The modern packing house : $b A complete treatise on the design, construction, equipment and operation of meat packing houses, according to present American praactice, including methods of converting by-products into commercial articlesWilder, F. W. (Fred William)
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The modern packing house : $b A complete treatise on the design, construction, equipment and operation of meat packing houses, according to present American praactice, including methods of converting by-products into commercial articles
Wilder, F. W. (Fred William)
Packing-houses
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|Weight,| |Weight,| Per
Product | lbs. | Averages | lbs. | cent
---------------+-------+------------+-------+-----
Live weight | 42,350|Average |1259 | ...
Dressed weight | 25,563|Average | 751 |60.36
Shipping weight| 25,067|Shrinkage | ... | 1.98
Hides weight | 3,027| ... | 89.00| 7.10
Total fat | 2,666|Fat per head| 78.41| 6.30
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YIELD FROM TRIMMINGS OF THIRTY-FOUR CATTLE.
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|Weight,| |Total
Product | lbs. | Value |Value
--------------+-------+----------------+------
34 tongues | 263 |$0.55 each |$18.70
34 livers | 425 | .35 each | 11.90
34 hearts | 173 | .07 each | 2.38
34 tails | 49 | .03¹⁄₂ each | 1.19
Cheek meat | 185 | .03 per lb.| 5.55
Head meat | 32 | .03 per lb.| .96
Fine meat | 19 | .03 per lb.| .57
Head trimmings| 26 | .03 per lb.| .78
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Total value | ... | ... |$42.03
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YIELD FROM CASINGS OF THIRTY-FOUR CATTLE.
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| Per| |
|cent| | Total
Product |used| Value | Value
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34 sets rounds | 100|$0.14 set | $4.76
13 sets middles | 38| .50 set | 6.50
34 pcs. bungs | 100| .11 each | 3.74
32 pcs. bung gut skins| 94| .01¹⁄₄ each | .40
30 pcs. weasands | 88| .05 each | 1.50
25 pcs. bladders | 74| .30 per doz.| .63
10 lbs. weasand meat | 20| .01 per lb. | .20
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Total value | ...| ... |$17.73
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The yield in sweetbreads of same thirty-four cattle was 29 pieces,
weighing nine pounds, valued at 20c per pound; total value of $1.80.
The yield in tripe was 34 pieces, weighing 710 pounds, valued at ¹⁄₂c
per pound; total value, $5.35.
The yield in tank room of same thirty-four cattle was 2,665 pounds
green weight to tanks, the average per head being 78.38 pounds.
Yield in blood of same thirty-four cattle was as follows: 8.6 pounds
per head of dry blood; total, 292 pounds; value at the rate of $33.00
per ton equals $4.82.
The yield in sinews of thirty-four cattle was 1.44 pounds per head;
total weight, 49 pounds; value at the rate of $19.00 per ton equals 46c.
The fat from the thirty-four cattle showed the following yield in oleo
stock:
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