Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-03-03
THE FARM AND HOME
BEST WAY TO PACK AND SHIP
POULTRY.
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Packing and ShipplaE Feuitry-
In directions for packing aud ship
ping poultry a Philadelphia commis-
sion h0nse says that al poultry
should be fat DO not kin amy poor
bird. no matter huW high poultry Is
selling. Food in the eraW injuries
the appearance. S. liable 10 soar, Ana
buyers object 10 paying fer this worse
than useless weight Poultry being
iatfened for market should Dc kept
from food al least twelve hours be-
fore killing. stick in the reoi
% the mouth gith small
keen blade. and while bleeding
commence stripping OF the feathers
use great care not to break The skin
When carefully dry-picke,l, j should
be hung up head down alway twelve
70 fifteen hours 10 become thor
oughly cool, for II packed With the
animal heat in. it will be sure 20
spoil Poultry for the Philadelphia
market should have head and feet
left on, and intestines should not b
drawn. Turkeys and chickens
should always b. dry-pLcked. and
y hen very fat aud handsome wi4l
command n little higher price
Ducks and geese should be full
feathered before killing. AMI after
being well scalded shoald ~ wrapped
tightly in coarse cloths about tH0 or
three minutes. then the down Will
roll OF with the feathers scalded
poultry after being picked should
next Be pumped b. being dipped
up and down about two seconds ii
water boiling hot and then lmme-
diafely into Geld water aooat i0aF
or i've minutes Great care should
be taken 10 avoid braising the Gesh
or breaking any bones. says Farmers
Voice. After being entirely cold,
prepare for packing. For turkeys
and geese. boxes are best although
large barrels can be used
by experienced PACKERS Use
clean packages, and paper
or clean ury straw Tree from dust
Place q layer d straw AZ the bottom,
then alternate layers Of poultry and
brown paper or good clean straw.
stow each bird sBugly back up
wards. legs out straight and ll the
package so that the cover sill draw
down tight AMI snug upon the con-
tents 70 prevent shifting and shuck-
ing while in transit Barrels are
better for chickens and dacks. and
these can no assorted and tied up Ia
pairs Il is always best 10 put the
different kinds IN separate packages
and mark the kind on the cover. also
put an invoice Of shipment on pack
age and send copy Of invoice by
mail Best markets for poultry are
Christmas and New Years Care
should De taken that poultry ship
ped for these special occasions should
arrive in sufficient time before the
event to meet the best sales. Poultry
that arrives too late generally meets
poor market Turkeys will sell on
either Of these occasions, especially
TAT hens and young toms After the
holidays, small turkeys have the
preference. Geese sell at Christmas
and fancy ducks sell we'll az any time.
Prairie chickens and quail should
be packed IN boxes with holes. 50 that
the air can strike them; the former
in ten to twenty pairs each. and the
latter ten 70 twelve dozen. Neither
should b. drawn. the feathers should
be nicely smOOthed down, and packed
breasts up Rabbits and hares should
have the entrails removed. Genuine
vi id turkeys hiring gaOl r,rfraz a
the holidays, and should have the
feathers left on Whole deer should
have liver and lights removed. or
allowance must be made in the
weight for the same: saddles should
be sewed in clean cloth. in order 10
keep them in good order. Poultry
and game consigned IN the manner
described, will at all tunes meet with
a good market