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unfavorable temperatures during transportation, receive an impetus 
toward decay that can not be overcome by subsequent irreproachable 
treatment on tlie market. It is a comparatively simple matter to 
prevent decay: it is. at the present time, impossible to stop it by tlie 
use of low temperatures once a foothold has been gained. Imperfect 
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work by the carrier nullifies to a certain extent the work of the ship- 
per aud the wholesaler or retailer handling the goods on the market. 
The temperatures indicated by this investigation to be most desirable 
for the transportation of dressed poultry are considerably lower than 
those generally accepte as satisfactory. They are, however, quite in 
