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BULLETIN 928, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



hams cured with 70 per cent corn sugar were of the highest quality, 

 closely followed, in turn, by those cured with cerelose and granulated 

 sugar, while those cured with refiners' sirup were considered to be 

 of appreciably lower quality. Tierce 5, in which refiners' sirup was 

 used as the source of sugar, was cured according to the regular prac- 

 tice at this establishment, except that the hams were cured in a tierce 

 instead of in a large, open vat. 



At establishment C the basis of scoring ranged from 5 to 1, as 

 compared with 4 to 1 at establishment B, and 6 to 1 at establishment 

 A. The data presented in Table 8 indicate that at establishment C 

 there was comparatively little difference in the quality of the three 

 lots of hams cured with granulated sugar, dextrose, and refiners' 

 sirup. The hams cured with cerelose were of only slightly lower 

 quality, and those cured with 70 per cent corn sugar were considered 

 to be of poorer quality than the others, but all lots were of good 

 quality. 



Table 8. — Quality of hams at establishments A, B, and C. 

 Establishment A (Official Test). 



Judge. 



Tierce 1, 

 granu- 

 lated 

 sugar. 



Tierce 2, 

 dextrose. 



Tierce 3, 

 cerelose. 



Tierce 4, 

 70 per 



cent corn 

 sugar. 



Tierce 5, 



refiners' 



sirup. 



Tierce 6, 



raw 



sugar. 



A 



Points. 

 6 

 4 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 4 

 6 

 6 



Points. 

 3 

 2 

 2 

 4 

 3 

 4 

 6 

 3 

 2 



Points. 

 5 

 6 

 6 

 6 

 1 

 2 

 2 

 4 

 5 



Points. 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 3 

 2 

 3 

 5 

 5 

 3 



Points. 

 2 

 5 

 4 

 2 

 4 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 



Points. 

 4 



B 



3 



C 



3 



D 



1 



E 



6 



F 



6 



G 



3 



H 



2 



I 



4 







Total 



46 



29 



37 



24 



21 



32 







Establishment A (Plant Test). 



M 



5 



1 



2 



5' 



3 



1 



4 



6 



3 



6 

 2 

 3 

 2 

 4 

 6 

 6 

 5 

 5 



4 

 3 

 6 

 3 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 4 



1 

 6 

 1 

 4 

 1 

 3 

 3 

 1 

 2 



2 

 4 

 4 

 1 

 5 

 4 

 5 

 3 

 1 



3 



N 



5 







5 



P 



6 



Q 



6 



R 



5 



S 



1 



T 



4 



U 



6 







Total 



30 



39 



28 



22 



29 



41 







Establishment B. 



A 



4 

 2 

 2 

 1 

 4 

 4 

 1 

 2 





2 

 3 

 4 

 3 

 2 

 3 

 3 

 4 



3 

 4 

 3 

 4 

 3 

 2 

 4 

 3 



1 

 1 

 1 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 2 

 1 





B 







c 







D 







E 







F 







G 







H 













Total 



20 





24 



26 



10 













