Successful poultry keeping : a text book for the beginner and for all persons interested in better poultry and more of it--contains the "secrets of success" both for pleasure and profit--new and valuable information on all branches of the poultry business . utchers orwrapping paper, on the other hand, hastens deterioration. Twolayers of fowls are put in a box, six facing one end and six theother. The regulation box for broilers is made of i inch lumber,and is 16 by 16 by 4 inches, inside measure. This will hold adozen birds. Care should be taken to assort each lot so that thebroilers put into
Successful poultry keeping : a text book for the beginner and for all persons interested in better poultry and more of it--contains the "secrets of success" both for pleasure and profit--new and valuable information on all branches of the poultry business . utchers orwrapping paper, on the other hand, hastens deterioration. Twolayers of fowls are put in a box, six facing one end and six theother. The regulation box for broilers is made of i inch lumber,and is 16 by 16 by 4 inches, inside measure. This will hold adozen birds. Care should be taken to assort each lot so that thebroilers put into each individual box are nearly uniform in size,color and weight. Lots should range from to IS pounds perdozen, or 19 to 22 pounds, or 23 to 26 pounds. These averageranges of weights follow naturally as the season advances. Thelargest broiler dealer in the West says: Boxes should be paperlined, at least, and each broiler should be wrapped in paper ifthe shipper wants appearance to count in the disposition of hisstock. Buyers like to see broilers packed breast up. All cullsand off stock should be packed separately and so marked. For roasting chickens the inside measurements of the boxis 18 by 8 by 30 inches. This will hold twenty-four roasters, in. DRESSING FOWLS IN A LARGE CHICAGO ESTABLISHMENT The men work at tables and each dresses his own fowl. They stripthe bodies first, then the legs, and then the neck. Machines do not workwell on scalded poultry. These men are members of a union, and makegood pay. two layers. Uniformity in size, color and weights of roasterspacked in each box is absolutely necessary for attainment of thebest results. A good three-layer box is 24 by IS by 12 inches,but the two-layer package is most favored by the trade. For adult fowls the standard box is 20 by IS by 12 inches. 160 MARKET POULTRY AND EGGS This will hold 24 birds. For turkeys the standard box is 26 by 24by 15 inches. This will hold twelve young toms, or six youngtoms and eight hens, or s
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