The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-06-07
STUFFING LIVE HENS.
A Process by Which Any Flavor {
Color NAV Re In,partad

A Process by Which Any Flavor or
Color may Be Impaired.
The curious and cnvious competitors
OF Il Massachusetts avenue produce
dealer may now turn in and advertise
that they have the fattest and most de-
llcious poultry that the American
market affords, says the indianapolis
News. They have discovered tho
secret which has heretofore enabled
their competitor TO monopolize these
claims. And SO has the reporter who
has often remarked tho fat and over.
grown appearance of the fowls which
lazily strut in the Dealers side yarl or
adorn the frontispicce of his place of
!, business.
Twice daily the fowls arc driven into
a shed on the premises. From this
they always emerge stuffed until their
hides will hardly hold them. Now u
hen is much like IL monkey in that it
has false and true stomach. A
monkey will cat voraciously for hours,
filling up IL paunch in his neck. At his
leisure he draws from this sack and
mnsticates his food. a hen will fill
her ctstw, and when that is reasonably
well done she is satisfied. Monkeys
never get enough TO cat, but Il a.chicken
will often leave u portion of its food
untouched. The secret of fattening
chickens is to induce them to eat moro
than they want. This is not done by
Offering extra inducements in the way
OF superior viands. 1t is done scicu.
tilicially by force.
In the shed i'll question is Il contrv-
ance that might be taken for an infcr.
nal machinc. II patent bullot-boX, or
an automatic corn-shcllcr. But ii is
none OF these. II is II chicken feeder.
An unsuspeciing fowl is driven on u
'i:l,-door Tho level floor holds uu
ana lncloscs her. except ut the top.
An operator then comes forward, pu,s
| 'hc hen in II straight -iiuclsct that
stretches tho %a!lnarHous neck and
| holds the head erect, mouth open,
brai pointed toward the ceiling. Then
II spring of automatic action is toucl-
cd. II sets in motion Il light metallic
arm acting as IL lever. Starting from
Il box overhead. ii dcsccn,ls to the open
beaE of the fowl, drops in IL small
quantity of prepared food and forces it
far down into the throat. This opera
ton is repeated until the hen is
''rhoci full" An apparatus may also
br attached by which liquid food may
he pnt into the bird Stui1ng stupc-
lies Il bird, but it doe, not Interfere
with the workings OF It's digestive ap-
liilatus.
"l'ird. faltcncd by the stuling pro-
cess, said the manager uf This apDar-
;'i'Is, "n;,y actually he made 20 order.
We can vary the food 81 ;.s To produce
the desired flavor. The foods arc pre-
pared to suit the demands of our pat
rons. by fatlrning !, bird in ten days
or loss it is made Very tender. ;,s all
the new flesh is the product of rich,
clean food, and is not touwilcned by
a.'' or EXERCISE.
..4- '"n"'ts "a
The b!rr flesh!
"t'crlainiy; that is the glory of this
method. We can iinlm,'t :. dainty pork
llaNor, min@lc the ,Ntrarl uf bustard
with the delicious dream of quail on
toast, throw Il touch of min, or celery
into the meat. or initiate the dclrncies
of reed birds, canvas back ducks, or
frog hams. Besides, We can make tht.
meat black or white according rs We
want to represent delicate white flesh
or the dark meats of wild fowl. Of
course, prepared chicken like this is
worth mol" in ille pca-"rrcu market
,h;n the ordinary iarn-yarti chaEti-
clrcr. We can also feed turkeys and
ducks to good advantage. but We have
had the best results with chickens"