On Weighing Live-Stock, 455 
Lave tested them," and he puts in the following table in proof 
of his opinion : — 
Table A. — Average Weights of Heifers sold to Butcher to Kill 
and Weigh. 
(August and September 1887.) 
Percentage cal- 
Esti- 
Weights 
culated on car- 
Description of beast 
Live- 
weight 
An f (11*111 
UU lUl 111 
Less 5% 
off farm 
wnJ (jlit" 
Weight 
at 
uiiVrkct 
Offal 
Car- 
cass 
mated 
weight 
14 lbs. 
stone 
given 
by 
butcher 
14 lbs. 
stone 
cass-v 
give 
but 
-eights 
n by 
cher 
Offal 
Carcass 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
42% 
5S% 
St. 
lbs. 
St. lbs. 
% 
% 
3 Welsh heifers . . . 
1,273 
63 
1,210 
508 
702 
50 
2 
47 6 
4512 
54-88 
6 Irish maiden heifers 
1,1G6 
58 
1,108 
465 
643 
45 
13 
42 11 
45-86 
5414 
10 Cross- bred polled 
40% 
60% 
1,251 
021 
1,188| 
475 
713.1 
51 
0 
47 9 
43-85 
56-15 
42% 
58% 
8 Irish maiden heifers 
1,210| 
60f 
1,150 
483 
667 
47 
9 
44 6 
45-73 
54-27 
Average of the 4 lots 
48 
9 
45 8 
54-86 
Average percentage, calculated on estimated carcass- weight, 58-00 per cent. 
Thus the carcass-weights given by the butcher are 3 stone of 14 lbs. against 
the farmer, and the estimated weight is about 1 stone under the actual 
weight. 
Mr. Westley Richards, having laid the carcass-weight of his 
animals at 58 per cent, of the whole live animals, was not 
satisfied with the percentage of 54-86 given by the butcher's 
return of weights. To put the accuracy of his own estimate 
to the proof, he had sixteen fellow beasts slaughtered at Ashwell 
and weighed, with the result given in Table B. 
Table B. — Average Weights of\% Beasts killed at Ashwell 
and Carcasses sent to Butcher. 
(November and December 1887.) 
Deacriptiou of beasts 
Live- 
weight 
on 
farm 
Less 
5 % off 
farm 
weight 
Weight 
at 
market 
Offal 
Car- 
cass 
Esti- 
mated 
weight 
14 lbs. 
stone 
Actual 
weight 
14 lbs. 
stone 
Percentage of 
carcass calculated 
from the actual 
weight 
OSal 
Carcass 
9 Irish maiden heifers 
5 Black-polled Scotch 
2 Cross-bred polled 
oxen 
lbs. 
1,210 
1,280 
1,393 
lbs. 
671 
661 
841 
lbs. 
1,1421 
1,214 
1,3081 
42 % 
480 
40 % 
486 
5231 
58 % 
6621 
60 %\ 
728 
785 
St. lbs. 
47 4 
52 0 
56 1 
St. lbs. 
48 51 
52 13 
57 3^ 
% 
40-63 
1 38-73 
% 
59-37 
61-27 
Average of 3 lots . 
51 11 
52 12 
