UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
DEPARTMENT BULLETIN No. 1470 
w ,. . n r _ Issued March 1927 
Washmgton, D. C. ▼ sligMy revised Augus , m 
MARKET CLASSES AND GRADES OF DRESSED 
LAMB AND MUTTON 
W. C DAVIS, Assistant Chief Marketing Specialist, and J. A. BURGESS, Associate Marketing Specialist 
Agricultural Marketing Administration 
CONTENTS 
Page 
Need for Standardization 1 
Definition of Lamb and Mutton 2 
Basis for Grading Lamb and Mutton 12 
Definition of Terms . 13 
Grades of Lamb Carcasses 15 
Grades of Mutton Carcasses 20 
Standard Wholesale Cuts of Lamb and Mutton 28 
Description of Wholesale Cuts and Subdivisions 29 
Percentage Yields of Wholesale Cuts 30 
Standard Grades of Wholesale Lamb and Mutton Cuts 31 
DNTTED STATES 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
WASHINGTON : 1942 
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