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BULLETIN 1052, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Table 13. — Distribution of weight of poultry before 
BROTLERS. 
Experiment No. 
Total.... 
Average. 
Num- 
ber of 
birds. 
Chilled weight. 
Total. 
Meat. 
114 
Ozs. 
23.2 
25.8 
22.3 
28.2 
31.6 
25.6 
38.2 
33.2 
23.6 
27.4 
27.7 
33.9 
26.0 
24.2 
35.7 
44.0 
21.7 
29.8 
26.7 
28.9 
P.ct. 
38.98 
43.66 
40.11 
41.55 
43.73 
39.19 
41.68 
42.94 
38.01 
40.94. 
40.98 
40.50 
43.63 
36.24 
35.84 
40.43 
38.63 
41.46 
38.95 
40.39 
Skin. 
P.ct. 
7.38 
7.42 
7.75 
8.23 
6.96 
8.27 
7.77 
6.99 
7.96 
6.82 
6.87 
7.63 
7.02 
6.65 
8.21 
7.20 
6.94 
10.13 
7.05 
7.54 
Giz- ! Edi- 
zard ble or- Eggs. 
fat. gans. 
Total 
edi- 
ble. 
P.ct. 
1.26 
1.20 
.90 
2.08 
.79 
1.10 
.99 
.58 
1.55 
1.11 
.91 
1.75 
1.00 
.74 
2.68 
.78 
1.39 
2.95 
1.10 
P.ct. 
6.83 
6.54 
7.80 
6.56 
6.17 ! 
6.86 
6.85 
7.50 
7.47 
7.37 i 
6.58 
6.56 
6.84 
7.21 
6.52 
6.07 
6.55 
5.62 
7.76 
P.ct. 
1.31 
,S2 
P.ct. 
54.45 
58.82 
56.56 
58.42 
57. 65 
55.42 
56.30 
57.4-3 
54.99 
56.21 
55.34 
56.44 
58.49 
50.84 
53.24 
54.48 
53.51 
60.16 
54.86 
i 
Offal. Bones. 
. 56.06 
P.ct. 
27.76 
24.36 
26.77 
25.40 
24.68 
25.92 
25.21 
25.02 
29.02 
27.01 
26.36 
25.89 
25.67 
26.96 
32.71 
22.11 
27.12 
22.06 
27.55 
P.ct. 
17.79 
16.82 
16.66 
16.17 
17.67 
18.66 
17.50 
16.96 
15.98 
16.78 
18.30 
17.67 
15.83 
22.21 
14.04 
23.39 
19.37 
17.78 
17.59 
26.19 
17.75 
Total 
Inedi? 
ble. 
P.ct. 
43.55 
41.18 
43.44 
41.58 
42. 35 
44.58 
43.70 
42.57 
45.01 
43.79 
44.66 
43.56 
41.51 
49.16 
46.76 
45.52 
46.49 
39.84 
45.14 
43.94 
SPRINGS. 
1 
6 
6 
47.5 
57.8 
46.43 
45.40 
7.89 
9.73 
6.46 
5.43 
0.80 
61.58 
63.62 
22.15 
16.28 
38.43 
2... 
3.06 
21.15 15.24 
36. 3& 
Total 
12 
52.6 
45.92 
8.81 
5.95 
1.93 
62.61 
21.65 
15.76 
37.41 
ROASTERS. 
1.. 
2.. 
6 
6 
6 
72.0 
64.9 
58.9 
44.48 
43.36 
44.32 
11.07 
10.26 
7.12 
5.02 
5.89 ; 
6.13 | 
4.44 
3.89 
.68 
65.01 
63. 40 
19.41 : 15.55 
21.48 15.11 
23.98 17.78 
34.99 
36.60 
3 
| 58.25 
41.75 
Total 
18 
1 
62.3 
44.05 
9.48 
5.68 ! 
3.00 
62.21 
21.62 16.15 
37.77 
HENS. 
Total.... 
Average. 
4S 
67.2 
85.0 
67.7 
74.7 
72.7 
67.5 
77.2 
62.5 
40.19 
39.05 
36.77 
37.80 
39.16 
39.31 
38.55 
40.09 
13.67 
13.35 
15.79 
14.98 
14.71 
13.33 
15.62 
16.01 
70.1 
38.87 
14.68 
9.62 
11.71 
12.08 
8.23 
10.37 
7.94 
10.88 
9.87 
4.81 
4.94 
4.26 
4.89 
4.55 
5.64 
4.57 
4.74 
1.95 
2.57 
4.25 
3.45 
1.63 
1.76 
2.05 
1.36 
4.80 2.38 
70.24 
71.62 
73.15 
69.35 
70.42 
67.98 
71.67 
18.75 
18.25 
16.66 
18.94 
18.52 
20.45 
17.03 
70.29 17.92 
11.02 
10.20 
10.19 
11.72 
11.05 
11.57 
11.28 
11.78 
70.59 
18.32 11.10 
29.77 
28.45 
26.85 
30.64 
29.57 
32.02 
28.31 
29.70 
29.42 
