Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-02-05

nfaxefNE naN SHtKBsa9 ASAksRys
price 4 Keith. commission msr-
.a.n,s. send US the following article
an dressing and shipping poultry for
N, Chicago market:
n the irst place. poultry should be
t,pt without food twenty-four hours:
MI crops injure the appearance and
-. liable to sour. and when this does
oeeur. eorrespondingiy lower prices
rnst be accepted than obtainabls for
,Aoles stock. Never kin poultry By
vringing the neck.
ia Dress Chickens. KIN by bleeding
m N. mouth or opening tbs veins OF
N. neck; hang BY the feet until prop
,,ly blsd. Leave head and feet on.
md do not remove intestines nor crop.
s,aldsd chickens sell best TO home
trade. and dry picked best to shippers.
= hat either manner OF dressing win
A II properly executed. but as there
y. but very few outside orders re-
,slysd for chickens until after the nrst
., The year, we would advise shippers
"a seald their chickens until after the
holidays For seAidins chickens. the
ya,er should be as near boiling point
~ possible, without boilinEs pick the
kxs dry before scaidinK. hold By the
head and legs and immsrss and nm
40 snd down three times: " tbs head
Il Immersed II turns the color OF the
sonb and gives the eyes . shrunken ap-
psaranes. which leads buyers 10 think
,ks fowl has been sick. ths feathers
ana pin feathers should then be re-
nossd vsry eieaniy, and without
srsaklny the skin: then plump" w
digging ten seconds In water nearly or
suIls boiling hot. and then immediate
h lato cold water: hang In . cool
sate until the animal heat IL entirely
%. Of the body. To dry pick chick
sns properly. the work should be doHs
While the chickens are bleeding: do
f@ sais aud let the bodies yet cold
DR. picking IL much more easily done
sale the bodies are warm. ne care
hi and do not break and tear the skin.
70 Dress Turkeys Observe the same
distractions ~ given for piekins
/ dickens. bu, always dry pick. Dressed
! turkeys. when dry picked. always sell
best and command better prIesa than
/ saldsd lots. a. the appearance 10
! klEa,sr and more attractive. En-
! e.asor 10 market all old and heavy
I gcbblsrs before January I. a. afssr the
holidays the demand 10 for small fat
! ben turkeys only, old toms being sold
a. discount 20 Gamers.
Dusks and Geese, should be scsided
d the same temperature OF water a.
tpr other kinds OF poultry. but IL re.
sairss more time for the water 10 pen
srass and loosen the feathers. Some
PARTIES advise. after scaidins. TO wrap
Asa IN blanket for the purpose OF
staining, but they mus, not be left In
hs condition long enough 10 cook
ne fssh DO not undertake 20 dry
tsss geese and ducks just before kill
lss Tor the purpose OF saving shs
fsaihsrs. a. II causes them 10 become
ss'T much infamsd. and 10 . great In
MI 10 the sale. DO not pick the
fathers OF the head; leave the fcath-
sn 90 for two or three inches on the
assE, Do not SINCE the bodies for
.as purpose Of removing any down or
aalf. as the heat from the fame will
I've them an oily and nnsishtiy APP
psafanes After they are picked clean
usy should be held In scaldinE water
ABOUT ten seconds for the purpose OF
pumping, and then rinsed on In clean
sod water. Fat heavy stock IL al
ssIs preferred.
before packing and shipping. poui-
" should be thoroughly dry and cold.
las not frozen: the animal heat should
9 sntirsly out Of the body: pack in
eotes or barrels: boxes holding 100 10
~ pounds are preferable. and pack
,nasy: straighten out the body and
~, 20 that they will not arrive very
.aan bent and twisted out OF shape:
w The packages full M possible TO
PREVENT moving about on the way;
ssHels answer better for chickens and
susn than for turkeys or geese: when
.oatenlent. avoid putting more than
W KIND In package: mark kind and
snsht OF each description on the
mekass and mark shipping directions
view.