The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-11-07
DIRECTIONS

Poultry for the Boston Market.
This is a good market for poultry
that has been properly prepared, and
if shippers desire to realize full market
prices for their consignments, they
must see to it that their poultry is of
the quality and in condition to suit the
best class of trade.
Killing and Dressing Food in crop
INJURIES the appearance, is liable tosour,
and purchasers object to paying for
fore, keep from food twelve hours be-
fore killing. All poultry, but more
especially turkeys, should be killed by
bleeding the neck, and picked while the
body is warm; and in no case should
poultry be scalded; wet picked poultry
is not wanted in this market, and will
not sell for what it is really worth. AS
soon as the poultry is picked, take off
the head at the throat, strip the blood
out of the neck, peel back the skin a
little, remove a portion of the neck
bone, then just before packing, except
in warm weather, draw the skin over
the end, and tie and trim neatly. Draw
the intestines, making the incisiOn as
small as possible, and leave the gizzard,
heart, ETC., in. Pull out the wing and
tail feathers clean.
Undrawn Poultry can be readily sold
at about one cent lower than drawn,
provided head is cut off and no food is
left in crop or entrails.
Packing.-Poultry should be entirely
cold, but not frozen, before being
packed. If packed with the animal
heat in, it will be almost sure to spoil.
Sort your poultry carefully, and have
the No. 1 stock of uniform quality.
Pack the No. 2 stock in separate pack
ages. If you have any old bull turkeys,
put them in a separate package or
with the No. 3 stock. Line the boxes
with clean paper, but neUer use
araW in packing, and neUer 1UrGp the
birds in paper. Pack as closely
as possible, backs upward, legs out
straight, and see that the boxes are so
full that when the covers are nailed on
there can be no possibility of the con-
tents shifting about. Boxes r the
best packages, and should contain from
100 to 200 lbs. Large boxes are incon-
Venlent to handle, and more liable to
get injured.
Marking and Shipping Mark the
NHN O4 Cu0 CONS1S UhO S1OS0 "O4ShO
and correct tGTe. Meier practice any
deception in tares of packages, or in
packing the poultry, for the buyer will
md it out, and your commission man
will have to make it right, the reputa-
u0n Of your mark is injured, and 1T
will be avoided when known as not re-
liable. The address of the firm to which
the package is shipped should also be
marked on the cover, and the initials
or shipping mark of the party ship
ping. Send full advices and invoice by
urSt mail after the goods are shipped.
GAME.
Grouse and Quail should be carefully
Wrapped in paper and packed in small
S002e8 or barrels, with the heads down.
Never in any case should the entrails
Oe removed. Mark the number of
grouse or dozen of quail 0 each pack
age.
The following is the law regulating
inc sale of dressed poultry:
SECTION L. No poultry, except 1t be
alive, shall be sold or exposed for sale
until it has been properly dressed, by
me removal of the crop and entrails
When containing food.
SEC. 2. Whoever knowingly sells OF
exposes for sale poultry contrary to the
Provisions of Section 1 of this Act shall
be punished by a fine of not less than
i've nor more than fifty dollars fOl
each offence. The boards of health IL
The several cities and towns shall cause
The provisions of this Act to be enforced
In their respective cities and to
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