The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-05

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This was answered by Mr.. Stevens, of Indi.
The question of dressing and packing
poultry In the different cities was then con
sidered.
Vice President Budd reported that the
poultry shipped from Indianapolis went
mostly to New York, and was shipped alive,
and there we're no chickens dressed in this
msrket
Mr.. Epler reported that the Philsd slphis
market preferred the head and feet of poul-
try left On and the entrails left in, and as a
matter of course, it should be left
to cool off after dressing from twenty
to twenty four hours before packing,
and ought to be packed in dry straw either
in boxes or barrels. We generally sell West
erp poultry at the same figures as Eastern
poultry that arrives from the clcss-by
Counties, except when there is glut; then
we have TO make some concessions in the
price. Mr.. Belknap, OF Boston, stated that
Western poultry reached Boston in good
condition: 1t was fsvorite brand
and better than Eastern or North
ern poultry, because the West has
plenty of corn to feed, and corn
| makes excellent turkeys Poultry for the
Boston market should be dry picked, with
the head and feet taken off, the wings
clipped, and the entrails drawn and the
| poultry packed in tierces. The ordinance of
Ifprosecution, who offers for sale poultry with
| the entrails in and heads on.
John + Smith, of New York, stated that
the New York City market requires vel
fattened poultry, dry picked, with turkeys
| lightly scalded. When they come in
fresh by express. they sell fully as well, as
| ss this poultry from the State packed In
tierces, 10 preferred When poultry is packed
in mnsty straw, the poultry is musty and
unstable. 1t should be packed in dry wheat
straw, with entrails in-not drawr-snd head
and legs on.
Mr.. Broder, from st. Louis said the st.
Louis market requires poultry packed in
| straw, and in barrels
| OFFICERS ELECTED.
+, President-B. f. Gooch, of Chicago
| Secretary and Treasurer-Colonel K. NJ.
/ Littler.
Vice Presidents-John A. Smith, New York;
w. w. Thompson, Pennsylvania; ]. G. Fry,
| Massachusetts,; Edward Thomas, Ohio; ]. E.
| Wetze, Missouri: J. L Bottsrord, Kentucky;
r. Budd bd Indiana NeJ JOnn s Stewart Iows
Parsons, Maine; Andrew AIbroe. MI
nois; A. ]. w. Pierce, Wisconsin: o. S. Bliss,
| Phersons, Michigan; A L. Small. Ne braska;
j. b. Wooster, California: j. l.. Murphy, Ten
Colorado: ]. r. Rule. Virginia. and M. ]. Ow-
| ems. District OF Uolu mbis.
The following essay was submitted by G.
p. Lord, Mayor OF gin. Ill.,:
| THE MILK PRODUCING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED
| STATES
| In order TO an intelligent understanding Of
| this industry we should know the amount Of
| capital invested; the industrial value of this
branch of agriculture: the value of the milk
| annually produced: The value of he milk as
| an article OF faod; the u-e o. the milk pro-
ducsd annually; the loss OF the valusbie con-
sti,uents of milk in the man ufacture of butter
and cheese; the danger to this industry from
the frauds now prac'iced OF selling the pro-
duets OF the slaughter house IS butter.
It Is proper In state that estimate that
| there are now 1870 00O of milch cows in the
United states; that IL will require the
care and labor OF one man for every
twenty cows, and the labor of one span
cf horses for every thirty cows. and for the
support OF the stock the average product of
| four acres OF land TO each mich CIV.
| This being true, IL will require the annual