The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-01-29
VALUABLE DATA
ON MEATlCUTTING
C. A. HAGAN OF MOSCOW GAVE UN-
USUALLY INTERESTING DEM
ONSTRATION TODAY
Closed the Farmers and HOusekeep
ers' Exercises at the
University

The closing event of farmers ant
housekeepers' week at the universit,
occurred this morning in meat-cut
ting demonstration staged at the uni
versity livestock judging pavilion ant
conducted by Chris A. Hagan, of tht
well-known meat packing firm Of
Hagan & Cushing company. 1t was
mighty creditable as an event fitted
to close the most successful, by far
farmers and housekeepers' week evel
conducted by the university. 1t was
a cold bleak morning, but in spite Of
this handicap the demonstration drew
an audience of ITS people who pai6
close attention for two and one-hali
hours devoted to detailed discussion
of the market cuts of beef, pork and
mutton and seemed 1oath to leave
when the lunch hour arrived.
Mr.. Hagan has done this work be-
fore, but never so we'll, and never be-
fore has he had an audience that has
paid such close and rapt attention
The interest of the occasion was en-
hanced by the fact that the demonstra-
tor had the best carcasses that he has
ever had available before. In beef
he had a carcas of a 22-months old
university bred and fed Aberdeen
Angus steer. This steer was not ex-
cessively fat, weighing 1890 pounds
live weight, and weighing when dress
ed and cold 794 pounds, making a net
yield of carcas of 6455 per cent.
Alongside this yearling was a three
year-old of common breeding of ap-
proximately the same weight when
alive which dressed a percentage of
only SO or 13 pounds to the hundred
weight more waste as compared with
the welI-bred and well-finished steer
Mr.. Hagan brought out clearly and
forcibly the less waste, the lighter
bone, the thicker natural flesh and
the more palatable cuts that would
come from the younger and better
bred steer He suggested that it
should prove profitable industry in
the Inland Empire to breed and de-
velop young stock that could be mar
keted for beef at an early age and
weighing 1000 to 100 pounds He
thought it only reasonable to conclude
that animals of superior type given
some extra care and attention would
be more profitable to the farmer than
inferior animals that have to be kept
two to two and one-half times as long
before available for the market.
The swine industry was not at all
neglected in the demonstrations. The
carcas was from yearling Poland
China bred near Garfield, Wn., and
grand champion of the recent North
west Live Stock show at Lewiston.
This barrow weighed 40 pounds live
weight. had a dressed weight of $50
pounds or a net yield of S512 per
cent Mr.. Hagan pointed out the
heavy hams and thick cuts from the
back and loin that come from hog
Of superior type and at the same time
the percentage of cheaper cuts and OF
waste parts were at a minimum. The
point was made in the discussion that
the hog that now brings the highest
nrice is one that is we'll finished and
weighing approximately 200 pounds.
The sheep industry was represented
by a yearling pure bred SouthdoWn'
1red and fitted by the University OF
Idaho and grand champion at the
Lewiston show. The wether weighed
I70 pounds live weight, dressed 100,
,r a percentage of 1892 There were
many questions asked in regard to
he methods of cutting various parts
If this wether as we'll as the other
and in each case clear un-
was given and in addition
he various retails cuts were illustrat-
ID by taking them from the animals
before the crowd and giving their
rice per pound to the retail trade. A
,art of the audience this morning
included Miss Edna Dewey, head OF
loscow high school home economics,
nd her class.