582 ME. J. B. LAWES AND DE. J. H. GILBEET ON THE COMPOSITION OE 
A™xx.-T.... m. S Wng t.e Eresh Weig.tj of 
for Analysis, October 30, 1849 ; also tbe results of tbe Deterinmau y 
same. 
Designation of Parts. 
Original fresh 
weights. 
Dry matter at 212‘>. 
Exclusive of 
melted fat. 
Melted fat. 
Total dry 
matter. 
CARCASS. 
(Flesh and fat 
Kidney 
Half-carcass. . . -! Kidney fat and membrane 
lbs. oz. 
386 10-32 
1 8-77 
26 11-40 
55 8-01 
lbs. oz. 
72 5-70 
0 6-07 
0 14 56 
0 12-59 
40 11-20 
lbs. oz. 
115 5-16 
25 9-50 
lbs. oz. 
187 10-86 
27 10-72 
40 11-20 
Totals of half-carcass operated on 
Other half-carcass (dry, &c., calculated) 
1 470 6-50 
468 15-50 
115 2-12 
114 12-49 
140 14-66 
140 7-77 
256 0-78 
255 4-26 
Whole carcass 
939 6-00 
229 14-61 
281 6-43 
511 5-04 
Mineral matter ash; . 
Proportioii of 
whole, and 
calculated 
weights, of drv 
matters taken 
for homing. 
Ashes 
Actual calculated 
ashes for the 
obtained, whole dir 
matters. 
1 15’770 
3 034 
7-280 
6-295 
40-700 
4-275 
0- 134 
C-245 
1 - 110 
18-594 
lbs. 01 . 
2 10-75 
0 027 
0 0-49 
(.1 2 22 
IS 9-5«* 
21 
21 
7-2? 
6 1? 
42 13 41 
Stomaolis (waslied) 
Caul-fat and membrane 
Heart, trimmings, &c 
Small and large intestines (washed) 
Intestinal fat and membrane 
Heart and aorta 
Heart-fat (with membrane) 
Lungs and -windpipe 
Blood 
Pancreas (“ sweatbread”). . 
Tliymus gland (“heartbread ) .. — ’,",7* 
Glands about the tliroat (“ tlvroatbread ) 
Milt or spleen 
Gall-bladder 
Bladder 
Penis 
Brains 
Tongue 
Head flesh 
Head bones 
Hide (and horns, &c.) 
Hair 
Leg bones 
Hoofs and heels 
Tail flesh 
Tail bones _. 
Diaphragm (“sldrts’’) ..... 
Miscellaneous trimmings t. 
Total offal 
rAl>iD WA? 
6 9-05 
1 
28-262 
36 6-00 
■■ f 
■? 
29 13-00 
1 0 14-52* 
1 
1 
•i 
3-630 
3 15-50 
1 
7-147 
13 14-25 
1 12-59 
1 
10-940 
36 14-00 
1 5-88 
i 
1 712 
1 
] 
1 
5-78O 
7 6-00 
1-955 
6 3-00 
8 14-50 
52 11-75 
17 10-00 
0 15-50 
0 3-91 
2 0-29 
10 12-46 
5 0-70 
0 2-39 
0 1-15 
0 1-03 
1 
8072 
17-246 

8-070 1 
1 
0-598 1 
1. 
0 575 1 
0 10-50 
0 6-50 
29 
4 0 
1 
0-744 
2-192 
2 4-00 
0 8-77 
T 
1 
1 
1 1 15-08 
0 7-32 
(83 13 05 
177 
4’o4 - 
1 
T 
1-830 
. J 
0 3-14 
0 15-49 
5 6-56 
10 4-40 
25 13-44 
4 14-60 
8 2-30 
4 1-98 
0 4-45 
0 5-40 
1 8-35 
1 
TT 
1-569 
1) 1400 
1 
1 
T 
3-872 
3 7-50 
J 
8-656 ' 
25 9-50 
1 
16-440 
14 6-00 

1 4 
20-672 1 
73 15-49 

19-650; 
6 4’21 
1 
1 L- 
13 030 
13 13 00 
1 
1 0 
I 
6-598 
8 10-80 
1 
2-227 1 
1 0-70 

' 1 
1 
2-700, 
0 680 

; 1 
6-087 1 
] 
fi-’ 
1 
376 0-58 
93 7-29 
83 13-05 
177 
4-34 
(I 
1 
1ATT1\T.VT. 
1-130 
0-089 
0-285 
0-480 
0-245 
0-061 
0-404 
0-723 
0-385 
0-040 
0-047 
0 052 
0-116 
0 4-52 
0 0-28 
0 1-14 
0 096 
0 0-98 
0 013 
0 1-62 
7-23 
0 3-85 
0 0-16 
0 0-09 
0 007 
0 0-46 
0 
0-061 0 0-24 
0-110 
0-148 
0-300 
9 350 
0- 525 
0 315 
5 711 
1- 370 
0055 
1-054 
0-193 
0 59 
3tXl 
13-.50 
](l-50 
1 26 
<)-U 
13 70 
0-11 
2-11 
0 77 
12 12-60 
SUMMARY :—EHTIE.E AlfniAL 
Total carcass 
Total offal parts 
Contents of stomachs, and vomit I 
Contents of intestines, and bile ■ J 
Loss by evaporation, error in weiglmig, &c. 
Entire animal (live-weight after fasting) 
939 6-00 
376 0-58 
84 12-67 
18 12-75 
1419 0-00 
229 14-61 
93 7-29 
42 13-41 ' 
)2 12-60; 
Amount and distribution of the fat obtained by melting and 
expression (lbs., ozs., and tenths). 
In carcass (including kidney fat) on- Vo na' 
, From intestines 
In ofial. .. -j ]rj.Qj.Q^ region of heart 6 0-00 
I From remaining parts 14 9-05 
Total 
.281 6-43 
- 83 13-05 
.365 3-48 
Amount and distribution of bones (including hoofs), 
lbs., ozs., and tenths. 
f First half (by experiment) 5o 8-10 | jjq 13.30 
In carcass | ggpomp iialf (by calculation) 55 .1 I 
14 
13 1 
6001 
3 00 [ 
4-60 
f Head 
?Si, oof.;. 'I >“*[ 
loS ” '*■ 
These parts accidentally mixed. 
t Accidentally mixed with caul-fat. 
