586 POULTRY CULTURE 



pack eggs for hatching. If too little excelsior is used, or the pack- 

 ing is carelessly done, it is one of the worst. 



A novice in packing and shipping who has no opportunity to 

 observe packing done by experts will benefit greatly by closely 

 observing how both the poultry and the eggs that he buys are 

 packed, and noting in eggs the results of hatches from differently 

 packed lots. 



Effect of weather on shipments. It is not advisable to ship fine 

 poultry or eggs for hatching in either very cold or very hot weather. 

 Usually a shipper uses his judgment on this point, and if a pur- 

 chaser insists on shipment regardless of weather conditions the 

 purchaser takes the risk of damages or loss which may occur as 

 a result. In general, periods unfavorable to the shipping of birds 

 and eggs are short, and a few days' delay makes little difference, 

 except when birds are to be ^shipped to a show and must arrive 

 on a given date. In that case the shipment must be made regard- 

 less of weather conditions, and it is usually understood that the 

 purchaser takes the risks. 



