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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 
Fic. 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, 
