The Business Hen. 



The Massachus- 

 etts law forbids 

 the sale of un- 

 drawn poultry 

 except where 

 there is no food 

 in the crop or 

 entrails, an ex- 

 cellent law from 

 a sanitary stand- 

 point. Pittsburg 

 demands drawn 

 poultry with 

 heads and feet 

 off. 



The bestt 

 method of kill- 

 ing is sticking 

 in the mouth 

 with a sharp 

 knife, while the 

 bird hangs up by 

 the feet. Here is 

 the way it is 

 done by one 

 practical man. 

 The picture 

 shows the bird 

 in the proper 

 position. The 



wings may be 

 locked together 

 at the back by 

 Pig. 44. METHOD OF KILEING POULTRY. bringing one 



over the other and hooking the tip of the top wing under the other. The 

 head is held in the left hand, the knife in the right. The knife should 

 have a good sized handle with the blade keen and sharp pointed. Put the 

 blade down the throat just behind the head and draw it across with the 

 point touching the bone. This cuts the jugular vein. Let the bird bleed a 

 few seconds. Then put the point of knife and cutting edge against the roof 

 of the mouth and force it into the brain cavity. Give a slight turn, 

 severing the spinal cord. This releases control of the feathers, and some 

 may be almost brushed off if done at once. This method is varied a little 



