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over one layer of fowls, so that the others cannot touch, and so proceed 
until the box is full. Fill the box full. There must never be any shak- 
ing, or else the birds will become bruised, and loss will ensue. Many 
^ packers of extra poultry place paper over and under each layer before 
tilling in the straw. There is no doubt but that it pays. Nail the box 
tight ; mark the initials of the packer, the number of fowls and variety, 
and mark plainly the full name of the person or firm to whom it is con- 
signed, with street and number on the box. Thus the receiver will know 
at a glance what the box contains, and does not have to unpack to find 
out. These directions, if carefully carried out, might save a person 
many times the cost of this book, every year. 
