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without previous drying were submitted to analysis in the fresh con- 

 dition, the amount of water in adipose tissue being - so small as to 

 allow this. For the determination of the fat in these latter materials 

 by extraction with either, unusually large portions were used, 

 approximately 20 grams, and several single determinations 

 were made from such samples. In fact this precaution was taken in 

 every case where the sample contained so much fat as to render the 

 sampling- less perfect than was desirable. The percentages of protein 

 given are those obtained "by difference." 



Having then the weig'hts of the various organs and parts of the 

 animals and knowing from analysis their percentage composition, it 

 became possible to calculate the proportions of water, ash, protein 

 and fats in the entire animals as well as in the several divisions of 

 the body. 



In the tables which immediately follow are displayed very fully 

 the facts which appear from these mechanical and chemical analyses. 



Table XXXVLT. Weights of the various organs and parts of the 

 steers' bodies. 



Table XXXVIII. Composition of the organs and parts of the 

 steers' bodies in the fresh condition. 



Table XXXIX to XLII. Composition of the water-free substance 

 of the organs and parts of the steers' bodies with the calculated 

 "weights of ash, protein and fat in the same. 



Table XLIII. Composition of the entire bodies of the steers, ex- 

 clusive of skin and contents of stomach and intestines. 



Tables XLIY to XL VII. Composition of the carcasses of the steers. 



Tables XLVIII to LI. Composition of the edible portion of the 

 carcasses of the steers. 



Table LII. Summary of Tables XLIY to XLYII. 



Table LIII. Summary of Tables XLVIII to LI. 



Table LIV. Proportions of edible materials in the carcasses of 

 the steers. 



Table LV. Summary Table LIV. 



Table LVI. Proportions of non-edible material in the entire bodies 

 of steers. 



Table LYLL Composition of increased growth of older steers. 



