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Marketing of Poultry. 



Questions. 



Shrewsbury 



v^nester. 



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Chickens : — 









1. Weights in most demand 



4-5 lb. 



3-3! lb- rough, 2j lb. 







dressed. 





2. If fatted 



Fed ordinarily. 



Not crammed. 





3. Colour of flesh preferred 



White. 



White, but quality is more 







considered. 





1 1 . 1 

 4. Season when prices highest . . . 



March and April. 



r eb. to Sept. 





5. Average prices 



3/6 to 5/6 couple. 



5/- to 6/- couple. 





r Tf , 1 i 1 1 1 



0. Li to be shaped, and how 



Trussed readv for oven. 



No. 





Ducks : — 







7. Weights in most demand 



Never weighed. 



3 lb. (dead). 





8. Season of demand 



June to Aug. ; Dec. 



May to Aug. 





9. Average prices 



5/- to 6/- couple. 



6/- to 7/- couple for the 





Geese : — 



best. 





10. Weights in most demand 



10-12 lb. 



8-10 lb. Not much demand. 





11. Season of demand 



Michaelmas and Christmas. 



Christmas. 





1 2. Average prices 



Sd. to gd. per lb. 



gd. to 10^. per lb. 





TUKKEYS : — 









13. Weights in most demand 



12-15 lb- 



10-14 lb- 





14. Season 



Nov. to March. 



Dec. to end Feb. 





15. If fatted 



Yes. 



Natural feeding. 





16. Average prices 



Hens bd. per lb., cocks 



1 /- per lb. 







gd. to icy/, per lb. 





Question. 



Glasgow. 



Aberdeen. 





Chickens : — 









1 . Weights in most demand 



2J-3 lb. 



al a x \h 





2. If fatted 



No. 



Yes. 





3. Colour of flesh preferred 



White. 



White. 





4. Season when prices highest ... 



April to June. 



End of Feb. to end of 









April. 





5. Average prices 



1/6 to 2/6. 



6d. to gd. 





6. If to be shaped, and how 



Breast broken, wings 



Not shaped by wholesale 







under back, legs bent 



people, but retailers shape 







under wings. 



to customers' tastes. 





Ducks : — 







7. Weights in most demand 



3-5 lb. 



4-8 lb. 





8. Season of demand 



June to Aug. 



Dec. to middle of Jan., 







ducklings May to Aug. 





9. Average prices 



2/- to 2/9. 



4d. to $d. per lb. 





Geese : — 









10. Weights in most demand 



8-15 lb. 



12-13 lb. 





11. Season of demand 



Michaelmas and Christmas. 



16 Dec. to 1 Jan. 





12. Average prices 



Sd. to lod. per lb. 



4d. to $d. per lb. 





Turkeys : — 









13. Weights in most demand 



12-15 lb- 



10-16 lb. 





14. Season ... 



Oct. to May. 



Dec. and Jan. 





15. If fatted 



No. 



Yes. 





16. Average prices 



1/- to 1/2 per lb. • 



Sd. to 1/- per lb. 





