28 STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 
of several varieties, and included cocks, cockerels, hens, and 
pullets. At the time of dressing each bird was weighed three 
times; alive, after being bled and plucked, and finally after 
the removal of the intestines, head, and feet. ‘This stock was 
dressed upon call of the College steward and as a result in- 
cluded birds which were specially fattened, as well as those in 
poor flesh. Occasionally it was necessary to dress some which 
had not been kept without food long enough to empty the 
crop. Under these conditions it is evident that the figures se- 
cured may safely be taken asa fair average of the loss in dress- 
ing birds not especially fattened for market. "The percentage 
of loss is less when birds are well fattened. The weighing 
was done by several persons employed at the Poultry Depart- 
ment, but the figures are undoubtedly accurate. ‘The follow- 
ing tables may prove an aid in determining whether better 
returns can be secured from a given lot of stock if sold alive or 
dressed: 
‘TABLE 1, 

Loss in dressing. 











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Bole oh Ago SS 
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A 4 Ba Raiser Fy A 
Cocks, - “ 5 <HLOl A cit ei 27eO We Lie 8 | 97.8 \23ee 
Cockerels, - = = - | 278 | 1773.0 | 1577.8.) 11,0 |o1912,onmeome 
Hens, - : - . - | 201 | I195.0 | 1103.4 7.7 >|, .Q0O, Sa aes 
Pullets, - : : ae Aa 2017 Te 24000 11!) 19307 ieee 
ahota| aimee : : - | 544 | 3357.0 | 3038.8 | 9.4 | 2509.8 | 25.2 
Barred Plymouth Rocks, ~- | 187 1199.9 | 1090.8 | 9.1] 910.4 | 24.1 
White Plymouth Rocks, Seel2 5 859-1 |. 779.4.) 9. 20\= 64a ae 
White Wyandottes, — - - | 103.1) 618.2:| “55833 | 9.6) 260. cmeeuee 
Buff Wyandottes, - rt BOTA A 5.2 al G so 28 25: aan 
Rhode Island Reds, - - 18 100 7c OO Ox LO as 80.2 | 26.9 
Black Langshans, - re 200,540 LO2a7 9.9 ISI. 4 heedes 
S. C. White Leghorns, =} 22 9 88.3510 78200) I SGD ere eee 
R. C. Brown Leghorns, Sls. 63.5 129.0 | 116.0 | 10.5) OQOvAmaes 
Wh. Wyan.-Lt. Brahm. cross, LO ete 100.4 | 10.6 |" 6 rea eae 


NoTE.—The manuscript for this bulletin was in part prepared by Prof. Stoneburn 
before he resigned his position as Poultryman for the Storrs Experiment Station. 
lL. A. CLINTON, Divector. 
