Newark post., 1910-11-02
Our Poultry q
Department -
Conducted by w. q. ANTHONY,
Smyrna. Del.
Killing And Marketing

good deal has been written under
fine above two headings. Everlasting
IL do writer's hold up foreign methods
and requirements, with pictures and
detailed descriptions, to the American
noultrvman, and in such way as to
lead the inexperienced to believe that
these other side of the globe customs
hold some points which it would be
vel for him to follow. This would be
all right if the beginner knew wherein
10 discriminate but invariably he
Jumps at the details instead OF the
general principles. And what should
i profit the Eastern American poul-
trvman if he gain the whole knowledge
Of English, French or whatever mar
ket demands and knows nothing of the
common customs OF his own land?
Writers have dwelt at length on shap-
ing boards, on the feathers which
should be lett on the birds after death,
they have praised the eating quality
produced by this or that method OF
iattening; they tell us how to plump
and how to pack. The writer has tried
all OF it and III this article will tell
some OF the results of his experience,
for it is sad fact that good deal
more than half the literature on the
various branches of the poultry indus
try is worse than useless. Worse than
useless. because it leads the inexperi-
enced in paths impractical and then
caves him with a demoralized enthus-
laSm.
One may house his fowls under pro-
per conditionS--he may feed with abso-
utc correctness, backed by science and
experience--he may incubate IS per-
ectly as artificial methods will permit
-brooding conditions may be equally
avorable-the period OF growth on
rangc or the means of fattening
have in them all the requirements
1ucive to the very best results and
the producer may SO hamper his
to- the best prices for dressed
try by his killing and marketing
when a season is ended he finds
profits followed with question
X, and his energy, interest, faith,
wandering i'll the wilderness. In
chicken for profit world everything
i work together for good; other
failure. And failure i'll a single
sion may wreck the whole scheme.
he writer has fattened fowls and
kens with examining machine
LFhas killed them with knife, a club
md broken their nlcks. He has killed
n warm cellar, under a shed III the
|unshine; in loom with fire and with
put He has cooled on shaping boards
md cooled in cold water. But he has
never scaded before picking nor
Bumped the dead by immcrsing frs,
n hot water and then in cold. He has
packed in boxes, dozen same sized
birds To the box. He has wrapped
ach chicken in parchment paper tc
teep it from sticking to the one next
10 it. He has shipped in barrels with
nd without parchment paper lining
le has sounded Boston, New York
nd Philadelphia on prices. Here arc
ome OF his present conclusions
1t doesn't make any difference il
he markets how bird is fattened
he demand is that it be fat The
bow OF production doesn't amount tc
picayune The writer received a:
nuch per pound for chickens fatten
ID on corn and water as he did fol
hose fed three weeks in crates, on ;
nilk feed crammcd with a machine
here is no comparison OF quality TO
able purposes, but even fancy labe
bn each bird made no difference i'll thu
elling price. ii the fat is present th'
cmand is met This experiment wa
kept up for three years.
There is just one way to kill, ant
hat is with knife Don't hit th
hicken on the back Of the head with
lub; it interfcres with the falling OF tn