CHAPTER XX.

HOG SLAUGHTERING 251

Historical -- Investment -- Hog Yarding -- Hog Dressing -- Hoisting -- Sticking -- Neck Washing -- Scalding -- Scraping Machines -- Hand Scraping -- Cleaning Bodies -- Ham Facing and Cutting -- Leaf Lard -- Splitting -- Washing -- Drying -- Care in Chill Rooms -- Open Air Hanging -- Chilling Necessities -- Shrinkage in Chill Room -- Hog By-Products -- Heads -- Plucks -- Paunches -- Entrail Fat.