Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-05
KILLING AND DRESSING
FOR FAST|D|OuS TRADE.
Ono Phase Of Poultry Raising That
Has Very Important Bearing
Upon Returns.
FATTENING ANOTHER FINE ART
Almost as Many Methods as There
Arc Different Kinds of Fowls, but
All Arc Based on Same General
Foundation.

= producers aim is to raise many As
possible. as chcaply as compatible with
health. as fine as tho best After the
expenditure OF thought and care in
~ Comprising the first two. shall poul-
try fall short Of tho last objective
. & Too often, indeed is poultry At the last
sacrificed. Discuss poultry shipments
with any commission merchant and lie
Will revert with impaticnce TO the
: hopeless condition OF many fowls
which reach him for distributions
,s,en Poultry. dressed o. alive. is sold by
sliding scale regulated by demand.
appearance. weight age and size The
producer has little to say as 10 what
he will get. bu; in SO far as his stock
conforms to these requirements. he
controls wha: they bring. What II
waste Of material 10 ship a fowl ILL
"a conditioned or carelcsSly prepared.
Determining tho Eliciblc Fowl.
The shipper must assure himself
= frst that his poultry is sizahe 1t
- mus; be mature enough Yer its class
i and plump. In immature fowls. food
peis diverted 10 growth aud they fattcn
SLOWLY To Kill them is sho-tsiGhted.
:. Other objections to the scrawny fowl
are that !, dresses misevably. In adj
dition 10 its boniness. il adds unai-
;. tractive appearance. despite care. The
/. buyer asks for the plump fowl now
adays.
49,. Attention to the details of fstten.
ms. killing and dressing produces rnc
market stock which never goes beg
ENG. 1t makes or mars II, odd ana
-ihin" stock is the pet aversion OF com
mission men who find difficulty in piac-
ing IL except AT great reductions.
$500 Corn in some form is the great fat
.fener.f assisted by water. other grams
:: conducive to growth may contribute a
:,.tCife OF fat. bu; nothing produces the
tender. juicy flesh recruited by maize
To feed corn in these days OF high
= prices challenges ones resolution. hut
10 the better part OF wisdom. BY COM
hinirg with other feed the cApcnse is
:. lessened The only fowls ut to sell
e,ut OF the yard arc the broilcr. SQUAD
: suineas and young ducks. These IT
may he noted. set their quota OF corn
go in chick feeds.
.,~- Methods of Fnttcnins Fowls.
= course OF final conditioning must
'e,.ne adapted TO the nature of the fowl
Win some II occupies a few DAYS:
with Others weeks. some fare better
with freedom. others must be confined.
.,--s Geese acquire avoirdupo:s most ran
idly when their quarters are restricted.
ActiHity permitted by range would de-
1fat the purpose. They must he COM
Portable and con;cnicd with half
feg OF water and sand pile No shell
yer except In severe climates is ncces-
sarE. Ducks, too. are fattcned more
quickly when pcnned awhile
,,,From four to six or seven weeks are
required to fattcn geese. and the period
mas some connection with their feather
ms. They s..uuid be taken in h,nd
one week after they are niucEad
Goose-raiscrs agree that a .ull-piun,
&c sSeo goose VIII not fatten apprcciablv
Wneh new feathers are growing the
goose is subdued and hungrier
With the attainment of feathers they
become restless. 1t is useless to feed
fs longer In hope Of increasing weight
N@s.o i all fowls. geese are conditioned
with most expense But the farmer
can economize by giving them nus.
, bins" and soft inferior corn.
The nature OF The Muscovv duck
hars pennins. Most OF them CLEAN :,
GOOD tattcninS Ration from the corn.
r" plies After a few days in coon
:, lhsF are ready for killing or shippins.
A.'s.i urke!s demand unrestricted liberty
..-. For several weeks before IL is intended
TO ship them, they should be .,iven \
isttehinE ration regularly. with EN-
. phasis on regularly. This means =,
nash or coarse corn meal with bran
ana alfalfa. or whole corn with screen
,nss or oats. as one may have accus-
TONED the flock. II is unwisc 10 prc
clp'tate mock fresh from the nelds
into an all-corn ration 1t SOMETIMES
upsets their liver seriously.
So, chickens with their ROBUST digest!ons
and more robust appeti,es plumn
g. quickly. whether at large or nor, ~ :
haste is urgent. is advisable 10 pIt
: them in theAIat,entag coop.
- Water in abundant Quantities is rho
aefhclent coadjutot OF corn. New f,esh
many parts water. Carelessness
sometimes inter:eres with corn's besr
work by Withholding ample drjnEinr
, facilities
r killing Is Important.
importance attaches 10 selecting the
/. day for the killing With holiday
aim 10 deliver the poultry into The
hands OF the commission man no, less
man one week before III. holiday
!. gate This allows adequate time for
ms o!sposa! OF II advantageously. par.
iicuiarly Il slut is imrnir,n c'n,,.
puting time for killing. cooling and
packing places the day OF slaughter
somewhere around December Is fn-
the Christmas market /, is well if
possible. 10 avoid having poultry in
transit on sunday.
al! food should be taken from po,,I.
stry from twelve TO twcnty-four RON.
- before killing This cleanses snd
empties the digestive tract, without
which no fowl is M TO be shipped This
is the first precaution in pcr:ect con.
dition. Sorry arc tho tales Of INC
fowls. turkeys III particular sent Il
market with their last h-eakfas, n
their crops. The slightest rise N
temperature sets the contents to fer.
mcnuns' affecting the whole bird Ir
contrast, the wtll-chilled carcass OF =
=, Rfll-cleancd fowl in an even chin .,
- temperature has exceNen; keeping re.
com mendations.
All poultry is stuck. that is. Keen
marrow -bladed knife is inserted intc
the mouth to sever the main ar,nr,
leading TO the brain SQUAD ru,uc..
may be shot But subsequent dress!nr
depends upon the fowl Geese anC
ducks. with their close. shor, down
are scalded. Turkeys are dry pic.
while suineas are unplucked beins
packed on tee
One is fortunate j: poultry .k,llinr
gay proves ~ and cool. Turkeys ar.
killed in groups. one 10 each nicln,
hung BY the feet from a pole 20 avo.,
beating and b.u!sing ,henselye,
against walls. After being stuck. the,
Z which. while sti!l warm. ,ney az. rsn
IDLY denuded o! feathers lrnoran
pickers. by beginning 100 soon. ar.
responsible for the purple pa,che.
where blood settled after the with