SOME OF THE ANIMALS FED AND SLADGHTEEED AS HDMAN FOOD. 585 
AppejStbix. — Table VI. Showing the Fresh "Weights of the various Organs and Parts of A HALF- FAT 
OLD SHEEP, kiUed for Analysis, May 8, 1849 ; also the results of the Determinations of Dry Matter 
and Ash in the same. 
Dry matter at 212°. 
Mineral matter (ash). 
Designatton of Parts. 
Original fresh 
weights. 
Exclusive of 
melted fat. 
Melted fat. 
Total dry 
matter. 
Proportion of 
whole, and 
calculated 
weights, of dry 
matters taken 
for burning. 
Actual 
ashes 
obtained. 
Ashes 
calculated 
for the 
whole dry 
matters. 
CAHCASS. 
( Flesh and fat 
lbs. oz. 
25 7-87 
lbs. oz. 
5 3-01 
0-47 
2 3-27 
lbs. oz. 
5 11*59 
1 
lbs. oz. 
10 1460 
02. 
16-602 
0-188 
7-054 
oz. 
lbs. oz. 
Half-carcass ... -I Kidney fat 
5 
0-568 
0 2-84 
[ Bones 
2 10-20 
1 0-20 
3 3-94 1 
To 
0-004 
0 0-01 
J 
1 
i 
3*l5l 
0 15-75 
Totals of half-carcass operated on 
28 2-07 
28 2-07 
7 6-75 
7 6-75 
6 11-79 
6 11-79 
14 2-54 
14 2-54 
1 2-60 
1 2-61 
Other half-carcass (dryf &c., calculated) 
Whole carcass 
56 4-14 
14 13-50 
13 7-58 
28 5-08 
2 5-21 
OEGAHS OE PAETS CONSTITHTIHG “ 
OFFAL.” 
Stomachs f washed 1 
2 13-75 
3 1-50 
1 0-80 
1 3-00 
2 5-50 
0 7-35 
0 8-00 
1 1-40 
4 1-23 
1 11-30 
0 7-78 
0 0-63 
1 
/ 
3-112 
0-129 
0 0-32 
Caul-fat and membrane 
To 
Small intestines 
To 
0-250 
0-044t 
0 0-1 It 
Large intestines 
1 0 6-33 
4 
2-532 
0-542 
0-092 
0 0-23 
Intestinal fat and membrane 
0 1-36 
0 1-51 
0 0-93 
0 4-43 
Heart and aorta 
10 
§ 
§ 
Heart-fat and membrane 
_fL 
10 
0-605 
0-025 
0 0-06 
Lungs and windpipe 
Blood 
10 
4 
1 O 
0- 374 
1- 772 
0-082 
§ 
0 0-20 
Liver 
10 
3-362 
0-184 
0 0-61 
Pancreas (“ sweetbread ”) 
5 8-50 
14 6-91 
10 
2-532 
0-124 
0 0-31 
Thymus gland (“ heartbread ”) 
1 0 2-5811 
0 2-95 
2 10-44 
1 8-36 
7 0-44* 
6 10-56 
X 
0 8-60 
0 0-5111 
0 080 
0-20411 
0-01411 
0 0-0311 
Glands about the throat (“ throatbread ”) ... 
Milt or spleen 
lO 
Head flesh 
1 0 
0-318 
0019 
0 0-05 
Head bones 
1 1-30 
10 
3-016 
0-122 
0 0-31 
Pelt 
10 
1-730 
0-868 
0 8-68 
Wool 
1/ lU O/ 
mT 
6-148 
0-370 
0 0-93 
Feet, hoofs. &o 
0 5-60 
0 2-28 
TcT 
5-250 
0-3101[ 
0 3-10^ 
Diaphragm (“skirts”) 
20 
0-840 
0-165 
0 1-10 
/ 
1 
10 
0-911 
0-034 
0 0-09 
Total offal 
37 1-76 
8 14-41 
14 6-91 
0 o’OU 
1 013 
SUMMAEY EHTIEE ANIMAT, 
Total carcass 
56 4-14 
37 1-76 
7 9-35 
1 14-90 
2 2-85 
13 7-58 
5 8-50 
28 5-08 
14 6-91 
Total “ ofial ” parts 
2 5-21 
Contents of stomachs 
1 0 13 
Contents of intestines ... . 
i 
Loss by evaporation, error in weighing, &c. 
Entire animal (live-weight after fasting) . . . 
105 1-00 
23 11-91 
19 0-08 
42 11*99 i 
1 
3 5-34 
expression (lbs., ozs., and tenths). 
In carcass (including kidney -fat) ]3 7-58 
{ From card 2 6-66 ) 
From intestines 2 1-80 I , 
From region of heart ... 0 6-58 ( » o OU 
From remaining parts. . . 0 9 46 J 
Total 19 0-08 
Amount and distribution of bones 
(lbs., ozs., and tenths). 
In carcass experiment)... 2 10-20 1 . 
( becond half (by calculation) 2 10-20 j * o 40 
r Head j 8-36 
In offal ... 1 Feet and hoofs (with pelt, not weighed 1 
[ separately) j ’ 
Total 7 0-76 
* Including feet and hoofs, 
t With pelt. 
-f- Including intestinal and heart-fat, and their membranes. 
§ With caul-fat-membrane. 
«■' Tl»o.t collertml,. o, to 
the Pancreas alone. 
If The amounts of Mineral Matter in the Wool are stated too high, owing to adherent dirt. 
