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SOUTHERN PORK PRODUCTION 



from 10 to 95 per cent. From the standpoint of economy 

 we desire pork with as much fat as possible. The pro- 

 teins or nitrogenous compounds of pork are very im- 

 portant, as is the case with all meats. The amount of 



Making pure-bred Tamworth pork on Westview Stock Farm, 

 Winston-Salem, N. C. 



protein in pork will vary from 2 to 20 per cent. The 

 ash of pork is of importance even though present in rather 

 small quantities. On the whole, pork contains less waste 

 matter than other foods, and the food value is greater 

 than most other meats on account of its high fat content. 



Pork-slaughtering industry. — The pork-slaughtering 

 industry of the past on an extensive scale has for the 

 most part been confined to northern markets. The south- 

 ern markets are, however, coming to slaughter more and 

 more pork annually. Practically all of the slaughtering 



