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ward be laid on a sloping table or may be suspended while they 

 are draining. The barrel or box should be lined with waxed or 

 paraffin paper, to keep them from rubbing against the box and to 

 protect them from staining. When packed in barrels (Fig. 204, 

 A), the wings should be folded over the back, and the birds laid 



FIG. 204. Methods of packing fancy grades of dressed poultry. A, Barrel and box 

 packed, corn-fed pullets; B, roasting chickens showing side pack; C, roasting chickens, 

 showing back pack; D, an extra fancy grade of roasters, packed in pairs, in special paste- 

 board cartons. Six cartons make a crate. (Photo by U. S. Bureau of Chemistry.) 



in the barrel in circular layers; with broilers one can usually 

 form two perfect circles, one within the other, with three birds 

 in the centre to complete the layer. The number of birds in a 

 layer depends upon the size. When the quality warrants it or 

 when roasters or fowls are packed for shipment, boxes are used, 



