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Insurance of Poultry. 



[APRIL, 



1903 regarding the methods employed in the packing of foreign 

 butter intended for the British market, and the facilities for the 

 conveyance of this produce to its destination. Two inspectors 

 were afforded an opportunity of observing the arrangements for 

 the carriage of butter from the Continent to one of the principal 

 northern English ports, and of witnessing the actual unloading 

 of the produce. One steamer, which carried a large quantity 

 of Danish butter, was fitted with refrigerating apparatus, 

 and the butter, which was stowed in compartments at 

 40 0 Fahr., was packed in every instance in clean white 

 casks. The care exercised in handling the produce discharged 

 from the ships was a very noticeable feature. At Liverpool 

 and Manchester the inspectors were enabled to institute a 

 comparison between the receptacles used respectively for the 

 conveyance of Irish and foreign butter. The foreign casks 

 and boxes examined were constructed of well-seasoned white 

 wood, and had a neat and inviting appearance. The absence 

 of this neatness in the case of many packages of Irish butter 

 gave foreign produce a considerable advantage in commanding 

 a ready sale in the markets. Merchants in Manchester who 

 were consulted on this matter concurred in the view that the 

 uncleanly state of many packages of Irish butter on arrival at 

 their destination largely contributed towards a reduction in the 

 price of the article. 



The insurance of live stocK against accidental death, &c, 

 is now a common feature among co-operative associations upon 

 the Continent, although it has not yet made 

 ^Poultry °^ mucn progress in this country. Of late 

 years, however, the Utility Poultry Club 

 has adopted a scheme for insuring the poultry and the appli- 

 ances of members of the club, of which the following are the 

 main features : — 



The risks covered by this form of insurance embrace losses 



