The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-11-07
HOW TO DRESS POITI,TRy

AS the time for dressing fowls to mar
ket will soon be here, we give some in
structions which may be of general ben
eft.
Leave the feet on and never draw the
entrails. Cut off the head and tie the
skin over the neck-bone. The legs and
neck of turkeys and chickens should be
dry picked Immediately after killing to
prevent discoloration when exposed to
the air. The water for scalding should
be boiling hot Immerse the bird. hold
ing it-by the legs. and lift it up and down
two or three times in the water. In
mediately after scalding remove all
feathers and pin feathers very clean,
and without breaking the skin. After
scalding ducks and geese wrap them in
cloth about two minutes. then the
down will easily come off with the
feathers. All poultry should be pumped
after picking by dipping an instant in
boiling hot water. then throw into cold
water and left for ten minutes. Ice wa
ter is the best Avoid cutting or brus-
ing the skin or flesh. Poultry should be
entirely cold but not frozen before pack
ed. If any animal heat remains the
fowls always arrive in bad condition.
Chickens and ducks may be shipped in
barrels or boxes; but turkeys should be
shipped in boxes only, as they get bent
and twisted too much in barrels. For
packing material use only very clean
dry wheat or rye straw: never use oat
straw; brown paper is better still. Place
a layer of straw in the bottom of the
package, then alternate layers of poul-
try and straw, slowing snugly, back up
ward, and legs out straight, filling so
that the cover will press down snugly
upon the contents, keeping them snugly
in place. Always put different kinds in
separate packages. Mark weight and
kind on cover and mail advice of ship
ment at once.
We have spoken here of scalded poul-
try only. Consult your market, and
If dry picked poultry brings best prices,
why dry pick your fowls. as it is the
profit you are after-Southern Fan
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ACCURACY OF CHEMICAL ANALY-
SIS.
T. P. Dewey of Washington, D. c.,
in paper read at the September meet
ing of the American Institute of Mining
Engineers on The Actual Accuracy
of Chemical Analysis gives many IL
Illustrations of the different results OBJ
tanned by different chemists from the
same substance. In one case of eXaml-
nation of gold and silver in copper min
erals he says: Summing up, we have
twenty-six results by twenty chemists,
working by two main methods, each
by single chemist, varying from 1888
to 22.8S and averaging 1874 ounces per
ton; the extreme variation was 125
ounces per ton, or 9.77 per cent OF the
average determination.
p In the case Of the silver assay of the
copper borings, nine chemists reported
by. the sterilization method, with and
without corrections. The averaged re-
suits varied from 1G4.35 to 154.40, and
averaged 1886 ounces per ton; the ex-
IRENE variation was 995 ounces per ton,
or GA per cent OF the average.
Il oh ,f.xtn
suits by combined wet and scoriflcat ton
methods, with and without corrections.
/ The averaged results varied from 161. 40
10 rs. so, and averaged 156.48 ounces per
ton; the extreme variation was i39
ounces per- ton by combined wet and
cfucible' process, corrected for Stag and
cupeL
+ Summing up. we have twenty-six de-
determinations by twenty chemists, work.
ing by three methods, ranging from
1884, 5~ to 1855. and averaging 157.67
ounces per ton. or 1906 per cent of the
average determination
Twenty chemists, working by the four