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BULLETIX lose, U. S. DEPARTMEXT OF AGRICTLTURE. 



Table 5. — Soaking record of piScIe-cured hams. 



FOET WOETH. 





Lot 

 No. 



Weight 



of meat 



iasoak 



(pounds). 



Time meat 

 soaked. 



j 



Net 

 weight of 



drained 

 meat out 



of soak 

 (pounds). 



Tempera- 

 ture of 

 water 

 (» F.). 



Gain or 



loss in 



soak 



(pounds). 



Oily 



1 



' i 

 641 i 4 1 34 



641 



587 

 489 

 535 



80 

 80 

 74 

 74 







2 



-4 



5 





4 



7 



10 



2 



58.5 4 ! '26 

 493 4 30 

 .530 4 26 





2,248 2,2.52 



3 



Soft 



596 4 ; 34 i 598 



80 



2 





5 



8 

 11 



542 4 1 26 i 549 

 530 4 i 30 1 531 

 579 4 1 26 ! 582 



1 



80 

 74 

 74 



7 

 1 

 3 





3 

 6 

 9 

 12 



2,247 '• j 2,260 





13 



Firm 



.589 4 34 1 590 

 562 4 26 565 

 542 4 30 545 



549 4 26 ! 555 



80 1 





80 

 74 

 74 



3 

 3 

 6 





2,242 ; 



2,255 



13 



13 



East St. Louis. 



Oily .., 



1 

 2 

 3 



2 



1 

 2 

 3 

 4 



7i: 



633 

 538 



4 

 3 

 3 

 3 



15 

 23 

 23 



27 



726 

 644 

 637 

 .543 



70 

 70 

 70 

 70 



9 

 4 

 4 

 5 





2,528 







2,550 





22 



Soft 



641 



3 



23 



640 



70 



-1 



Firm 



701 

 688 

 650 

 .569 



4 

 3 

 3 

 3 



15 

 23 

 23 



27 



705 

 686 

 656 

 567 



70 

 70 

 70 

 70 



4 

 -2 



6 

 -2 





2,608 







2,614 







6 









Combined Results of Foei 



Woe 



th axd East St. Loos Soaktxg Recoeds on Ha 



JUS. 















Weight 

 of meat 

 in soak. 



Net 

 weight of 

 drained 

 meat out 

 of soak. 



Gain or 

 loss in 

 soak. 



OUy: 



Fort Worth 











Pounds. 

 2,249 

 2,528 



Pounds. 

 2,2.52 

 2, .550 



Poun 



ds. 

 3 

 22 



25 



East St. Louis 





















Total : 



4,777 



4,802 















Soft: 



Fort Worth 



2,247 

 641 



2.260 

 640 





13 

 -1 



12 



East. St.. Txiniq . , . 





















Total 



2,888 



2,900 















Firm: 



Fort Worth 



2,242 

 2,608 



2,2.55 

 2,614 





13 

 6 



East St. Louis 





















Total 



4,850 



4,869 





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