290 Farm Poultry 



paper is placed by some poultry shippers between 

 the poultry and the sides of the package. 



All fowls should be perfectly clean and dry 

 before packing. If there is any moisture or blood 

 about the head it should be removed with a cloth. 

 If a fowl is inclined to bleed a little at the mouth, 

 the mouth should be thoroughly wiped out arid 

 a little cotton inserted to absorb any liquid that 

 might otherwise cause discoloration. 



Packing in ice. Large barrels are usually em- 

 ployed for this purpose. If sugar barrels are used, 

 they should be thoroughly washed, preferably 

 with hot water, to remove all traces of sugar. 

 Expert packers place a layer of cracked ice in 

 the bottom of the barrel, then a layer of poultry, 

 then another layer of ice, and so on until the 

 barrel is full. After the top layer of poultry is 

 in place, there should be a layer of cracked ice 

 placed on top. On this layer spread a piece of 

 burlap which is sufficiently large to cover well 

 the top of the barrel. On this burlap some 

 cracked ice may be placed and on top of all a 

 large piece of ice. Over all place another piece 

 of burlap. This may be held in place by driv- 

 ing the top hoop on over the burlap. 



It is recommended to place the fowls heads 

 outward, backs up and the feet toward the middle 

 of the barrel. That is, the fowls as placed in 

 the barrel should slope from the center toward 



