OF ANIMALS FED AND SLAUGHTERED AS HUMAN FOOD. 
875 
Table Y.— Percentage of Crude Ash, and of Pure Ash (excluding Sand and Charcoal), 
and Percentage Composition of the Pure Ash. 
Fat 
Calf. 
Half-fat 
Ox. 
Fat Ox. 
Fat 
Lamb. 
Store 
Sheep. 
Half fat 
old 
] Sheep. 
Fat 
Sheep. 
Very 
fat 
Sheep. 
1 Store 
Pi 3- 
Fat Pig. 
Collective Carcass Parts. 
Per cent. 
Per cent. 
Per cent 
Per cent. 
Per cent. 
Per cent. 
Per cent. 
Per cent. 
Per cent. 
Per cent. 
Crude ash , . 
4-48 
5-56 
4-56 
3-63 
4-36 
4-13 
3 45 
2-77 
2-57 
1-40 
Pure ash . . . 
4-46 
5-51 
4 53 
3-61 
4-34 
4-12 
3 43 
2-76 
2-56 
1-39 
Peroxide of iron 
0-39 
062 
0-56 
0-43 
0-36 
0-49 
0-40 
0-39 
0-63 
0-64 
Lime .... 
43-93 
46-89 
47 02 
46-83 
45-43 
46-21 
46"65 
47-36 
40-5 
38-59 
Magnesia. . . 
2-09 
1-71 
1-70 
1-79 
1-86 
1-76 
1-81 
2-05 
213 
2-08 
Potash.... 
5-PO 
4-87 
4-54 
4-62 
5-18 
5-07 
465 
378 
8-47 
9-68 
Soda .... 
3-08 
2-60 
2 59 
2-47 
2-97 
2 65 
2-80 
2-74 
3-72 
4-40 
Phosphoric acid. 
41-54 
40-00 
40-40 
40-37 
40-36 
40-62 
40-84 
41-00 
40-02 
40-19 
Sulphuric acid . 
1-03 
0-66 
0-69 
0-81 
1-24 
0-50 
0-53 
0-47 
1-96 
1-26 
Carbonic acid . 
1-14 
1-80 
1-68 
1-82 
1-40 
1-84 
1-47 
1-63 
117 
1-26 
Chlorine . . 
P02 
0-75 
0-88 
0-93 
1-46 
1-02 
0-93 
0-70 
1-81 
2-25 
Silica .... 
0-11 
0-27 
0-14 
0-14 
0-07 
0-07 
0-13 
0-04 
0-15 
0T7 
Total 
100 23 
100-17 
100-20 
100-21 
100-33 
100-23 
100-21 
100-16 
100-41 
100-52 
Deduct 0 = 
Cl. . 
0-23 
0-17 
0"20 
0-21 
0-33 
0-23 
0-21 
0-16 
0-41 
0-52 
Total 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
Collective Offal Parts (excluding Contents of Stomach and Intestines). 
Crude ash. . . 
3-41 
4-05 
340 
2-45 
2-19 
2-72 
2-32 
3-64 
3-07 
2-97 
Pure ash . . . 
3-37 
3’98 
3-33 
2-31 
1-95 
2-40 
1-96 
3-54 
3-04 
2-93 
Peroxide of iron 
1-10 
1-32 
1-78 
2-41 
3-68 
3-73 
4-87 
2-09 
0 90 
1-31 
Lime .... 
41-39 
44‘51 
41-16 
35-91 
36-42 
37-35 
35-22 
36-97 
41-77 
4P07 
Magnesia. . . 
1-68 
1-42 
1-28 
1-67 
1-77 
1-57 
1-81 
1-69 
1-79 
1 59 
Potash.... 
446 
3-10 
4-80 
9-28 
7“25 
7-37 
7-89 
8-23 
5-60 
5-99 
Soda .... 
6-53 
5"56 
6 41 
6 91 
6-99 
5-58 
6-03 
7-29 
4-81 
4-86 
Phosphoric acid. 
39-26 
38-12 
39-27 
34-86 
33-60 
35-24 
33-15 
35 07 
40-87 
39-85 
Sulphuric acid . 
1-19 
1-23 
1-59 
3-42 
2-87 
3-17 
3-36 
1 82 
1-23 
1-50 
Carbonic acid . 
1-14 
1-76 
0-90 
0-39 
0 92 
0-99 
1-07 
1-81 
0-67 
1-40 
Chlorine . . 
3-80 
3-30 
3-07 
4-74 
5-31 
3-38 
3 72 
4-76 
2-58 
2-99 
Silica .... 
0-31 
0-41 
0-43 
1-48 
2-10 
2-38 
3-72 
1-34 
0-34 
0-28 
Total 
100-86 
100-73 
100-69 
101-07 
10P21 
100 76 
100-84 
10107 
100-56 
100-84 
Deduct 0 = 
Cl. . 
0-86 
0-73 
0-69 
1-07 
1-21 
0-76 
0-84 
107 
056 
084 
Total 
• 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
Entire Animal, Fasted Live-weight ('but Contents of Stomach and 
Intestines excluded).* 
Crude ash . . 
380 
4-66 
3-92 
2-94 
3-16 
3-17 
2-81 
2-90 
2-67 
1-65 
Pure ash . . . 
3 77 
4-61 
3-88 
2-88 
3-06 
3-06 
2-69 
2-86 
2-65 
164 
Peroxide of iron 
0-53 
0-97 
0-41 
0-84 
1-24 
1 35 
1-00 
(1-05) 
0-91 
0-76 
Lime .... 
43-95 
45-26 
46-62 
44-57 
43-12 
44-39 
44-61 
(43-29) 
40-58 
38-49 
Magnesia. . . 
2-20 
2 03 
1-53 
1-82 
1-82 
1-72 
1-79 
(1-90) 
2-01 
2-04 
Potash.... 
5-40 
4-41 
4-46 
5-74 
5-64 
5-27 
5-53 
(5-53) 
7-39 
8-57 
Soda .... 
3-82 
3-08 
3-04 
3-58 
3-90 
3-35 
3-56 
(4 52) 
4-16 
4-36 
Phosphoric acid. 
40-37 
40-22 
39-80 
38 96 
38 96 
3915 
38-72 
(38-68) 
40-12 
40-14 
Sulphuric acid . 
1-08 
0-86 
0-79 
1-18 
1 78 
1-06 
1-01 
(0-99) 
233 
2-15 
Carbonic acid . 
1-34 
1-97 
2 13 
1-53 
1-09 
1-83 
1-67 
(P70) 
0-60 
1-20 
Chlorine . 
1-55 
1-24 
1-47 
1-86 
2-31 
1-61 
1-61 
(2-30) 
2-22 
2-78 
Silica .... 
0-12 
0-24 
0-08 
0-33 
0-67 
0-63 
0-86 
(0-56) 
0-18 
014 
Total 
100-36 
100-28 
100-33 
100-41 
100-53 
100-36 
100-36 
(100 52) 
100-50 
100-63 
Deduct 0 = 
Cl. . 
0-36 
0-28 
0-33 
0-41 
0-53 
0-36 
0-36 
(0-52) 
0-50 
0-63 
Total 
100-00 
100*00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 ! 
* See p. 874, in reference to the entire animal ash of the very fat sheep. 
