6G 



MAINE STATE COLLEGE 



TABLE XLVIII. 



composition of the edible portion of the carcass. 



Steer 1. 



Weights. 



15 



S3 - 



-£, 



Weights of Constituents. 



Lean of fore quarter 

 Fat of fore quarter . 



Percentage composition fore quarter 

 Percentage composition water-free . 



Lean of hind quarter. 

 Fat of hind quarter . - 



Percentage composition hind quart'r 

 Percentage composition water-free 



Fore quarter. 

 Hind quarter 



Percentage composition of side . 

 Percentage composition water-free. 



87.8 

 13.3 



94.1 

 17.0 



101.1 

 111.1 



26.15 

 10.80 



36.95 



26.7 

 14.5 



36.95 

 41.20 



78.15 



61.65 

 2.50 



64.15 



% 

 03.46 



Ids. 

 67.4 



69.9 



% 

 62.91 



lbs. 

 64.15 



69.90 



134.05 



% 

 63.18 



16.92 

 .96 



17.88 



% 

 17.69 



48.41 



lbs. 

 18.64 



.73 



19.37 



% 

 17.44 



47.02 



lbs. 

 17.88 



19.37 



37.25 



% 

 17.56 



47.66 



S.42 

 9 



18.22 



% 

 18.01 



49.28 



lbs. 

 7-18 



13.73 



20.91 



% 



18.82 



50.75 



lbs. 

 18.22 



20.91 



39.13 



% 

 IS. 44 



.84 

 2.31 



lbs. 

 .88 



.92 



% 

 .83- 



2.23 



lbs. 



.85 



.92 



1.77 



% 



.82 



