SOME OF THE ANIMALS FED AND SLAIJGHTEEED AS HUMAN FOOD. 533 
position of the Increase in Weight of Fattening Pigs. 
analysed. Final Weight taken at the Composition of the “ Fat Pig ” analysed. 
Increase 
upon 100 
original 
weight. 
Per cent, 
carcass in 
fasted 
live-weight. 
Consumed to produce 100 Increase in live- weight. 
Mineral 
Nitro- 
genous 
Total non- 
nitrogenous 
Fatty 
matter 
com- 
substance 
(ash). 
pounds 
(including 
matter. 
(dry). 
fat). 
Total 
dry 
sub- 
stance. 
Calculated Composition of 100 Increuse in 
live-weight. 
Mineral 
matter 
(ash). 
Nitro- 
genous 
Non-nitro- 
com- 
genous sub- 
pounds 
stance (fat). 
(dry). 
Total dry 
substance, 
Pig ” actually analysed. 
75*7 
85*4 
82-8 
19-9 
100 
358 
15-6 
478 
0-53* 
7-76* 
63-1* 
71-4* 
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45-0 
20-8 
146 
63-7 
21-3 
137 
59-7 
25’4 
152 
55-7 
22-1 
125 
64-9 
12-2 
64 
58-6 
15-0 
91 
65-0 
14-7 
66 
44-6 
14-8 
100 
63-7 
21-0 
113 
74-6 
17-4 
87 
6 m 
18-7 
105 
86*4 
87-0 
96-8 
106-8 
83-1 
80-1 
81-7 
80-8 
15-8 
15-2 
14-5 
14-7 
81 
81 
74 
82 
330 
329 
351 
320 
427 
425 
439 
417 
0-48 
0-48 
0-58 
0-70 
7-53 
7*58 
7- 98 
8- 17 
64-1 
63-9 
62-0 
59-9 
94-3 
81-4 
15-0 
80 
332 
427 
0-56 
7-81 
62-5 

0-06 
6-44 
71-5 
317 
10-5 
484 
— 0-66 
4-56 
84-1 
374 
12-5 
533 
0-03 
6-37 
71-9 
348 
13-5 
525 
— 0-04 
6-07 
73-8 
378 
14-8 
525 
-0-17 
5-71 
76-1 
385 
12-4 
461 
0-07 
6-46 
71-2 
352 
12-0 
459 
-0-08 
5-98 
74.4 
378 
14-1 
460 
0-07 
6-46 
71-3 
372 
14-6 
491 
-0-64 
4.49 
84-4 
351 
14-5 
486 
0-06 
6-38 
71-8 
320 
13-1 
425 
0-27 
7-05 
67-4 
354 
13-3 
478 
- 0*10 
5-95 
74-6 
ll 
68-9 
79- 6 
59-0 
51-3 
67-0 
74-5 
80- 3 
59-7 
QOOOOOQOCOOOOO 00 
24-1 
19-2 
24-2 
17-3 
10-2 
11-0 
13-8 
17-7 
138 
114 
120 
57 
72 
58 
73 
107 
275 
278 
351 
378 
337 
333 
309 
350 
11-2 
13-8 
20- 5 
26-3 
21- 7 
22- 5 
21-4 
20-4 1 
437 
412 
496 
452 
420 
401 
396 
474 
0-16 
0-36 
-0-07 
-0-36 
0-10 
0-26 
0-37 
-0-04 
6- 73 
7- 29 
6- 03 
5- 29 
6 - 61 
7- 02 
7-32 
6-05 
69-6 
65-9 
74-2 
79-0 
70-4 
67-5 
65-7 
73-9 
76- 5 
73- 6 
80-1 
84-0 
77- 1 
74- 9 
73*4 
79-8 
67-5 
83-5 
17-0 
93 
323 
19-5 1 
433 
0-09 
6-54 
70-8 
77-4 
88-0 
78- 3 
79- 8 
81-7 
77-8 
80- 3 
77- 8 
88-2 
78- 3 
74-8 
80*5 
51-1 
60-1 
84-6 
87-3 
34-9 
19-7 
104 
75 
' F 
326 
287 
25-1 
20-9 
1 464 
1 382 
1 
— 0-37 
— 0-05 
5- 26 
6 - 12 
79'1 
73-6 
84-1 
79-7 
55-7 
86-0 
26-6 
90 
303 
22-8 
419 
- 0-21 
5-69 
76-3 
81-8 
72-1 
72-0 
70-6 
68-8 
nitro 7 enorr 1^52, where the composition of the : 
mtro.enom compos*), 63-4 fat, and 7f8 total dry antataoce 
MDCCCLIX. , 
4 A 
nalysed “fat pig” is git 
