140 POULTBY FATTENING. 



Cork : (1) Chickens not shaped, but aie plucked, 

 though some feathers are left on sides and tail ; (2) 

 January to June best season ; (3) For general sale 

 the birds are marketed as they come off the farm or 

 •run, not fatted. 



Leeds : (1) The trade varies here. Birds must be 

 killed by cutting the throat or bled in any other 

 manner, and either simply plucked and clean picked, 

 or shaped ; (2) Chief demand from March onwards ; 

 (3) Fatted fowls are preferred if reasonable in price. 



Leicester : (1) Chickens should be simply killed and 

 plucked ; (2) March to July best season ; (3) Fatted 

 fowls only in limited demand. 



J\lanchester : (1) Young fowls are preferred, Surrey 

 yhaped for best trade, and command good prices ; (2) 

 March to August chief season, the high prices of 

 " Surrey " chickens from No-\'ember to February 

 limiting demand; (3) Fatted fowls preferred. 



Newcastle-on-Tyne : (1) Fowls are marketed 

 killed, and roughly plucked ; (2) Sell best when 

 game is not in season ; (3) Fatted fowls scarcely 

 known. 



Norwich : (1) On this market all fowls must be 

 nicely plucked, but are not shaped ; (2) A few early 

 spring chickens are sold in April, May, and June, but 

 most demand in the late autumn, after veal and lamb 

 season is over, and aU through the winter ; (3) 

 Although a great number of fowls are killed with- 

 out any preparation, well-fatted fowls are certainly 

 preferred. 



We do not give the aliove in order to discourage 

 attempts at improvement, Ijut to show what is the 



