=Special Test on 1,265 Mixed Hogs.=--Average Live Weight 245 Pounds. In all well-managed houses a test is made at least weekly to determine the actual profit or loss appearing. These tests are of value as a guide when buying hogs to secure a quality best adapted to make cuts sell to the best advantage. The following tests on 1,265 live hogs, averaging 245 pounds, shows the method in use. It will be noted that this test is carried through carefully, taking the market price on the various cuts. The recapitulation shows the actual results at the time the test was made. All percentages of cuts of meats shown in the following tables are figured from the live weight of hogs: HAMS. ========================+============+======+======+========+========= | | |Green |Average | | Average Wt.|No. of|Weight| Price | Product | Lbs. |Pieces| Lbs. |Per lb. | Value ------------------------+------------+------+------+--------+--------- Amer. cut hams |10 and under| 68| 616|$0.11375|$ 70.07 Amer. cut hams |11-13 | 143| 1,740| .0975 | 169.65 Amer. cut hams |14-16 | 658| 9,965| .0925 | 921.76 Amer. cut hams |18 and over | 590|11,114| .0925 | 1,028.04 Amer. cut hams |(skinned) | 415| 7,503| .1025 | 769.06 Special hams |11-13 | 223| 2,892| .10 | 289.20 Special hams |14-16 | 337| 5,187| .095 | 492.77 Face and cushion bruised| | | | | hams | | 9| 145| .085 | 12.33 No. 2 hams |14 and under| 63| 933| .0925 | 86.30 No. 2 hams |15 and over | 24| 288| .0875 | 25.30 ------------------------+------------+------+------+--------+--------- Totals | | 2,530|40,383|$0.0957 |$3,864.48 ------------------------+------------+------+------+--------+--------- SHOULDERS.