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BULLETIN 1138, U. S. DEl'A I: T.M I'.NT OF AGEICULTUEE. 



Table 10. — Average yield of edible viscera and blood from calves. 





1 lot of 33 calves. 



1 lot of 20 calves. 



1 1 .111 . 



Average 

 weight. 



Per cent 



of dressed 



weight. 



Average 



Per cent 



of dressed 



weight. 



Average live weight 



Pounds. 

 137.00 

 95.00 



Per cent. 



Pounds. 

 240.00 



Per cent. 







155. 00 











Blood 



5.50 



2.70 



1.00 



2.00 



.50 



.60 



3.00 



.50 



1.10 



.50 



.05 



5.79 

 2.84 

 1.05 

 2.10 



.53 



.63 

 3.15 



.53 

 1.16 

 ..53 



.05 



6. 60 4. 26 





3. 60 2. 32 



Heart 



1.30 



2.90 



.70 



1.20 



.83 





1.87 



Spleen 



.45 





.77 



Stomach 



6.60 ! 4.26 



Brains 



.1,0 .39 



Tongue 



1. 70 1. 10 



Thymus 



.60 



.06 



.39 



Pancreas 



.04 







Total viscera and blood 



17.45 



18.36 



25.86 



16.68 







Table 11. — Average yield of edible viscera and blood from sheep. 



Item. 



1 lot of 20 sheep. 



1 lot of 20 sheep. 



1 lot of 20 sheep. 



Average 

 weight. 



Per cent 



of dressed 



weight. 



Average 

 weight. 



Per cent 



of dressed 



weight. 



Average 

 weight. 



Per cent 



of dressed 



weight. 



Pounds. 



Per cent. 



Pounds. 



Per cent. 



Pounds. 



Per cent. 



83.00 





99.00 

 52.10 





111.00 

 57.00 





38.10 

















3.20 



8.40 



3.80 



7.29 



4.50 



7.89 



1.30 



3.41 



1.40 



2.69 



1.80 



3.16 



.40 



1.05 



.40 



.77 



.50 



.88 



1.10 



2.89 



1.20 2.30 



1.10 



1.93 



.20 



.53 



.20 .38 



.20 



.35 



.20 



.53 



.20 .38 



.20 



.35 



3.50 



9.19 



3.90 7.48 



4.50 



7.89 



.20 



.53 



.20 .38 



.30 



.53 



.40 



1.05 



. 50 . 96 



.50 



.88 



.06 



.16 



.07 .13 







10.56 



27.74 



11.87 



22.76 



13.60 



23. S6 



Average live weight 



Average dressed weight 



Blood 



Liver 



Heart 



Lungs 



Spleen 



Kidneys 



Stomach 



Brains 



Tongue 



Thymus 



Total viscera and blood 



Table 12. — Average yield of edible viscera and blood from hogs. 





Average of several 

 tests. 



Average of several 

 tests. 



Average of several 

 tests. 



Item. 



Weight. 



Per cent 



of 

 dressed 

 weight. 



Percent 



Weight. dre f sed 



weight. 



Weight. 



Per cent 



of 

 dressed 

 weight. 



Average live weight 



Pounds. 

 200.0 

 148.0 



Per cent. 



Pounds. 

 300.0 

 228.0 



Per cent. 



Pounds. 

 400.0 

 308.0 



Per cent. 



















Blood 



Liver 



6.0 

 2.8 

 .6 

 .2 

 .4 

 1.1 

 .3 

 .8 



4.05 

 1.89 

 .41 

 .13 

 .27 

 .74 

 .20 

 .54 



7.9 3.46 

 3.5 1 - 53 



10.0 

 4.0 

 .8 

 .5 

 .8 

 1.8 

 .3 

 1.3 



3.25 

 1.30 





.7 

 .5 

 .5 



1.3 

 .3 



1.0 



.31 

 .22 

 .22 

 .57 

 .13 

 .44 



.26 

 .17 

 .26 

 .58 

 .10 

 .42 



Total viscera and blood 



12.2 



8.23 



15. 7 6. SR 



19.5 



6.34 











