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they will be ready to pack. It is not necessary 

 to dry the fowls when they are to be packed 

 in ice. 



In scalding fowls, care should be taken not 

 to leave them in the water too long. Over- scald- 

 ing will cause the outer surface of the skin to 

 peel off, and, consequently, they will not present 

 a good appearance. If they are under -scalded, 

 the feathers cannot be removed so readily, and 

 salesmen find that they do not appear so well 

 when exposed for sale. 



PACKING AND SHIPPING 



If the fowls are to be packed dry for cool 

 weather shipment, neat packages that are clean, 

 and as light as will carry the contents safely, are 

 to be preferred. Uniform packages are preferred 

 to various kinds of rough boxes. Clean barrels 

 or neatly prepared cases should be used. It is 

 recommended to use cases or boxes for turkeys 

 and geese, and barrels for chickens. In pack- 

 ing poultry, it is customary to use clean, dry 

 wheat or rye straw. The straw should be free 

 from chaff, and hand- threshed is preferred to 

 that which has been threshed by a machine. 

 A layer of straw should be placed in the bottom 

 of the package, and then alternate layers of poul- 

 try and straw until the package is full. Heavy 



