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pounds, the difference in price received for the eggs is $1 per hen per 

 year and for the fowl, 50 cents. The same rule would apply to the sell- 

 ing of squabs, turkeys, guineas, ducks, broilers, fryers, roasters, etc. Out 

 of this might come the express charges which usually will amount to 

 about three to five cents per dozen or per pound, depending on the dis- 

 tance from market and the number of dozen of eggs or pounds of poultry 

 shipped. The price per crate is the same whether it contains six dozen 

 or thirty dozen. Therefore, the larger the shipment, the less the cost per 



dozen. Usually, however, the con- 

 sumer pays the express charges. 

 The crate may be made of 

 three-eighths inch Georgia pine 

 ceiling finished in the natural 

 wood, which makes an attractive 

 appearance. The Georgia pine, 

 however, splits easily and the 

 crates will not prove as durable 

 as they would if made of white- 

 wood. They are made of the 

 same size and shape as the com- 

 mon thirty-dozen commercial 

 egg-cases. In fact the ends, the 

 partitions and the bottom, if care 

 is used in selecting the best, may 

 be used by simply replacing the 

 sides and tops with Georgia pine 

 or white-wood. 



The refrigerator-box is made of number 26 galvanized iron and fits 

 into either compartment of a thirty-dozen case. It is, therefore, 11^4 

 inches square, outside measure, and 12 inches high, with a cover that fits 

 tight inside with a flange like a dinner pail. A false bottom % inch 

 mesh wire cloth, i]/^ inch from the floor, provides drainage and pre- 

 vents the poultry from resting in the water formed by the melting ice. 

 (Figs. 100 and 102.) A removable partition of heavy galvanized iron 

 fits in the slots on the inside of the refrigerator-box to form a compart- 

 ment three inches wide which holds the ice. The refrigerator-box holds 

 about 25 pounds dressed poultry and about six to eight pounds cracked 

 ice. Poultry should be thoroughly chilled before packing. 



Each crate should be neatly stencilled, giving the name of the farm 

 and the owner, shipping station and contents of crate. This makes the 

 crate more attractive, advertises the farm, and insures safer handling 



Fig. 107. — The interior arrangement for 

 draining oil. Note edge of table at left 

 for cleaning and trimming lamps. 



