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they were slaughtered. It may be seen from this table that the 

 total live weight of the 40 lambs was 2,171.5 pounds. The gains 

 shown in this table do not include the birth weights of the lambs. 



TABLE XIV. Individual weights and gains made by hothouse lambs, 1912-13. 



*In calculating the daily gain per lamb, the birth weight was deducted from the weight 

 when slaughtered. 



**These lambs were not slaughtered. Their combined weight March 17, 1913, was 187 pounds. 



SHRINK IN DRESSING 



These lambs were "hog dressed" as is required by the New 

 York market to which they were consigned. All of the viscera 

 except the heart, liver and kidneys were removed. The pelts and 

 heads were left on and the feet removed at the joint nearest the 

 hoof. The carcass was spread by "backsets" and the caul spread 

 over the parts of the carcass where the flesh was exposed. Table 

 XV, showing the average live and dressed weights is of interest to 

 show the amount the lambs shrank in dressing as described above. 



