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Packages. — Many poultrymen are rather careless about the 

 appearance of their packages, and pay no attention to them, any 

 more than to see that they are securely packed. This is an error 

 in judgment. Not only will the crates come under the observa- 

 tion of the consignee and his customers, if shipped to a wholesale 



(Courtesy V. S. Dep'i Agriculture) 

 Fig. 6l. — Dressed poultry packed in cartons. 



firm, but they will also be noted by many persons at the express 

 depots and while in transit. This fact is especially true of crates 

 of live fowls; there seems to be a sort of fascination about them 

 for most people, who will go out of their way sometimes to in- 

 spect the tags, and note the name of the sender and to whom 

 they are being shipped. 



