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POULTBY FATTENING. 



trough, the weight is moved along untU quite full. It 

 is necessary that they should be packed firmly and 

 tightly together in this way. Next a loose board, 4 

 inches wide and the length of the trough, is laid upon 

 the backs of the fowls, just behind the wings. Upon 

 this are placed three or four heavy glazed bricks, or 

 weights (56 lb. for preference), and the fowls are 

 allowed to remain in this trough for several hours — in 



Shaped Sussex Fowl (breast upwards). 



fact, until they are quite cold and set. When taken 

 out they have the shape and appearance desirable for 

 marketing purposes. What this appearance is can be 

 seen by the accompanying illustrations (Pigs. 14 and 

 15), and we hope to see this plan adopted in all parts of 

 the country. In these matters it is desirable to know 

 the market demands where produce is to be marketed, 

 for " the eye is the inlet to the pocket " as well as to 



