_Credits:_ Scrapings to tank 312 lbs. Yield tallow 15 lbs. $0.0525 per lb. $0.79 Yield dry tankage 75 lbs. 14.00 per ton .53 Trimmings to tank 200 lbs. Yield tallow 8 lbs. .0525 per lb. .42 Yield dry tankage 5 lbs. 14.00 per ton .04 Seam fat--finishing bench 83 lbs. Yield oil 25 lbs. .1035 per lb. 2.59 Grease from cooking into oil 75 lbs. .6850 per lb. 5.14 $ 9.51 ------ Total cost $16.59 Cost per barrel, 135 lbs., $3.31 per cwt., fresh, loose, $2.51. Green weight, 1,653 pounds; scraped, 1,333 pounds; cooked, 933 pounds; finished, 660 pounds. CHAPTER XIX. SHEEP AND CALVES INCREASED PRODUCTION OF SHEEP -- PENNING -- DRESSING BY PIECE METHOD -- STRING GANG -- SHEEP RING -- SHEEP DRESSING -- LEGGING -- PELTING -- METHODS OF FINISHING -- WASHING AND ITS EFFECT -- CHILLING -- LAMB TONGUES -- PICKLED LAMB TONGUES -- LAMB TONGUE TESTS -- SLAUGHTERING CALVES -- HEADS AND FEET. =Increased Production of Sheep.=--The increased consumption of mutton has been marked in this country in the last twenty-five years. Prior to that time, while there were many sheep raised, mutton, except in the large centers, was comparatively little used. The packers being able to obtain sheep in large quantities at live stock centers, and with their superior distributing facilities, soon created a demand for mutton at points where previously there had been little demand. As a consequence there has been a large increase in the production of sheep and consumption in this country. It is a meat for which many must acquire a taste, but it is very healthful and nutritious. At the central abattoirs, where government inspection is in force, comparatively few diseases, or few diseased sheep, are found, this particular kind of live stock proving to be much healthier than either cattle or hogs. =Penning.=--Sheep should always be kept in dry pens before killing, for if their fleece is allowed to become dirty, it is practically impossible to prevent the meat from becoming stained. Where the sheep get wet and muddy it is found of great advantage to hold them for a time in pens with two to four inches of dry sawdust on the floor, this sawdust having the effect of cleaning and drying the legs and under part of the body so that after slaughtering, when the pelt is removed, the meat may be kept much cleaner than otherwise. =Dressing by Piece Methods.=--The dressing of an individual sheep, “round dress,” as commonly performed is such a simple process that one would naturally ask why change.