The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-07-15

out the difference. The market some
times drops several cents in week
and if the dealer has quoted the ship
per for a period covering that week,
he must, in justice to the shipper, pay
the price for the poultry if 1t reaches
the market within that time, but If
it comes in a few days later, after
the price has changed, the dealer can
not justly be expected to stand behind
the quotation made the shipper for
prior period. A quotation is made
only for a certain length of time. Get
your shipment in during that time and
the dealer will stand behind his pri-
ces. But don't kick if you send it in
several days late and then find that
your dealer will only pay you the
present market price which is per-
haps a few cents lower. Above ALL
become acquainted with your dealer
Get in close touch with him; reach
some kind of understanding with him,
and stick by it, and things will move
more smoothly all around.
In hot weather always ship by ex-
press. Make the coop as light and
airy as possible, as you must pay ex-
press charges on the gross weight. AT
the same time have the coop sufficient
ly strong so that the poultry can't
break out and get loose enrOute.
When coping up poultry for the
market, take them from their roosts
or run under normal conditions. Don't
have them stuffed with food when they
are cooped up as this creates fever
ish condition that causes fowls to lose
in weight twice as much as they
would if cooped up with moderate
amount of food in their craws. II
YOU intend to ship long distance, put
a little grain in the coop for them to
pick at.
Don't hold chickens to ship at holt
day time. That is the time when
people want turkeys and there is in
variably a slump on all grades OF
chickens, with the exception OF cap
ons. Either two or three weeks be-
fore or two or three weeks after holi-
day time will bring you fair price
for your poultry.
One of the greatest mistakes made
nv shippers throughout the northwest
is that of mixing their shipments to
one dealer. They will ship their fruit
to fruit commission man, and lnsteao
of making another freight bill and
sending their poultry to poultry
dealer. they send it all in one shipping
bill. The fruit commission man mas
no quarters for poultry and must sell
it Immediately to the poultry deaier
or to the market. And, of course, ne
must have his commission. The poul.
try dealer will pay him no more, OF
course. than the price for which ne
can buy the same grade OF goous
from other parties The shipper has
consequently lost the entire commls'
sion. If he had two freight bills, the
difference in cost of shipping would
have been from Is to 25c per coop.
The commission mans commission on
poultry will run from twice to 20
times that amount. The fruit man
doesn't want your poultry any more
than the poultry man wants your
fruit. He does not know what 10 40
with it when he gets it. The best ne
can do is to sell it to the best posi-
bile advantage. Ship your fruit to the
fruit man, whoever he is-if he does
not treat you right get another one.
DO the same with your poultry, OUT
don't mix your shipments. Veal'
ranch butter, eggs and poultry all go
under one heading and anyone nanu-
ling poultry will handle all OF tnese
nroducts. but they cannot handle frult
and give the shipper justice. Neither
can fine fruit man handle poultry.