Yields of Cattle.

—The following are carefully prepared calculations made from data obtained in operation, showing yields of different products on several different lots of cattle. These were choice cattle in each instance and the average yield of the products is generally larger than would be the case with the ordinary run of cattle slaughtered. A perusal of the different tests given in the following pages will give the reader the average yield in different lines from the cattle handled, together with the value of the different items at time tests were made.

The prices were in vogue at the time of the original publication and while now obsolete are left for comparative purposes. The quantities and percentages would remain and can be used as a basis for present computations.

Yield from Twenty-Two Native Cattle.

—The following tables show the yield in beef, hides and tallow and value of offal of twenty-two native cattle, the first in each test showing the weight and percentage of yield of beef, hides and tallow.

The yield of sweetbreads of twenty-two cattle was twenty-two pieces, weighing six pounds, valued at 20c per pound, total value $1.20. The yield in tripe was twenty-two pieces, weighing 420 pounds, valued at ¹⁄₂c per pound, total value $2.10. Total value of sweetbreads and green tripe, $3.30.

PERCENTAGE OF YIELD OF BEEF, HIDES AND TALLOW.

ProductWeight
lbs.		AveragesWeight
lbs.		Per
Cent
Live weight23,700Average1,077.00...
Dressed weight14,239Average  646.0060.08
Shipping weight14,162Shrinkage... 0.54
Hides weight 1,755Average... 7.40
Total fat weight 1,391Average per head   63.25 5.80

TRIMMINGS FROM LOT OF TWENTY-TWO CATTLE.

ProductPoundsValueTotal
Value
22 tongues149$0.55each$12.10
22 livers248 .35each7.70
22 hearts 56.07each1.54
22 tails 40.03¹⁄₂each .77
Cheek meat 88.03per lb.2.64
Head meat 16.03per lb. .48
Fine meat  7.03per lb..21
Head trimmings 11.03per lb..33
Total value......$25.77