pxuirAHixa I'oit jiakket 



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high and twentj'-four inches wide. This will make a 

 good, strong, light coop. 



Family PouHnj — For choice jirivate trade, prepare 

 in an osjiccially attractive manner, as in the illustra- 

 tion. Figure 29, in convenient shape for l)oiling or 

 roasting. Pick the Ijirds carefully, wipe off any dis- 

 coloration with a moist cloth, singe carefully and 

 remove any remaining pinfeathers, and the bird is 

 read}' for cooking. Customers appreciate getting poul- 

 try in just this shai)e. The feet can bo left on, but 



Fiff. 30 — CANADIAN SIIIITING BOX 



when customers have confidence in the one furnishing 

 them poulti'v, this is not necessary. 



In exporting chiclois for England, according to 

 the advice of A. S. Baker, an English expert, select those 

 weighing from five and one-half to six pounds each. 

 They should have the head left on, a fringe of feathers 

 left around the head, and the tail and wing feathers 

 should be left on. They should be picked dry, never 

 drawn, and starved for twenty-four hours before killing. 

 They should be packed in boxes holding one dozen 



