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BITLLETIX 1086, U. S. DEPARTMEJS"T OF AGRICi:"XTURE. 



Table 20-: — Smoke record of pickle-cured bellies (bacon). 



FOET WOETH. 



I 



Temperature 

 of smoke 



house. ?*et 



Lot in Hours weight of 



No. smoke sm^oked.' 

 Cpoundi) . 



Weight 



Begin- 

 ning" 



Close 



Total loss from 

 Total loss in chilled fresh 

 smoke. weight through 

 smoke. 



cooled 



meat 



(pounds). 



Pounds. 



Per 

 cent. 



Pounds. 



Per 



Oily. 



Soft. 



Finn. 



Oily 1 



2 

 3 

 4 



Soft 2 



Firm 1 



2 

 3 



; 4 



463 



574 

 464 

 398 



28 

 28 

 26i 

 26^ 



507 ! 28 



495 I 28 



432 26i 



462 ! 26i 



85 



85 



100 



100 



125 

 125 

 124 

 124 



400 

 516 

 409 

 323 



63 13. 61 



58 10. 10 



55 11.85 



75 18.84 



1,648 



251 13.22 



85 

 85 

 100 

 100 



125 

 125 



124 

 124 



430 

 428 



364 



384 



15.19 

 13.54 

 15.74 

 16.88 



East St. Louis. 



2,287 



1, 992 I 295 12. 90 



44 9.91 



43 7. 69 



27 6. 19 



55 14. oo 



169 



9.30 



40 8.51 



38 8. 15 



35 8. 77 



48 11. 11 



1,896 .. 









1,606 



290 



15.30 



161 



9.11 









574 

 514 

 491 

 505 1 



28 

 28 

 26i 

 26i 



85 

 85 

 100 

 100 



125 

 125 

 124 

 124 



472 

 436 

 417 

 424 



102 

 78 

 74 

 81 



17.77 

 15.18 

 15.07 

 16.04 



29 

 40 

 25 

 34 



5.79 

 8.40 

 5.66 

 7.42 



2,084 L. 









1,749 



335 



16 07 



128 



6.82 











1,802 . 









1,565 



237 



13. 15 



143 



8.37 



483 



36 



62 



74 



411 



72 



14.91 



32 



7.22 



600 

 558 

 477 

 652 



34i 

 36 

 34i 

 32i 



76 

 62 

 82 

 72 



63 

 74 

 68 

 70 



520 . 



486 



402 



584 



80 

 72 

 75 

 68 



13.33 

 12.90 

 15.72 

 10.43 



30 

 23 

 37 



1 



5.45 



4.52 



8.43 



.17 



4.37 



COMBIN-ED ResLTLTS OF FOET WOBTH AXD EAST ST. LOOTS SMOKE ReCOEDS ON PlCKXE-CUEED 



Bellies (Bacon). 



OUy: 



Fort Worth 



1,899 .. . 





1 



1.R4S 



251 

 237, 



13.22 

 13.15 



169 

 143 



9.30 



St. Louis 



1,802 1,56.5 



8.37 



j 



3,701 1 i - 3.213 



488 



13.19 



312 



8.85 



1 





i ' 





Soft: j 

 Fort Worth 



1,896 . 



' 1,606 



290 

 72 



15.30 

 14.91 



161 

 32 



9.11 



St. Louis 1 



483 



' 411 



7.22 













2,379 



2,017 



.362 



15.22 



193 



8.73 











Firm: 



Fort Worth 



2,084 



; 1,749 



335 

 295 



16.07 

 12-90 



128 

 91 1 



6.82 





2,287 



i 1,992 



4.37 







--,- ) 







4,371 





3,741 



630 i 



14.41 



219 j 



5.53 









1 ' 





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