| Yield | Lbs. | Per cent. | Per lb. | Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five pork loins | 63 | ¹⁄₂ | 22 | .64 | $0 | .1075 | $6 | .82 |
| Five rib bellies | 109 | ¹⁄₂ | 39 | .04 | .101 | 11 | .06 | |
| Five fat backs | 85 | 30 | .30 | .09 | 7 | .65 | ||
| Fat trimmings | 18 | ¹⁄₂ | 6 | .59 | .0625 | 1 | .16 | |
| Lean trimmings | ¹⁄₂ | .18 | .0775 | .04 | ||||
| Blade bones | 3 | ¹⁄₂ | 1 | .25 | .07 | .24 | ||
| Totals | 280 | ¹⁄₂ | 100 | .00 | ... | $26 | .79 | |
| Value, $9.614 per 100 pounds. | ||||||||
EXTRA SHORT RIBS.
| Yield | Lbs. | Per cent. | Per lb. | Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five extra short ribs | 194 | 74 | .62 | $0 | .09875 | $19 | .15 | |
| Five pork loins | 57 | 21 | .92 | .1075 | 6 | .13 | ||
| Fat trimmings | 8 | 3 | .08 | .0625 | .50 | |||
| Lean trimmings | 1 | .38 | .0775 | .08 | ||||
| Totals | 260 | 100 | .00 | ... | $25 | .86 | ||
| Value, $9.946 per 100 pounds. | ||||||||
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.
| Product | Average Wt. Lbs. | No. of Pieces | Green Weight Lbs. | Average Price 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.
| Product | Average Wt. Lbs. | No. of Pieces | Green Weight Lbs. | Average Price Per lb. | Value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Y. shoulders | ... | 77 | 680 | $0 | .0675 | $ 45.90 | |||||
| Rough | ... | 8 | 202 | .07375 | 14.90 | ||||||
| Skinned | ... | 283 | 2,731 | .075 | 204.83 | ||||||
| Three rib | ... | 18 | 250 | .08 | 20.00 | ||||||
| California hams | 5 | ¹⁄₂ | and under | 929 | 4,705 | } | .06125 | 828.90 | |||
| California hams | 5 | ¹⁄₂ | - | 7 | 856 | 5,838 | |||||
| California hams | 8 | - | 10 | 324 | 2,532 | ||||||
| California hams | 10 | and over | 45 | 458 | |||||||
| Clear plates | ... | ... | 890 | .05775 | 51.40 | ||||||
| Boneless ham butts | ... | ... | 382 | .075 | 28.65 | ||||||
| Jowl butts | ... | ... | 214 | .0425 | 9.10 | ||||||
| Rough butts | ... | ... | 245 | .07675 | 18.07 | ||||||
| Boston butts | ... | ... | 6,703 | .075 | 502.73 | ||||||
| Barrel pork | ... | ... | 1,110 | .06025 | 66.88 | ||||||
| Totals | ... | 2,530 | 26,940 | $0 | .0664 | $1,791.36 | |||||
SIDES.