One-half of each fowl was tested by cooking for flavor, succulence, and tenderness. The other half was carefully prepared for chemical analysis by separating the meat from the bones. The flesh was thoroughly mixed and run through a sausage cutter, mixed again, and the process repeated three times. From different parts of this mixture a large sample was taken, from which the chemist took his samples for analysis. The right tibia of each fowl was tested for strength by placing it across two parallel bars and suspending a wire on its center, on which were placed small weights until the bone gave way. DRESSED WEIGHT, INTERNAL ORGANS, ETC. ____________________________________________________________________ | | | Hens. | Chickens. |___________________|____________________ | | | | | Lot I. | Lot II. | Lot I. | Lot II. | Nitro- | Carbon- | Nitro- | Carbon- | genous. | aceous. | genous. | aceous. |_________|_________|_________|__________ | lb. | lb. | lb. | lb. Live weight. | 21.31 | 22.0 | 17.89 | 12.63 Dressed weight. | 14.86 | 15.09 | 12.01 | 8.89 " " per cent. | 69.7 | 68.6 | 67.1 | 70.5 Weight of blood. | 0.75 | 0.66 | 0.55 | 0.34 " " feathers. | 1.41 | 1.25 | 1.28 | 0.66 " " intestinal fat. | 0.59 | 1.98 | 0.34 | 0.66 " " offal. | 3.70 | 3.02 | 3.62 | 2.08 " " bones. | 3.47 | 3.63 | 3.18 | 2.69 " " flesh. | 11.39 | 11.47 | 8.93 | 6.20 ___________________________|_________________________________________ The breaking strain of the right tibia was as follows for the hens and chickens of the various lots: Average hens, nitrogenous. 48.16 " " carbonaceous. 51.74 " chickens, nitrogenous. 46.64 " " carbonaceous. 31.18 There was little difference in the strength of the bones of the hens, undoubtedly because the bones were mature before the feeding began, and were little affected by the feeding. We find, however, that the bones of the chickens fed on nitrogenous food were almost fifty per cent. (49.6) stronger than those fed carbonaceous food. The difference in the composition of the flesh, as shown by the analysis of Mr. W.P. Cutter, is given below: