190 PROFITABLE POULTRY PRODUCTION 



hand coops are furnished at the shipper's expense. 

 The principal market days are from Monday to 

 Thursday inclusive. There is seldom much trade 

 on Friday or Saturday. 



Shipments of live poultry are seldom made dur- 

 ing cold weather. They do not pay well then be- 

 cause they compete with dressed fowls. April to 

 October is the usual season. Live poultry should 

 pay as well as dressed, especially if the shipper has 

 little or no skill in dressing. 



MARKING AND SHIPPING 



For the best results the cover of every pack- 

 age should be plainly and neatly marked with the 

 gross weight and tare, or number of dozens, pairs, 

 or pieces of and the kind of contents, whether broil- 

 ers, roasters, ducks, etc. The name, initials, or 

 shipping mark of the shipper and the address of 

 the firm to which the packages are sent should also 

 appear. Where large lines of goods are shipped, 

 simpler marks may be used by agreement. The 

 shipper should always get receipts from the trans- 

 portation company, and send immediately full ad- 

 vices by mail, with correct invoice of shipment. 

 When poultry and game are forwarded by express, 

 put a letter of advice in one of the packages, and 

 mark plainly on the outside, " Bill," advising by 

 mail also. Nothing is so vexatious to a commis- 

 sion house as the receipt of consignments not prop- 

 erly marked and advised. Every shipper who 

 designs to make a business of forwarding good 

 articles should have a brand or mark of his own. 

 Thus he may establish a reputation for his goods. 

 Perishable articles should be shipped so as to arrive 

 not later than Friday morning. 



