. Judging farm animals . Livestock. 222 JUDGING FARM ANIMALS in weight, viz., (1) loins and ribs, (2) rounds, (3) chucks, and (4) plates, flanks, shanks and suet. They are here arranged in their relative order of market value. The hindquarter is regarded as consisting of 50 per cent round, 35 loin, and 15 flank and suet; the forequarter 50 per cent chuck, 20 rib, and 30 plate and shank. These propor- tions and cuts especially apply to Chicago standards. Car- casses are cut in some eastern markets, and in Europe, so as to yield somewhat different results. The loin includes from the end of the h
. Judging farm animals . Livestock. 222 JUDGING FARM ANIMALS in weight, viz., (1) loins and ribs, (2) rounds, (3) chucks, and (4) plates, flanks, shanks and suet. They are here arranged in their relative order of market value. The hindquarter is regarded as consisting of 50 per cent round, 35 loin, and 15 flank and suet; the forequarter 50 per cent chuck, 20 rib, and 30 plate and shank. These propor- tions and cuts especially apply to Chicago standards. Car- casses are cut in some eastern markets, and in Europe, so as to yield somewhat different results. The loin includes from the end of the hindquarter, with. Fig. 121.—A piece from the loin—tlie porterhouse. Haskett, Ohio State University.) (Photo by F. H. its one rib, to a line extending from the middle of the sacrum to a point an inch or two above the stifle joint. This piece includes what are recognized as the choicest cuts, the porterhouse and sirloin, which accounts for its having first rank as to price. The tenderloin muscle also lies on the underside of this cut. There are several grades of loins. The best, No. 1, Hall states, "must have a full, well-rounded shape, a complete covering of white fat, the thickness of which is in proper proportion to the lean and bright, firm, fine-grained, well-marbled ; A No. 1 loin weighs from 50 to 85 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. New York : Orange Judd Company
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