the caul put on in the regular manner. The follow- 

 ing table shows the live and dressed weight and the dressing 

 percentage for each lamb. 



TABLE XII: Live and dressed weights (cold) and dressing percentage 

 of lambs, 1911-12. 



