The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-10-30

cline or ramp to high point at the
corner Of the plant. There
brawny butcher grabs the porker
and attaches It's hind legs to lift.
Soon 1t is hanging. head down. on a
conveyor which carries 1t in front Of
a man whose job 1t is to kill the pig
by sticking 1t in the throat.
This method provides for the proper
elimination of blood from the entire
carcass. thus producing a Brighter
and more wholesome meat as we'll as
better keeping product.
Detached from the conyeyor. the
hog Is rolled into q vat where it Is
scalded and scraped and then to a
steel table where it is dres ;eu. At
tached to rail conveyor, the hog Is
shaved, singed by q gas flame and
taken into the pre-cooler; thence into
the refrigerating plant from which,
if it is to be sold as fresh pork, 1t
goes direct to the retailer. # 1t is 70
be cured. it follows longer and Diff
ferent route, which will be described
little later.
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So far the processes described hive
been merely those of q killing and
cold storage plant. But, while one
group of men has been at work on
the carcass, others also have been
busy.
When an animal is killed its en-
trails are removed and the pauncn
content is saved.
This IS hauled away and USED as
fertilizer. All inedible trimmings are
placed in a gigantic closed retort and
reduced by steam heat to soap grease
and stock feed.
Beef skins have been dropped to 4
separate basement room where they
are sailed and stored away.
The blood from the killing opera
tions In both the beef and pork de-
partments. has fallen into a Sc
parate trap. It. together with the
heads, bones and other parts Of the
animal not destined for human con-
sumption and the paunch content are
placed in huge retort. This, heated
by high-pressure steam, separates the
fats from the solids. The oil Is
drawn off for sale to soapmakers.
The solids are reduced to a mealy
substance, used for fertilizer or for
stock feed. In Gussner's case. much
OF it will be placed in huge silo
adjoining the plant and used In the
feeding yard.
The room In which this is done Is
separated from ether parts Of the
plant and specially ventilated so that
no offensive odors may get into the
plant proper.
Sterilization Is BY Steam
Since one Of the requirements for
a modern packing plant Is absolute
cleanliness, special provision has been
made for sanitation. All tools used
in dressing meat are regularly steril-
lied by live steam. Cloths used in
wiping carcasses are washed by laun-
dry equipment and sterilized by
steam. Hot and cold water Is avail
able under pressureS of 80 and 70
pounds, the former supply coming
from the city mains and the latter
from wells OH the property. All tables
and other equipment are Of steel and
metal and these ill be kept clean
both by ordinary processes and by a
sand blasting machine which removes
all rust. Special equipment also will
be used to put tin coating on all
hooks which come in contact with
meat, thus eliminating the POSSIBLE
ity of meat being brought into con-
tact with rust.
A special machine will clean sau-
sage castings and prepare them for use
either by Gussner's or for sale. and
the tongues, liYerS. tails. CHEEKS and