From different parts of this mixture
a large sample was taken, from which the chemist took his samples for
analysis. The right tibia of each fowl was tested for strength by
placing it across two parallel bars and suspending a wire on its
center, on which were placed small weights until the bone gave way.
DRESSED WEIGHT, INTERNAL ORGANS, ETC.
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| |
| Hens. | Chickens.
|___________________|____________________
| | | |
| Lot I. | Lot II. | Lot I. | Lot II.
| Nitro- | Carbon- | Nitro- | Carbon-
| genous. | aceous. | genous. | aceous.
|_________|_________|_________|__________
| lb. | lb. | lb. | lb.
Live weight. | 21.31 | 22.0 | 17.89 | 12.63
Dressed weight. | 14.86 | 15.09 | 12.01 | 8.89
" " per cent. | 69.7 | 68.6 | 67.1 | 70.5
Weight of blood. | 0.75 | 0.66 | 0.55 | 0.34
" " feathers. | 1.41 | 1.25 | 1.28 | 0.66
" " intestinal fat. | 0.59 | 1.98 | 0.34 | 0.66
" " offal.
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