St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-04-11
-farm, Garden and JousrhnH
Hog-Dressed Calves.
by j. Il. HELFEICII.

lIltll nv III NV >ltll' 'sillt'l -bltNNt'l
i. e.. with the skin un-i> yearly in
crcasing. Farmers can butcher their
own calves and send them to market.
where they will arrive in Il much better
condition. and bring to the producer
better prices. than if taken alive. In
dressing calves III this manner, there is
in this. as i'll most other things. ii right
and wrong way of doing it. Two
neighbOrs may send equally good calves
10 market, and one receive mach larger
returns than the other. OF course. the
one who receives small returns will az
crISc the commission merchant of fraud
not knowing that some apparently
tritliug matters materially affect the
price. That our readers may know just
how calves should he dressed in order
to bring the highest price in the New
York market. We have requested Mr.. j.
X. lIclfIich. Commission Merchant. 81
Barclay street. who probably handles
more than amy other dealer. to give Us
an article cmhodNing the essential
point>.-ED. IgrjcUItHrisi.
The price which h"g-drc>scd calves
will bring depends much upon their
condition and appearance when they
arrive at the market. Full one-halt Ut
the calves bring from twenty-five To
fifty per cent. less than they would have
sold for had they been properly handled
and dressed. Rccullcct that all calves
weighing less than 10 pounds are. III
the New York market. liable to he
seized hl the Board of Health. a. are
all that are sour or have the hind gut
left in them. If calves are sent with
their heads and legs un. or hcad->kin>
or lcg->kimS are left ON. if the ha>lct
diver. lights. and heart l. left i'll, all
and each of thc>r have to he removed
before the calt can hr sold. or il cor
responding reduction made i'll the
weight. Ihe difference thus CAUSED he
tween the shipping and the selling
weight l. often Il source of great dis
satisfaction.
Calves before killing should not he
chased. IL running them about makes
them fcvcri>h. and when killed the flesh
and kidneys look red and hlooky i'll
side. The animal should remain at
rest several hours before it l. killed.
To kill the calf. tie Il rope to the hind
lcg> and hang it up clear of the ground
oI floor then cut the head and skin
oil clu>, hrhiud the ears. When thor
ougly blcd ont and dead. put in tn,
g;tmhrrl stick. and cut OF all the leg
At the kner-.i"imt>. Then open the
belly. making the cut Just behind tn,
kidneys. and rumnim" II down /" th'
hli>krt bone Take ont the liver. light,
and heart. and remove the imtcStinr> ul
gIlt>. taking care 1" remove the hind
gut 10y making Il cut around the anu.
Il. = 1,
BLEED it will Ice clean inside and fire.,
from blood. 1t should then hang unit
thoroughly cooled of and the flesh set
This j. an important point. y cal
should hang from eight to twelve huur'
after killing. in Il cool and dIy plac,
where il will not freeze. If >hippc,
soon after killing. and before the tic>l
has set" th, calves will reach til,
market in Il soft. tiahhy condition. ol
'mu>>cd" inside. and their sale cnm>c.
uucntlN injured. When the calf /,
properly cooled. it should Ice marked
for Transportation 10y sewing a tag /,
the hag->kiu between the hind legs
In This pn>ition the tag is not likely /,
lee torn of. a> it Nnuld hr if put upon
the belly. vhcrr il might fall inside an,
get wet or hiondy. in which cnndtinl
it may he easily torn "r cttaccd. The
principal cummi>>on houses furnish 10y
mail. good. strong. clOlh-lmcd papc
tag>. with their address and that of th'
shipper plainly printed on them.
N'rtr split the calf open between tn,
fnIC and hind legs. a> the cut surface
dries ont and turns black. and the salt
Is materially injured.
calf sf.nIrII It,N.r l,,. l. illnI IInn,
the ground. AZ the hluud does not al
run ont. hut remains in the veins. max
ing the flesh look dark. and >"iling til,
inside when dressed. Some city butch
rr> partially bleed the calves the nigh
before killing. H> il makes the tic>i
whittier. In ease The cali i not proprrl,
hlcd. and upon opening it blood is toumr
upon the inside. il should not hc wa>hc,
out or rubbed, hut taken ont hy mean
OF "a ~i,rugc or a towel dipped in clca
cold water. Wrln@ nut dry. and prcsSc'
against the hI"nd.
The calf >hould hr hung mp evcnl,
10y both himd-lrg~. and remain unit
completely cold. otherwise it will 81
out of shape.
Bc sure and send invoice hy mail
giving the number of calves and weigh
of each calf. a> We daily receive sever.
calv from which the tags have bccl
torn. from not having been properly pu
on. These are sold. and go into tn
unknown account awaiting Il lcttr
from the shipper. Calves WEIGHING
from - /" I90 pounds. when dressed
are the most suitable for tilSt-cla>S veal
providing they are fat and ncatl
dressed. and show nice white flesh am
kidneys. Those weighing from 80 1,
300 pounds, are generally tcImc,
"graS>crS (nnlcss wholly tattcnrd ol
milk.) and will not bring within half o
two thirds as much as first-cla>S veal
they being too large for veal and no
heavy enough for beef. They are main
ly bought up 10y manufacturers of Bo
logna SaIIsagcS. HJricHitWjSt.
How the Tomato Premium was Won
Mr.. +. I. Rcnwick. of New jersey. Il
whom Col. Warimg paid his premium o
500 for the largest and best Trophy
tomato of IS72. has communicated T.,
us his method of cultivation: .'Attc
the plants are set out. | put down il
the alternate spaces between the plants
an III tll ltl vi pIlt-ll'ill men tIdllI
tile. and | add Il short piece of tile al
each end of the +. so as to reach the
vicinity of the ccnters of the roots oi
the plants at each side. Whenever tho
ground is sufficiently dry t" permit
watering, Il funnel is inserted i'll til,
open end of the +. and liquid manure
is poured i'll. the article which | Us,
being the sewage of my house. which j.
collected in IL tank for such purposes
This system of watering. obriates tn,