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Packing. 



For shipping, pack as closely as possible into close boxes or 

 barrels, nicely lined with white or manila paper ; do not use brown, 

 soiled, or printed paper. Have the package completely filled so as 

 to prevent the poultry from shifting about in transit ; do not use hay 

 or straw for packing, as it marks or stains the fowls and detracts 

 from their value. The above method can only be used when the 

 poultry is sent to market without being packed in ice, and when this 

 can be done with safety, either in refrigerator cars or for a short 

 distance in cold weather, it is by far the best. The greater part, 

 however, must be packed in ice. When necessary to do this, use 

 nice clean barrels. Cover the bottom with broken ice; then put in 

 a layer of poultry, then a layer of ice; continue thus till the barrel 

 is packed solid and full. Head the barrel tightly and mark its con- 

 tents plainly on the head, and never ship mixed lots of poultry in 

 *.he same package if it can be avoided. 



