145-lb. LIVE HOG.
| Per cent. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cumberlands | 38 | |
| American cut hams | 14 | |
| Lard | 11 | |
| Total | 63 | |
190-lb. LIVE HOG.
| Per cent. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cumberlands | 40 | |
| American cut hams | 14 | |
| Lard | 12 | ¹⁄₂ |
| Total | 66 | ¹⁄₂ |
CUT INTO ENGLISH LONG CLEARS WILL YIELD.
| Per cent. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Long clear | 38 | |
| American cut hams | 14 | |
| Lard | 12 | ¹⁄₂ |
| Total | 64 | ¹⁄₂ |
Change Cuts One Side.
—The following tests indicate how one side might be manipulated and changed to various cuts. This side weighed forty-four pounds, with ham and shoulder removed. The prices were those current at the time of making the tests and indicates the variable commercial value of the side by the various manipulations. The same weight side of meat made into different cuts varies in value from $4.00 to $4.34:
SUMMARY OF TESTS.
| Product | Value |
|---|---|
| Hard ribs | $4.2428 |
| Standard ribs | 4.1648 |
| Short clear | 4.1724 |
| Back and dry salt bellies | 4.2790 |
| Back and dry salt rib bellies | 4.3281 |
| Back and sweet pickle bellies | 4.1979 |
| Extra rib | 4.2743 |
| Extra short clear | 4.2739 |
| Dry salt fat backs and dry salt rib bellies | 4.3435 |
| Dry salt fat backs and dry salt bellies | 4.2947 |
| Dry salt fat backs and sweet pickle clear bellies | 4.2635 |
| Fat back (tank) and dry salt rib bellies | 4.0677 |
| Fat back (tank) and dry salt clear bellies | 4.0317 |
| Fat back (tank) and sweet pickle clear bellies | 4.0005 |