The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-06-07
STUFFING LIVE HENS.

The curious and envious COM
petitors of Massachusetts-ave
;produce dealer may now turn iln
and advertise that they have the
fattest and most delicious poultry
that the American market afordsr
says the indianapolis News. They
have discovered the secret whien
has heretofore enabled their conl-
petitor to monopolize these CLAIMS.
And SO has the reporter, who has;
often remarked the fat and over
grown appearance of the fowls
which laziIy strut in the dealer's'
side yard or adorn the frontispiece
of his place of business.
Twice daily the fowls are driven
into a shed on the premises. From
this they always emerge stuffed
until their hide will hardly holL
them. Now a hen is much like L
monkey in that it has false and
a true stomach. a monkey will
eat voraciously for hours, filing
up a paunch in his neck. At his
leisure he draws from this sack
and masticates his food. A hem
will fill her craw, and when that
is. reasonably we'll done she is sat-
listed. Monkeys never get enough
to eat, but a chicken will often
leave portion of its food untoucli--
ed. The secret of fattening chick
ems is to induce them to eat more
than they want. This is done. by
offering extra inducements in the
way of superior viands. 1t is done
scientifically by force.
In the shed in question is a. con-
|trivance that might be taken for
an internal machine, a patent ball.
lot-box or an automatic corn- She
Her. But it is none of these It.
|is a. chicken-feeder. An unsus-
specting fowl IS driven on a trap
door. The level floor holds, up
and incloses her, except at the top
An operator then comes forwards
puts the hen In q strait jacket that.
stretches the gallinaceous neck
and holds the head erect, mouth
open, beak pointed toward the CELL
ing. Then a spring of automatic;
action is touched. 1t sets in. mo-
'tion a light metallic arm acting as.
a lever. Starting from box over
head, it descends to the open beak-'
#of the fowl, drops in a small guam
tity of prepared food and forces it;
far. down into. the throat. This
operation is repeated until the hen,
lis echock full" An apparatus
may also be attached by which.
Liquid food may be put into the
bird. Stufflng stupefies a Bird,
but it does not interfere with. the
workings of its digestive appara.-
tus:.
:Birds fattened by the stuffing
process" said the manager. of this:
apparatus, "may actually be made
to order. We can vary the food
$50 as to produce the desired flavor.
The foods are prepared to- suit the.
demands of Our patrons. By fat
tening a bird in ten days OF less it,
lis made very tender; as: all the
new feshi is the product of rich,,
clean: food, ahd is not toughened.
by age or exercise"
/ :'Do you mean to say that yoM
can control. the question OF the,
quality of the BIRDS fleshs"
"Certainly; that is the glory OF
this, method. We can. impart a,
dainty pork flavor, mingie the ex--
tract of bustard with. the delicious;
dream of quail on toast. throw d.
touch of mint OF celery into the.
meat, or initiate the delioaeies, of
reed birds, canvas back ducks or
frog hams. We can make the
meat black or white according as
we. want to- represent delicate.
white flesh or the dark meats of
wild; fowl. Of course. prepared
Ichicken like this is worth morea
lin the pea-green market than the.
ordinary barn-yard chanticleer.
We can also feed turkeys, and
Educks to. good advantage, but We
thaye had the best results vita
Echickens.