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the soft flesh of the breast or thighs. The carton for the single 

 chicken, or for a pair at most, is the most recent advance (see fig. 5), 

 and io one which has a foundation on scientific fact that will be dis- 

 cussed later. 



TRANSPORTATION. 

 HOLDING FOR SHIPMENT. 



It is of course necessary before packing the birds in the boxes that 

 they should be thoroughly chilled. Large packing houses, or a house 



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FIG. 5. Small cartons containing two chickens each. 



of the ordinary size during the season of excess production, will ship 

 three or four carloads a week, in which case the holding of the birds 

 in the packing-house chill room is for a minimum time only. If, 

 however, they must be held for several days before the carload is ac- 

 cumulated, as is the case in a small house or in the dull season, it has 

 been found advisable to box as soon as the stock is thoroughly chilled 

 and then to hold at the lowest available chill-room atmosphere ; or, 

 if a freezing room is part of the packing-house equipment, to transfer 



