388 THE BEGINNER IN POULTRY 



as the size will bear. The latest New York information 

 sheet at the time of writing says : " Use either barrels, 

 or cases holding about 200 pounds. The latter are best 

 for turkeys and geese." In dry packing, the birds are 

 stowed in very snugly, breasts down, and legs out 

 straight, the package being a little overfull, so that 

 the cover will press down on the contents. 



I notice that Cornell is approving and manufacturing 

 a smaller package, to hold two dozen fowls. Dr. Pen- 

 nington, the government representative, favors this type. 

 The shipper who learns all he can, from e-oery source, 

 will be the one most likely to win out. 



Careful addressing, plain and neat marking, naming 

 of contents, gross weight and tare, and the shipping 

 mark of the shipper or his name all tend toward satis- 

 factory business. Express receipts should be taken and 

 forwarded, with full invoice of shipment, by mail. In 

 forwarding by express, a letter of advice should be put 

 in one package, and marked " bill " on outside. This 

 double care insures that the firm shall get the advices 

 straight, in case anything befalls one of the duplicates. 



I asked a commission merchant, of wide experience, 

 where most shippers of eggs failed. He said, " In the 

 matter of packing and packages," mentioning the use 

 of orange boxes as one of the bad habits of the small 

 shipper. Having seen shipments go from the farm end 

 of the line, I knew how the economical farm mind looked 

 upon the orange box with fillers, a,s "just as good" as 

 the more expensive crate. In fact, a rather large ship- 

 per had recently told me that he used such packages, 

 cutting the boxes in two parts, if a half case were needed. 

 I knew, too, how often the farm shippers complained 



