Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-08
THOMAS BENTON,
USES FOR CHICKEN FEATHERS.
What Becomes of Those From Ducks,
 Geese and Turkeys.

One turkey supplies more different grades of feathers than seasons re- ceipts of turkeys show different grades of turkeys. and although five cents a pound covers the range of difference in value of the toughest old tom tn keys and the plumpest young ben, the feathers sell at five cents pound for the body feathers up to 10 cents pound for the fine tail feathers.
 Local poultry men sort six 10 eight grades of turkey feathers and the buy CTS make even more assoftments, the feathers being used for as many differ ent purposes.- The small body featb' CTS, which are used for pillows and feather beds. are worth about i've cents a pound for common mixed White feathers are worth more. ac- cordiny to grade. bringing generally about three times the price paid for mixed feathers.
 The tine tail feathers used for dust CTS are kept separate and sell Tor about i0 cents n pound and the skirt feathers are worth nearly as much. The wing and point feathers are also carefully saved and sold to manufacturers of featherbone and other substitutes for wLalebone. and the larger ones find their way to milli- ners, after being made over. cleaned and dyed. some Of the small feathers are made up into artificial bird breasts and Iails that adorn countless boDnets They may cause the bonDst owners q twiDye of conscience for wearing such il beautiful bird when. iu reality. inc! are wearing a bunch of clevcrly ar ranged chicken or turkey feathers.
 Uuck feathers arc worth about 3 cents a pound and goose feathers range from 60 cents d pound for Nhitc to .1O cents for mixed. Dealers say inc principal reason thst goose and ,l,ek featberS are worth more than line fipeSt turkey and chicken fcatbsrs is than. aside from being fiuffieT. tnerc is an absence of odor to them that can not be overcome entireiy iu chicken auJ turkey feathers. The reason that wbite el ickcn and turkey feathers are worth more than naixe1. however. l> that they are available for mixing with the better graicS for pillows.
 Most of the chicken feathers % iu inc fiv. 10 fen cents a Iouud class. to l,.. ussd for cheap fcather beds and r,;Iloyys. the white featheuS beiBz sssst: sspsraic and bringing sOod I'TsIni,ii'. over th. mixed grssies. Fine tai and wing feathers arr saved separate. s'ii- iug as high ss io cents
 Teathers shipped from this market ar. 1sck.d in bales of 31 P0uI=lz 0r fn six f0,t sarks. The tal and wfns fsstbars are usually packed in isexes apf .4snetifne- ted in Hsat buts'llss.
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