MARKET METHODS 



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Cold storage. When the poultry is to be frozen 

 artificially the cases may be filled full and placed 

 at once in the freezer. In this case it is well to 



construct the cases so 

 that a slat in the sides of 

 the box may be removed 

 and left off until the 

 stock is frozen solid. The 

 quicker the freezing the 



■ ij "/,-, 7 — ■ — . better. In the freezer the 



( ~ i ' " '"" - ^i ^ — • — a f cases should be separated 



"^"^ by slats to permit free 



DETAILS OF LATCH circulation of air around 

 them. Some packers get 

 excellent results by freezing poultry separately and 

 packing after. Some of the very finest frozen poul- 

 try is handled in this way at nearby points, and is 

 not packed at all 

 until ready for 

 market, when it 

 is packed in straw 

 and shipped for 

 immediate sale 

 before warm 

 weather. But 

 for large lots 

 which have to be 

 placed in storage 

 again upon ar- 

 rival in market, it 

 is best to pack in 

 cases before freez- 

 ing. 



While the prin- 



LATCH FOR DOOR OR GATE 



Oak handle. 8x2x1 Inches; latch, 5x1 

 x% inches; catch, 8x2x% inches. One- 

 inch hole in door for handle 3 inches 

 from edge of door. Hole %-inch in 

 . , r 11 „4.„_ handle for latch. Assemble parts and 

 Ciple of cold Stor- peg together. . _ _, 



