July 2, 1908. 



Agricultural Gazette of N.S. IF. 



551 



All poultry must be young, fi'om (say) 3 to 5 months old, and not under 

 3.', lb. live weight. The weight alone will not constitute quality, but the 

 birds must bear evidence of having been well-fed and be well-Heshed. Large- 

 framed bony fowls and old birds will be rejected. 



Ducklings must be from 10 to (say) 14 weeks old, and weigh not less than 

 4^ lb. live weight. The 10-weeks old ducklings are the best ; being free 

 from pin feathers, their appearance is better. 



Goslings for the British market should be 10 lb. each and over uli\e. 



Turkeys. — Gobblers must not be over 10 months old, and should weigh 

 not less than 13 lb. ; hens not under 9 11). live weight. 



Poultry for Sotitlt Africa and the Ei(i<t. — Grade T. 

 Boiling fowls, 3;l lb. and over. Mixed poultry, ?)}, lb. and over. 

 Prime chickens, 3 ,, ,, Prime ducks, 3^ ,, 



Prime cockerels, 2| ,, ,, Ducklings, 3| ,, ,, 



Mixed ducks and ducklings, 3i lb. and over. 



Hens should be pluuip, and each weigh up to \ 11). and over alive. 

 Young fowls, not less than 3^ lb. each alive. 



Ducklings and ducks should weigh not less than 4 lb. each alive, and be 

 Avell conditioned. 



Geese and goslings, not less than 10.', lb. each alive, and hens i^ lb. 



Packing. 



The following are the numbers usually packed in cases for export in ISTew 

 South Wales, and shippers would do well to regulate their consignments 

 accordingly : — 



Fowls and ducklings... 



Goslings 



Turkeys 



Hares ... 



Rabbits 



Skinned rabbits 



1l' or 15 or 25 in aerate 

 12 



12 



24 

 30 and 36 



Measurement of Crates. 



Crate. Measiuemeiit. 



Hare, crates 



Poultry (l.Vs) 



,, A (lucks (12's) 

 A fowls (12'.s) 



,, ,, inch 



Flat rabbit crates, special 

 ,, large 

 •,, young 

 ,, ,, small 



Skinued rabbits (30's and od' 

 Butchers' sundries, crates 

 Kidney, crates... 



f in 



20 X 



28 X 

 33ix 

 2Six 



29 X 

 29 X 



29 X 

 33 X 

 33 X 

 32 X 



30 X 

 28 X 



20 X 



dies 



29 X H) 

 14 X 7 

 20i X .") 

 18S X .-) 

 24 X 



S 

 9 



18 X 6 

 X 6 

 X 6 

 X o 

 X 7 

 18 X 10 

 10 X in 



24 X 

 24 X 



17 

 15 

 14 

 14 



Culjic 

 Measure- 

 ment. 



Numliev 



to ton 

 shipiiiiiii. 



ft. in. crate.s (about) 

 3 4 12 



1 7 •'-■ 



2 1 



1 7 



2 10 



3 3 

 3 8 

 2 1 

 1 11 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 2 



1 



8 

 3 



10 



•Jo 

 19 

 2.1 

 14 

 12 

 11 

 19 

 21 

 24 

 32 

 2.-> 

 14 

 34 



