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TABLE 2.--SLAUGHTER RECORDS ON STEERS IN RAMIE FEEDING TRIAL.


 Lot I Lot II Lot III
 Av. shipping wt. Ibs. 750.6 727.5 729.4
 Av. slaughter wt. lbs. 722.5 702.5 708.8
 Av. shrinkage in transit Ibs. 28.1 25.0 20.6
 Loss in weight, percent 3.74 3.44 2.82
 Av. warm carcass wt. lbs. 424.1 409.9 41i*3
 Av. cool carcass wt. i" 419.9 406.1 409o9
 Av. shrinkage in chilling Ibs, 6425 3.75 4,37
 Loss in chilling percent 100O 0.91 lo00
 *Yield (dressing percent) 58370 58.35 584% 5

* Calculated on slaughter and warm carcass weights.






TABLE 3.--SLAUGHTER RECORDS ON STEERS IN RAMIE FEEDING TRIAL ON BASIS OF
 FOUR CREEDS.

 Breed Hereford Bra'man HolsteJa Jersey
 Av. shipping wt. lbs. 713*3 703 3 748,3 778,3
 Av. killing wt. 684.2 678.3 725.0 757.5
 Av. shrinkage in transit 29.1 25.0 23.3 20.8
 Loss in weight, percent 4.25 3,69 3.21 2.75
 Av. warm carcass weight 02.5 411.5 413.2 437.2
 Av. cool 398.2 407.7 h4085 433.5
 Av. shrinkage in chilling 4.3 3.8 4.7 3.7
 Loss in chilling, percent 1.07 0.92 1.14 0.85
 *Yield (dressing percent) 58.83 60.67 56499 57.72

* Calculated on warm carcass and killing weights.