FEEDING DRIED PRESSED POTATOES TO SWINE. 9 
relatively more fat in proportion to carcass. This was due to the 
fact that the latter hog was a little fatter and that the fat rendered 
out a higher percentage of lard. This last fact would also indicate 
a higher degree of finish, for as the lard contained a lower percentage 
of water the cells must have been more heavily engorged with fat. 
The hog fed on potato meal and fish meal was nearly as fat as the 
check hog. The carcass showing the poorest condition was that of 
the hog fed on potato meal and tankage, showing that this combina- 
tion of feeds not only produced the smallest and most expensive 
gains, but that it also returned a carcass with the smallest proportion 
of fat. No difference in taste, odor, color, or consistency could be 
noticed in the rendered lard. 
CURED MEAT. 
The hams, shoulders, and bacon sides from the heaviest hog in each 
lot, as pictured in Plate I, were cured and smoked. A mild brine 
eure was used according to the following formula: For each 100 
pounds of meat 2 ounces saltpeter, 2 pounds brown sugar, and 7 
pounds salt dissolved in enough water to cover the meat. The shoul- 
ders and bacon sides were removed at the end of five weeks and 
the hams after eight weeks of curing. The cured meat was allowed 
to drain 24 hours. After draining it was rubbed with pepper and 
smoked for six days with hickory wood. The results are shown in 
Tables IV and V. 
TABLE 1V.—Weight variations in curing hams, shoulders, and side bacon. 
Green gent yeient Meeps Nt eu 
: after after after or 
Cut. Lot No. Hee curing, | draining,| smoking, | loss (—) 
: Jan. 23. | Jan. 24. | Jan. 30. jin weight. 
Pounds. | Pounds. | Pounds. |} Pound. 
18. 12 17. 94 16. 75 — 0.25 
15. 00 14. 81 13. 69 — .12 
14. 81 14. 62 13. 56 — .19 
17. 50 17. 31 16. 19 — .12 
14. 56 14. 44 13. 50 — .37 
15. 50 15. 25 [ 14. 37 — .13 
17. 69 17. 50 16. 50 — .25 
16. 50 16. 37 15. 25 — .56 
16. S81 16. 62 1E. 44 + .44 
17. 56 17. 25 16. 06 + .56 
14.94 14. 75 13. 62 + .18 
14. 25 13. 94 12. 87 + .25 
15. 50 15. 25 14. 06 + .37 
16.25] ° 16.00 14. 87 + .31 
7.44 7. 25 6. 56 + .46 
1.20 eeu) 6. 44 + .63 
5. 94 5. 69 5. 00 + .50 
4. 62 4.37 3. 87 + .25 
6. 69 6. 50 5.75 + .25 
6. 37 6.19 5. 56 + .50 
6.19 6. 00 5. 37 + .43 
6. 81 6. 56 5. 94 + .50 
1 Owing to an accident the shoulders of Lot II were not cured. 
