The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-01-26
THE FARM AND HOME.
BEST WAY TO PACK AND SHIP
POULTRY.
Do Not send Poor Birds no Matter How
High Poultry Is sening-Uneven Teeth
strawberry GrowIng-Ferm and
Home Hints
Packing and shipping Poultry.

Rac2tn&s ana ROutGFys
In directions for packing and ship
ping poultry Philadelphia commits
sion house says that all poultry
should be fat. Do not kill any poor
bird, no matter how high poultry is
selling. Food in the craw Injuries
the appearance, is liable to sour, and
buyers object to paying for this worse
than useless weight Poultry being
fattened for market should be kept
from food at least twelve hours be-
fore killing Stick in the roof
of the mouth with small
keen blade, and while bleeding
commence stripping of the feathers;
use great care not to break the skin.
When carefully dry-picked. it should
be hung up head down always twelve
to fifteen hours to become thor
oughly cool; for if packed with the
animal heat in,. it will be sure to
spoil. Poultry for the Philadelphia
market should have head and feet
left on, and intestines should not be
drawn. Turkeys and chickens
should always be dry-picked, and
when very fat and handsome will
command little higher price.
Ducks and geese should be full
feathered before killing, and after
being well scalded should be wrapped
tightly in coarse cloths about two or
three minutes, then the down will
roll off with the feathers. Scalded
poultry after being picked should
next be pumped" by being dipped
up and down about two seconds in
water boiling hot and then imme-
-diately into cold water about four
or FIVE minutes. Great care should
be taken to avoid bruising the flesh
.'Ur breaking any bones, says Farmers
Voice. After being entirely cold,
prepare for packing. For turkeys
-and geese, boxes are best, although
= BY experienced PACKERS. Use
clean packages, and paper
or clean dry straw free from dust.
Place layer of straw at the bottom,
then alternate layers of poultry and
brown paper or good clean straw,
stow each bird snuglY, back up
wards, legs out straight, and fill the
package so that the cover will draw
down tight and snug upon the con-
tents to prevent shifting and shuck-
ing while in transit. Barrels are
better for chickens and ducks, and
these can be assorted and tied up in
pairs. 1t is always best to 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 be 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
a poor market. Turkeys will sell on
either of these occasions, especially
fat hens and young toms. After the
holidays, small turkeys have the
preference. Geese sell at Christmas
and fancy ducks sell we'll at any time.
Prairie chickens and quail should
be packed in boxes with holes, so that
the air can strike them; the former
in ten to twenty pairs each. and the
latter ten to twelve dozen Neither
should be drawn, the feathers should
| be nicely smoothed down, and packed
breasts up. Rabbits and hares should
| have the entrails removed. Genuine
wild turkeys bring good prices at
the holidays, and should have the
feathers left on. Whole deer should
have liver and lights removed, OF
allowance must be made in the
weight for the same; saddles should
be sewed in clean cloth, in order tC
keep them in good order. Poultry
and game consigned IN the manner
described, will at all times meet with
good market.