New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-26

None OF toese contained any " fancy Turkeys
Wv" =. sorts, bat were generally ouch and suoh only
a. should be sent to this market. The deUssd for
tsese for Christmas always good, has been uau'aay
10 this year, and the price almost unprecedented aoo
such ss viii wsran. their iscreassd pro0ncion' sooe
con.erdea By psrsons whose opinion |, eau@e1 10
great respect, that with proper care and st'' upon
farm well fitted for the business stun OF G'ese esn Dc
made at the same cost of tun OF bssf leaving the
festhers az AZ excess Of profit.
Upon the subject of prePaTiHg P0I'sry Jor "arSe''
We are solicited every day to repeal our directions.
We can only do il briefly. Ne'er Hill bird uniess II
n fat Never out of the head Of turkey or goose,
but hang them BY the heels where they ossno bruise
themselves IN the death struggle and stick them with
. smsu haite and bleed them to death. Ducks sni
common fowls II decspitssd, should be held or tied
ard hung up to bleed to death. Never kill your birds
VITA full crops, you will lose in price more than you
gain in weight. Never s.rsnsls them 80 IS to leave
the bkod in. The bsst plan is to tic al kinds OF bride
10 line drawn from post 10 poet OF tree TO tree, aud
itick them in / in the ferwsY1 end Of tne neck.
You msy pick oil sorts Of birds dry, il you won't
tear the shn but you must scsld them after yard by
dippiDg them suddenly in and out Of boiling water
Don't scald the laos too mach whether you pick first
=, ,As,v.ra. Be careful Of thss. fou must p'oh
Them clean and the after scAdisg MAKES tns~ 'o0A
pfump and good Some d.:..c..o prefer the birds with
heads Jeff on; we do not Draw the skin back aud cat
on tS he.d and thea tie the sku tight over the neck
bone Il no. worth viii to psy freight upon heads
Never draw bird. /, is worth while TO psy freight
tie intestines, because the meat cannot be kept
sweet Ing after they are drawn and the sir admitted
inside Of the body.
II is Q practice of some of the best p,ultrymsn,
NJ tha h;vdo Al Oh 10
into boiling water, and then Immediately into cold
water. This gives them clean, plump appearance,
and makes them look fat If they in decsntly good
eondition when killed. Nothing however, make
poor bird look well while Ill dressing will make the
best look poor.
Lay The birds upon clean boards in a cold room, till
perfectly COOL but rot ozep, AID then pack in boxes
with c'ssn rye straw, about three or four hundred
pounds in box, filed fall, marx the contents on
paper inside and on the lid ou.ide, and direct it to
your commission merchant plainly, a1d send 1t by e1'
press and the invoice by mail.
Never hill your birds in damp day, nor psok them,
You avoid IT, except in clear, cold, dry atnos-
phsre; and try to avoid night WORK, when you are
tired and yosr help sleepy, and all Of You careless.
No matter how light your boxes are, and they must
look clean, or your poultry viii not sell at first prices
In packing press the wings cose, and pres, the bird
down hard on the breast the legs extending back and
h each course full and then lay straw and another
course Of birds. Nail tight but don't let nail project
Inward 10 tear the bird.
Give your name and residence in fell on the bill in
the boz and on the invoice by mail Don't think be-
ssuse you, in what State you i've that every body
ske win know II, IL you name the town.
Never pack in barrels if you cal get good dry goods
boxes, as the rolling of barrels Injuries the poultry.
packed boxes, Of weI-prepared birds, vii keep
wsst lopg ne in cool weather, and may be trans
ported by express from Ohio for three cents pound,
from Chicago snd most of Illinois for fve cents from
Iowa for ,iI six and half cents and arriving 10 good
order win be sold q. good pr,es, such as we quite
from week 10 week. aud your money RENTED to you,
lees ten per cent. Now, following these directions,
and getting these prices II is better for you Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa. Wisconsin and Michigan farm
ers to send your poultry TO this market, you know
how to do it, and if it opens to you nsv and improved
msxiet il viii be the best Christmas offering that
TIE TRlBUsE can make to its army of subscribers in
oil those States.