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SIR J. B. LAWES AND DR. J. H. GILBERT ON THE COMPOSITION 
Table VI. — Quantities, in lbs., of Pure Ash, and of each Ash Constituent, in the 
Collective Carcass Parts, in the Collective Offal Parts, and in the Entire Body 
(fasted live-weight) of each Animal. 
Fat 
Calf. 
Half-fat 
Ox. 
Fat Ox. 
Fat 
Lamb. 
Store 
Sheep. 
Half-fat 
Old 
Sheep. 
Fat 
Sheep. 
Very 
Fat 
Sheep. 
Store 
Pig. 
Fat Pig. 
Collective Carcass Parts. 
lbs. 
Ib3. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
Fresh weight . . . 
160-560 
797-688 
939-375 
50-500 
52-063 
56’259 
73 063 
159"250 
62-403 
140-546 
Pure ash. 
7-173 
43-945 
42-531 
1-831 
2-262 
2-319 
2-505 
4-399 
1-598 
1-949 
Peroxide of iron . . 
0-027 
0-275 
0-240 
0-008 
0-008 
o-oii 
o-oio 
0-017 
o-oio 
0-012 
Lime ...... 
3-151 
20-608 
19-998 
0-857 
1-027 
1-071 
1-169 
2-083 
0"645 
0-752 
Magnesia. 
0-150 
0-754 
0-724 
0-033 
0-042 
0 041 
0-045 
0-090 
0-034 
0-041 
Potash. 
0-423 
2-139 
1-932 
0-085 
0-117 
0-117 
0-117 
0-166 
0-135 
0-189 
Soda. 
0-221 
1-141 
1-105 
0'045 
0-067 
0-061 
0-070 
0-120 
0-060 
0-085 
Phosphoric acid 
2-980 
17-574 
17-174 
0-739 
0-913 
0-942 
1-023 
1-804 
0-640 
0-783 
Sulphuric acid . . . 
0-074 
0-293 
0-296 
0 015 
0-027 
0-012 
0-013 
0-021 
0-031 
0-025 
Carbonic acid . . . 
0-082 
0-790 
0-715 
0-033 
0-032 
0 043 
0-037 
0-072 
0-019 
0-025 
Chlorine. 
0-073 
0-328 
0-373 
0-017 
0 033 
0-024 
0-023 
0-031 
0-029 
0-044 
Silica. 
0-008 
0-120 
0 060 
0-003 
0-002 
0-002 
0-003 
0-002 
0-002 
0-003 
Total . . 
7-189 
44-020 
42-617 
1-835 
2-269 
2-324 
2-510 
4-406 
1-605 
1-959 
Deduct 0 = Cl. . 
0-016 
0"075 
0-086 
0-004 
0-007 
0-005 
0"005 
0-007 
0-007 
o-oio 
Total . . 
7-173 
43-945 
42-531 
1-831 
2-262 
2-319 
2-505 
4399 
1-598 
1-949 
Collective Offal Parts (excluding Contents of Stomachs and Intestines). 
Fresh-weight . . . 
77-114 
322-766 
376-036 
26-331 
37-433 
37-110 
45-408 
80T13 
29-492 
36-541 
Pure ash. 
2-604 
12-869 
12-522 
0-603 
0730 
0-891 
0-890 
2-839 
0-893 
1-069 
Peroxide of iron 
. 
0-029 
0-170 
0-223 , 
0-015 
0-027 
0-033 
0-043 
0-059 
0-008 
0-014 
Lime. 
1-077 
5-728 
5-153 
0-217 
0-266 
0-333 
0-313 
1-050 
0-373 
0-439 
Magnesia. 
0-044 
0-183 
0-161 
o-oio 
0-013 
0014 
0-016 
0-043 
0-016 
0-017 
Potash. 
0-116 
0-399 
0-601 
0-056 
0-053 
0-066 
0-070 
0-234 
0-050 
0-064 
Soda. 
0-170 
0-715 
0-802 
0-042 
0-051 
0-050 
0-054 
0-207 
0 043 
0-052 
Phosphoric acid . . 
1-022 
4'905 
4-916 
0-210 
0-244 
0314 
0-295 
0-996 
0-365 
0-426 
Sulphuric ac'd . . . 
0-031 
0-160 
0-200 
0-021 
0-021 
0-028 
0-030 
0-051 
o-on 
0-016 
Carbonic acid . . . 
0-030 
0-226 
0113 
0-002 
0-007 
0-009 
o-oio 
0-051 
0-006 
0-015 
Chlorine. 
0-099 
0-425 
0 385 
0-028 
0-039 
0-030 
0-033 
0-135 
0-023 
0-032 
Silica. 
0-008 
0-052 
0-054 
0-009 
0-018 
0-021 
0-033 
0-038 
0-003 
0-003 
Total . 
2-626 
12963 
12-608 
0-610 
0-739 
0-898 
0-897 
2-369 
0-398 
1-078 
Deduct 0 = Cl. . 
0-022 
0-094 
0-086. 
0 007 
0-009 
0-007 
0-007 
0-030 
0"005 
0-009 
Total . . 
2-604 
12-869 
12-522 
0-603 
0 730 
0-891 
0-890 
2-839 
0-893 
1-069 
Entire Animal, Fasted Live-Weight (but Constituents of Contents of Stomachs and Intestines excluded).* 
Fresh-weight . . 
258-750 
1232-000 
1419-000 
84-406 
97-025 
105-063 
127-156 
239-363 
93-938 
185-000 
Pure ash. 
9-765 
56-818 
55-094 
2-438 
2-991 
3-217 
3-411 
7-238 
2-491 
3-022 
Peroxide of iron . . 
0-054 
0-499 
0-346 
0-022 
0-036 
0-044 
0-044 
(0-076) 
0-021 
0-025 
Lime*. 
4-257 
26-026 
25-428 
1-082 
1-291 
1-418 
1-505 
(3-133) 
1-014 
1-177 
Magnesia. 
0-204 
1-043 
0-886 
0-044 
0"055 
0-055 
0-061 
(0-138) 
0 050 
0-060 
Potash. 
0-533 
2-521 
2-496 
0-141 
0170 
0-177 
0-189 
(0-400) 
0-185 
0‘2o6 
Soda. 
0-382 
1-802 
1-790 
0-087 
0-117 
o-no 
0-123 
(0-327) 
0-104 
0-135 
Phosphoric acid . . 
3-969 
22-668 
22-015 
0-950 
1-161 
1-259 
1-322 
(2-800) 
1-002 
1-211 
Sulphuric acid . . . 
0-105 
0-471 
0-465 
0-032 
0-051 
0-037 
0-039 
(0-072) 
0 050 
0-053 
Carbonic acid . . . 
0-122 
1-068 
1-004 
0 036 
0-036 
0- )55 
0-052 
(0-123) 
0-020 
0-039 
Cnlorine. 
0-162 
0-730 
0-782 
, 0-045 
0-070 
C-053 
0-056 
(0-166) 
0-053 
0-080 
Silica. 
0-014 
0-155 
0-080 
o-oio 
0-020 
0-021 
0-033 
(0-040) 
0-005 
0-005 
Total . . 
9-802 
56-983 
55"272 
1 2-449 
3-007 
3-229 
3-424 
(7-275) 
2-504 
3-041 
Deduct 0 = Cl, . 
0-037 
0-165 
0-178 
0-011 
0-016 
0-012 
0-013 
(0-037) 
0013 
0-019 
Total . . 
9-765 
56-818 
55-094 
i 2-438 
2-991 
3-217 
3-411 
(7-233) 
2-491 
3-022 
# See p. 874, in reference to the entire animal ash of the very fat sheep. 
