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ence being made in those from the different lots, it was found 
that the average amount of shrinkage on each carcass of the 
steers in Lot I was 15.8 lbs., in Lot II, 17.1 lbs., and in Lot III, 
14.6 lbs. These figures were somewhat surprising as it was ex¬ 
pected that the carcasses of the steers that had not been fed any 
grain would shrink more in cooling than those fed a grain ration 
in addition to the pulp and hay. 
TABLE VI. 
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GIVING DATA FROM SLAUGHTER TEST. 
Lot 1 
Lot 11 
Lot III 
Barley &Oats 
Corn 
Pulp 
Average weight of caul fat. 
Average weight of livers. 
Numbers of diseased livers.. 
Average shrinkage on each carcass in cooler 
Average percentage of shrinkage in cooler. 
19.2 lbs 
12.8 lbs 
4 
15.8 lbs 
2.11 
17.5 lbs 
12.6 lbs 
8 
17.1 lbs 
2.19 
15.1 lbs 
12.7 lbs 
2 
14.6 lbs 
2.11 
Before the steers were slaughtered, a representative steer 
from each lot was selected by the three buyers in the yards and 
the carcasses of these three animals were reserved for a thorough 
demonstration test on the block where the various wholesale cuts 
could be compared with a similar cut from each of the other car¬ 
cases. Photographs of these cuts were also taken and are repro¬ 
duced in these*pages, from which it will be seen that there was 
no appreciable difference in the quality or grade of the meat from 
each of the representative carcasses. Cooking tests were also con¬ 
ducted and if any choice was made by the various parties eating 
the meats, it was invariably in favor of that produced from pulp 
and hay alone. As a last and final test, a loin roast from the car¬ 
cass of the steer representing the pulp and hay fed lot was served 
to Secretary James Wilson, of the U. S. Department of Agricul¬ 
ture, and a party of his friends in Denver. The Secretary, in re¬ 
sponse to a request for his opinion of this roast, wrote the follow¬ 
ing communication which needs no explanation: 
“Washington, D. C., August 15, 1904. 
Prof. W. L. Carlyle, 
Fort Collins, Colo. 
Dear Sir: — 
Replying to yours of the 6th, I have to say that I have inspected and 
eaten of the beef fed with alfalfa and beet pulp at the Colorado Experi¬ 
ment Station, Fort Collins, Colo. It was of superior quality, indicating 
that the Mountain states will have no difficulty in finishing cattle with 
their own forage plants, and making their own meats. 
Yours very truly, 
James Wilson, 
Secretary.” 
