SjHEINKAGE of SOl'T PORK. 



35 



In the Fort Worth tests lots 1 to 6 were held in the smoke 28 hours at a temperature 

 ranging from 85° to 125° F., while lots 7 to 12 were smoked 262 hours at a temperature 

 ranging between 100° and 124° F. 



The percentage shrinkage in smoke of the total amount of each kind of meat in the 

 Fort Worth tests was: Oily, 13.22 per cent; soft, 15.30 per cent; firm, 16.07 per cent. 

 This shows that the firm bellies (bacon) shrunk 2.85 per cent more than oily and 0.77 

 per cent more than the soft. 



The same kind of meat cured in a similar manner in St. Louis was smoked from 32 

 to 36 hours at approximately the same temperature and showed a shrinkage of: Oily, 

 13.15 per cent: soft, 14.91 per cent; firm 12.90 per cent. In these tests the firm lost 

 0.25 per cent less than the oily and 2.01 per cent less than the soft. 



The combined results of Fort Worth and St. Louis tests while in smoke show that 

 oily meat lost 1.22 per cent less than firm and 2.03 per cent less than soft. However, 

 the loss from chilled weight through smoke shows that the firm meat lost 3.32 per cent 

 less than oily and 3.20 per cent less than soft. 



Table 21. — Retaining record of pickle-cured bellies (bacon). 

 Fort Woeth. 





Lot 

 No. 



Weight 



cooled 



smoked 



meat 



(lbs. J. 



Weight 

 of meat 



24 hours 

 after 



smoked 

 ahs.). 



Net weight at 

 end of— 



Loss during re- 

 taining period. 



Green weight through 

 retaining period. 





6davs 

 (lbs."). 



18 davs 

 (lbs.). 



i 



1 

 1 



^^^^■' cent. 



Total loss. 



Per 





P°^^^- c^t. 



cent 

 yield. 



OUy 



1 

 4 

 7 



2 10 



2 



5 



8 



11 



3 



6 



400 

 516 

 409 



1394 



1513 



402 



376 

 494 

 393 



. . . 



360 

 4S0 

 375 



40 10.00 

 36 6.98 

 34 8. 31 



84 1 18. 92 

 79 ; 14.13 

 61 1 13.99 



81.08 



K 



85.87 

 86.01 









1 : 





P 



1,325 



1,309 



1,263 



1,215 



110 j 8.30 



224 1 15. 56 



84.44 



Soft 



430 



428 

 364 

 384 



1423 



1424 



352 



375 



403 

 408 

 337 

 361 



385 

 392 

 310 

 334 



45 i 10.47 



36 8.41 



54 ; 14. 84 



. 50 ; 13. 02 



"85 j 18.09 

 74 15. 88 

 89 22. 31 

 98 22.69 



81.91 

 84.12 

 77.69 

 77.31 





1,606 



1,574 



1,509 



1,421 



185 11.52 



346 ' 19.58 



80.42 



Finn 



472 

 436 



417 

 424 



1468 



1432 



407 



411 



445 

 408 

 395 

 395 



426 

 388 

 366 

 366 



46 9.75 

 48 11.01 

 51 12.23 

 58 13.68 



75 14.97 ; 8,5.03 





88 

 76 

 92 



18.49 

 17.19 

 20.09 



8L51 

 82.81 

 79.91 





1,749 



1,718 



1,643 



1,546 



203 11. 61 



331 



17.63 



82.37 



Easi St. Louis. 



OilT 



1 

 2 

 3 

 4 



2 



1 

 2 

 3 



4 



478 i 

 404 1 

 398 '■ 

 285 



475 

 399 

 391 1 

 279 , 



469 

 384 

 382 

 268 



3445 i 

 3 367 1 

 3 364 ■ 

 3 254 



33 

 37 

 34 



31 



6.90 

 9.16 



8.54 1 

 10.88 



79 ' 

 72 : 

 65 1 

 62 1 



15.08 

 16.40 

 15. 15 , 

 19.62 1 



84.92 





83.60 



84.85 

 80.38 





1,565 , 



1,544 , 



1,503 



3 1,430 



135 



8.63 ! 



278 ' 



16.28 : 



83.72 



Soft 



411 1 



405 



386 



3 364 



47 



11.44 : 



79 



17.83 i 



82.17 







Firm 



520 



486 

 402 

 584 



514 ; 

 478 

 392 

 574 



502 

 460 

 378 

 551 



3471 

 3439 

 3354 

 3521 



49 



47 

 48 

 63 



9.42 

 9.67 

 11.94 

 10.79 1 



79 

 70 

 85 



64 ; 



14.36 

 13.75 ' 

 19.36 

 10.94 



85 64 





86.25 

 80.64 

 89. C6 





1,992 



1 



1,958 , 



1,891 



3 1,785 



207 



10.39 j 



298 



14.31 i 



85.69 



1 36 hours. 



• 5 pieces were taken out bv mistake, therefore lot 10 is not considered in retaining period record. 



» 21 days. ' 



