Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-06
Poultry for Market.

hang them hy the heels where they cannot
bruiss themselves in the death struggle. aud
stick them with q small knife and bleed
them TO death. Ducks and common fowls,
II deapitated, should b. held or tied aud
hung up TO bleed to death. Never kill your
birds With foil crOp.-you will lose in price
more than you gain m weight. Never
strangls them - as to leave the blood in.
The bet plan is TO tie all kind. TO line
drawn from pos, to post, or tree TO tree.
aut stick them jus, in the Lrward end Of
the neck.
/ You may pick all sorts OF birds dry II you
DONE tear the skin. bu, you mus, scald
them aferwArd by dipping them suddenly
IN and oui Of boiling water. Don't scald
the leE, too much. whether you pies fr't or
Afterwards. BE careful OF that. You must
pick them clean, and the alter ,scaldipg
make. them look plump and good.
Never draw bird. IL i worth while to
paw freight on in'c-,ine., because meat can
no, be kep, .wce, long alter they are drawn
and the air admitted inside the body.
lirapracticc of some Of the hes; poultry
men. after the bird. are pluckcd, to plunge
them sudd,nl, into boiling water. and then
Immediately into cold water This gives
them a clean, plump appearance, and make.
them look TAT II they are in deceutly good
cordition when killed. Nothing. however,
can make poor bird look we'll. while III.
dressing will make the Ne., look poor.
Lay the bird. upon clean boari., in cold
room tall perfectly cool but no, frozen as
At all timss, bu, especially when there ia
probability Of damp, close weather, gr~ai
care mus, Be taken iha, the animal hea, 10
out o. them; and then pack in hoIe- with
clean rye and ost straw - tha, they must
not touch each other, ahou, three or four
hundred ,pounis in boz, fllcd fGll, mark
ihe eontcn. en- paper inside. aud on The
Ia outside, and dlrcc, i, To your commission
merchant plainly. and send it BY the eI.
prs. and the invoice ~ mail.
Never kill your birds on damp DAY nor
pack them II you can avoid 1t, except in
clear. dry, cold atmosphere; and try to
avoid nigh; work when you are tired aud
your help sleepy, and all Of you careless.
So matter how ish, your boIcs are, they
mus, look clean or your poultry will not
scll a, 6r-t price. In packing press Tho
wing. el0-c, aud pres. the h'rd down hard
On the breast. the Lex. extending Back, and
an each cOur.e 'ull AMI then lay on straw
anl another cnurs, OF biris. Nail tight.
but don, tie, hail Proye, inward TO tar
the bird.
tive your name and rc.id.nce in foil on
the bill IN he box. ani on the iuvoico by
mail
Never pack In barrels It you can &c, good
dry good. boIc-, .. the rolling Of barrel. IN
jar.. the poultry. well.P'sked boxes OF
well prepared hrd. will kc~p .wee, for
lJOs time In cool Ne ,her, and may bS trans
ported ty clrrr-s or by rail. and arriving N
good order can BE- sold readily a; the high.
~ prices.
We trust that these remarks may enable
our friend. 90 secure god market for their
poultry. and cultivate a branch VI trade to
material profit and advantage.
The late NJ. SOyer state. ,ha, the beet
way Of killing poultry Is to take the bird by
the neck, placing the ,huub Of The right
hand iu., at the hack Of the head, closing
the head In your hand. your left hand hold
ing the bird, then pre-, your thumb down
and pull the head and neck eouinriwise:
The neck will hrvak insiantaoeously aud the
b,rd will be quite dead IN few seconds
then hang il Tor short time by the lcs' tor
The blood 20 aow into the bead. which rem
dsrs Ihe Gs.h much winter Ia France, he
Adls, We usually kill them by cutting the
throat close To the head. Both method. are
good with regard 20 the whiteness of the
fs.h. but prefer the English method, no,
being - barb.rous. lEtchange.