OF ANIMALS FED AND SLAUGHTERED AS HUMAN FOOD, 
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Appendix-Table III.—Percentage Composition of the Ash of the Entire Bodies 
(excluding Contents of Stomachs and Intestines) of Ten Animals. 
Fat Calf. 
Half-fat 
Ox. 
Fat Ox. 
JFat 
Lamb. 
Store 
Sheep. 
Half-fat 
old Sheep. 
Analysis 
1. 
Fat Sheep. 
Analysis 
2. 
Mean. 
Very fat 
Sheep.* 
Store Pig. 
Fat 
Pig. 
1. Actual Analyses of Cbuoe Ash. 
Iron peroxide . . 
0-52 
0-96 
0-41 
0-83 
1*20 
1-32 
0-70 
1*22 
0-96 
0-13 
0'9I 
0-77 
Lime. 
43-40 
44*85 
46*08 
43-86 
4P90 
43-29 
42'75 
42-75 
42-75 
53-25 
40-43 
38-68 
Magnesia . . . 
2-17 
2-01 
1-51 
1-79 
1-77 
1*68 
1*66 
1*77 
1 72 
1-75 
2-00 
2-05 
Potash .... 
5-33 
4-37 
4*41 
5-65 
5-48 
5-14 
5'30 
5-29 
5-30 
037 
7-36 
8-61 
Soda. 
3-77 
3-05 
3-00 
3-52 
3-79 
3-27 
3-36 
3-45 
3-41 
1-72 
4-14 
4*38 
Phosphoric acid . 
39'86 
39*86 
39-33 
38-34 
37-86 
38-18 
37-21 
37 09 
37-11 
40-88 
39-97 
40-34 
Sulphuric acid. . 
1-07 
0-85 
0'78 
116 
1-73 
1-03 
0-94 
0-99 
0-97 
0-32 
2-32 
2-16 
Carbonic acid . . 
1-32 
1*95 
2*11 
1-51 
1-06 
1-78 
(1-29) 
1-61 
1-61 
2*04 
0-60 
1-21 
Chlorine. . . . 
1-53 
1 23 
1*45 
1-83 
2-24 
1-57 
1*53 
1*54 
1*54 
0-22 
2*21 
279 
Silica. 
0-12 
0*24 
0*08 
0-32 
0*65 
0*61 
0-81 
0-83 
0*82 
0*04 
0-18 
0-14 
Sand. 
0-79 
1-11 
0*89 
1 *53 
3-25 
3*32 
3*93 
4*27 
4-10 
0-51 
0-66 
0-79 
Charcoal . . . 
Trace 
Trace 
Trace 
None 
Trace 
None 
Trace 
None 
Trace 
Trace 
Trace 
Trace 
Total . . 
99*88 
100-48 
100-05 
100-34 
100-93 
101-19 
99 48 
100-81 
100-29 
101-23 
100-78 
101-92 
Deduct 0=C1 
0-35 
0*28 
0*33 
0-41 
0-51 
0-35 
0-34 
0*35 
0'35 
0-05 
C-50 
0-63 
Total . . 
99-53 
100-20 
99-72 
99*93 
100-42 
100-84 
99-14 
100*46 
99-94 
101-18 
100-28 
10P29 
2. Composition of Crude Ash, Calculated to exactly 100. 
Iron peroxide . . 
0-52 
0-96 
0-41 
0-83 
119 
1-31 
0-71 
121 
0-96 
0-13 
091 
0-76 
Lime. 
43*60 
44 76 
46*21 
43'89 
4P73 
42-93 
43*12 
42-55 
42-78 
52-63 
40-32 
38-19 
Magnesia . . . 
2-18 
2-00 
1-52 
1*79 
1-76 
1*66 
1-67 
1-76 
1-72 
1-73 
1 99 
2-02 
Potash .... 
5-36 
4-36 
4-42 
5*66 
5-46 
5’10 
5-35 
5-27 
5**31 
0-37 
7-34 
8*50 
Soda. 
3*79 
3*04 
3-01 
3-52 
3-77 
3-24 
3-39 
3-44 
3*41 
1-70 
4*13 
4-32 
Phosphoric acid . 
40-04 
39-78 
39*44 
38-37 
37-70 
37-86 
37-53 
36-92 
37*14 
40*40 
39-86 
39-83 
Sulphuric acid. . 
1-07 
C-85 
0-78 
1*16 
1 72 
1-02 
0*95 
0-99 
0*97 
0-32 
2-31 
2*13 
Carbonic acid . . 
1*33 
1-95 
212 
1*51 
1-06 
1-77 
(1-30) 
1-60 
1-60 
2-01 
0-60 
1*20 
Chlorine. . . . 
1*54 
1*23 
1-45 
1*83 
2-23 
1-56 
1*54 
1-53 
1-54 
0-22 
2-20 
2-76 
Silica. 
0-12 
0-24 
0-08 
0-32 
0’65 
0-61 
0*82 
0-83 
0*82 
0-04 
0-18 
0*14 
Sand. 
0-80 
1 11 
0-89 
1*53 
3*24 
3’29 
3-96 
4-25 
4*10 
0*50 
0-66 
0*78 
Charcoal . . . 
Trace 
Trace 
Trace 
None 
Trace 
None 
Trace 
None 
Trace 
Trace 
Trace 
Trace 
Total . . 
100-35 
100-28 
100-33 
100-41 
100-51 
100*35 
100-34 
100-35 
100-35 
100-05 
100-50 
100 63 
Deduct 0=C1 
0-35 
0*28 
0-33 
0*41 
0 51 
0-35 
C*34 
0-35 
0-35 
0*05 
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 
100-00 
100-00 
3. 
Composition of Pure Ash (that 
IS, EXCLUDING SAND AND CHARCOAL), CALCULATED TO 
100. 
Iron peroxide . . 
0 53 
0-97 
0-41 
084 
1-24 
1*35 
0-74 
1-27 
1-00 
0-13 
0-91 
0-76 
Lime. 
43*95 
45-26 
46 62 
44-57 
43-12 
44-39 
44-90 
44-44 
44-61 
52-89 
40-58 
38-19 
Magnesia . . . 
2*20 
2*03 
1-53 
1 82 
1-82 
1-72 
1-74 
1-84 
1-79 
1*74 
2-01 
2*04 
Potash .... 
5-40 
441 
446 
5-74 
5-64 
5-27 
5*57 
5-50 
5-53 
037 
7-39 
8*57 
Soda. 
3*82 
3-08 
3'04 
3*58 
3-90 
3 35 
353 
3-59 
356 
1*71 
4*16 
4-36 
Phosphoric acid . 
40-37 
40*22 
39-80 
38-96 
38-96 
39-15 
39-08 
38-56 
38-72 
40-61 
40-12 
40-14 
Sulphuric acid. . 
1-08 
0-86 
0-79 
118 
1-78 
1-06 
0-99 
1-03 
1-01 
0-32 
2-33 
2-15 
Carbonic acid . 
1*34 
1*97 
213 
1*53 
1-09 
1-83 
(1-35) 
1-67 
1-67 
2*02 
0-60 
1-20 
Chlorine. . . . 
1*55 
1*24 
1*47 
1*86 
2*31 
1-61 
1-61 
1-60 
1-61 
0-22 
2 22 
2-78 
Silica. 
0-12 
0*24 
0-08 
0*33 
0-67 
0-63 
0-85 
0-86 
0*86 
0-04 
0-18 
0-14 
Total . . 
100-36 
100-28 
100-33 
100-41 
100-53 
100 36 
100*36 
100-36 
100 36 
100*05 
100-50 
100-63 
Deduct 0=C1 
0*36 
0-28 
0-33 
0-41 
0-53 
0-36 
0*36 
0-36 
0-36 
0-05 
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 
100-00 
100-00 
* There has doubtless been some omission of parts in making the mixture for burning to ash in this case, see p. 874. 
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