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out on a clean floor, such as a loft above the killing and 

 picking room, in a layer not over 4 to 6 inches deep and 

 turn them each day until they are dry, giving them plenty 

 of air. Turkey quills, particularly tails, should also be 

 thoroughly aired before packing as only dry quills bring 

 the top price for this class of feathers. The body feath- 

 ers should be packed in sacks for shipment. Packed in 

 this way, the freight rate is one and a half times first 

 class. If shipped in boxes or barrels, they take double 

 first-class rate. Quills should be laid straight in boxes or 

 bags for shipment. If they are stuffed carelessly in bags 

 they are broken to some extent. If good sacks are used 

 and care is taken to lay the quills in them as straight as 

 possible, they can be shipped in this way fairly satisfac- 

 torily, although they will not go through in as good shape 

 as when packed in boxes. Like the body feathers, when 

 shipped in barrels or boxes they take a double first-class 

 rate, while in bags they take one and a half times first 

 class. 



Dressing on the Farm 



For local trade, or in certain sections within easy ship- 

 ping distance of some of the larger markets and where 

 considerable numbers of turkeys are raised in a small 

 area, it is common practice to dress the turkeys on the 

 farm. This is done in sections of the New England and 

 Middle Atlantic states where the birds are either sold 

 direct to the consumer, to city dealers, or to buyers who 

 come into the locality. In Heuvelton and Lisbon, N. Y., 



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