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580 ME, J. B. lAWES AND DB. J. H. GILBEET ON THE COMPOSITION OE 
appeis^dix. 
I -Showing the Preoh Weights of the narions Organs and Parts of A EAT J- ^ 
Septetnher 12 1849; also the resnlts of the Determinaiions of If-etter and m the ^e. 
Designation of Parts. 
i 
Original fresh 
weights. 
Dry matter at 212° 
|| Mineral matter ^asb; 
Exclusiye of 
melted fat. 
Melted fat. 
Total dry 
matter. 
1 Proportioii of 
1 whole, and 
calculated 
1 wttghts, of dry 
, matters taken 
i for burning. 
Actual 
ashes 
obtained. 
Ashes 
ealcolaiK 
for ibe 
martiTS. 
lbs. oz. 
65 13-46 
2 12-94 
Half-carcass... ■! Kidney fat 
11 14-66 
rrw: TZTTZ 
80 9-06 
Totals of half-carcass operaiea on •••”• 
other half-carcass (dry, &c., calculated) ...... 
79 15-94 
160 9-00 
CARCASS. 
lbs. oz. 
13 9-70 
0 1-58 
6 8-58 
lbs. oz. 
8 1-50 
2 111 
lbs. oz. 
21 11-20 
2 2-69 
6 8-58 
20 3-86 
20 1-57 
40 5-43 
10 2-61 
10 1-46 
20 4-07 
30 6-47 
30 303 
60 9-50 
21-770 
0-792 
10-458 
OZ. lbs. oz. 
0-994 0 9-94 
0-024 0 0-05 
4-780 2 15-80 
9-79 I 
9 -38 i 
7 3-17 
OFFAL.” 
2 13-10 
0 4-66 
f 
1 
1 
2-329 
2-015 
2 7-56 
0 5-01* 
Caul-fat and membrane 
4 8-30 
1 0 15-44 
1 
7-717 
Small intestines (washed) 
2 050 
+ 
Large intestines ('washed) 
4 3-11 
0 3-05 
+ 
Intestinal fat and membrane j 
1 7-56 
0 6-05 
1 
2 
2-527 
+ 
0 6-80 
t 
i 1 1 
6-777 
20-064 
3 5-70 
0 13-56 
2 I 
1 
13 8-79 
2 8-13 

1 
8-172 
4 3-57 
1 0-34 
1 • 
1 
0 5-31 
1. 8 4-04 
27 0-64 d 
1 1 
2652 
Pancreas sweexoreau 
1 1 12-90 
Thymus giana accirtineau 
Glands about the throat (“ throatbread ) ... 
0 12-01 
0 2-72 
i 1 
1 "S’ 
1-362 
Milt or spleen 
0 7-20 
0 1-58 
1 
1 
TT 
4- 
0-787 
5-965 
7 13-84 
1 1 7-86 
1 
1 
i-J 
15 490 
3 9-46 
1 1 14-98 
1 X 
13-972 
16 13-71 
1 4 5-86 


i 
X 
5-292 
0 14 78 
0 10-58 
1 
1 i 
Q-09> 
4 5-99 
2 14-11 
.... 
! 1 
0487 
0 3-48 
0 0-97 

' 1 
1 0-471 
0 1-86 
0 0-94 

1 1 i 
1-112 
Diaphragm (“skirts”) 
1 1-60 
0 4-45 

... 
Total offal 
77 1-82 
18 12-60 
8 4-04 
27 0-64 
0-111 0 0-221 
0 070 0 0-28 
0-380 0 0 76' 
0-215 0 0-43' 
0- 257 0 0 51 
1- 192 0 2-39; 
0-432 0 0-S6 ; 
0-112 0 0-221 
0-082 0 0-16' 
0-034 
0 229 
8-560 
0 419 
0-090 
3-082 
0-016 
0-159 
0-040 
0 0-07 ' 
0 0 9-.' 
1 1-12 
0 2-10 
0 0-18 
0 15-41 
0 0-03 
0 0-32 
0 0-16 
2 10-14 
— : 
Total “ offal” parts 
Contents of intestines ....._ ••••; 
Loss by evaporation, error in weighing, ac. 
160 9-00 
77 1-82 
5 10-20 
2 8-70 
12 14-28 
40 5-43 
18 12-60 
20 4-07 
8 4-01 
60 9-50 1 
27 0-64 
7 3 - 1 ; 
2 10-14 

9 13-31 
s), 
Entire animal (live-weight after fasting) 
258 12-00 
59 2-03 
28 8-11 
87 10-14 
ones finch 
iding bool 
Amount and 
expression (lbs., ozs., and tenths). 
In carcass (including kidney fat). 
( From caul 
From intestines 
From region of heart 
From remaining parts 
20 4-07 
5 7-78 
8 4-04 
2 12-26 
Total 28 8-11 
lbs., ozs., and tenths. 
f First half (by experiment) 11 23 11-97 
In carcass I calculation) 11 13 3^ 
Head 
* Including dry matter of heart-fat with membrane. 
t With caul- fat and membrane. 
+ With caul-fat-inembrane. 
I S 1-31 
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