THE MARKETING OF POULTRY PRODUCTS. 25 
Thanksgiving and Christmas. Shipments of turkeys should 
be timed to reach the market several days in advance of these 
holidays. ‘Turkeys may be plucked perfectly clean, or feathers 
left upon the neck, rump, and first joint of the wings. 
GEESE. 
Hotels, particularly at summer resorts, are the greatest con- 
sumers of green geese. Prices are best through the summer 
and fall months, and the first green geese to reach the market 
usually sell at the highest figure of the year. Feathers are 
left upon the lower joint of the wings and a part of the neck. 
The wings should be tied tightly to the body with a strong cord. 
DUCKS. 
Throughout the summer and fall green ducks (ten to twelve 
weeks of age) are in great demand, and adult stock moves 
readily the entire year. As usual, the best prices are paid for 
-DUCKS — 
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Fig. 7. Boston and New York quotations. 
the first fresh stock offered for sale, quotations steadily declin- 
ing as greater supplies arrive. Feathers are left as on geese, 
but the wings are seldom tied. 
GUINEA FOWLS. 
Of late there has developed quite a demand, particularly in 
New York, for young Guinea fowls for broiling. There is a 
small but steady demand for adult birds also. Most of this 
stock is sent to market with all feathers left on, the killing 
being done by sticking in the same manner as with other 
poultry. What few pheasants reach the market are also sent 
unplucked. 
