. Boone County Recorder . DRESS FOWLS FOR SHIPPING Poultry for Market Should Be Kept Off Feed for Twenty-four Hours Previous to Slaughter. (By W. M. After the fowls have been dressedand are thoroughly cooled, they willbe ready for packing. Poultry dressedfor market should be kept off feed atleast 24 hours previous to slaughter,and should not be drawn before it ispacked for shipment. The action ofthe air on the inside of the fowl will RETAIN THE SOIL MOISTURE. Broiling Chickens Packed Breast Up. cause it to spoil, and make it impos-sible to keep in good condition. Usea flat box, in wh
. Boone County Recorder . DRESS FOWLS FOR SHIPPING Poultry for Market Should Be Kept Off Feed for Twenty-four Hours Previous to Slaughter. (By W. M. After the fowls have been dressedand are thoroughly cooled, they willbe ready for packing. Poultry dressedfor market should be kept off feed atleast 24 hours previous to slaughter,and should not be drawn before it ispacked for shipment. The action ofthe air on the inside of the fowl will RETAIN THE SOIL MOISTURE. Broiling Chickens Packed Breast Up. cause it to spoil, and make it impos-sible to keep in good condition. Usea flat box, in which two layers ofpoultry can be packed. Wrap thehead of each bird in paper, so thatany blood which may be left in thehead will not come in contact withthe body of the fowl and soil it. Insome cases the whole bird is wrappedin wax paper. Start a layer in the bottom of the?box; take each bird separately aud (fold the head to one side, and placeSt in the box with the head up. Con-tinue in this way until the bottomlayer is filled. Put in the upper layerthe 6ame way, except that the headIs in the middle and the side of thebreast is up. It 1b a good plan to establish a per-manent trade with some , meat dealer or large hotel, tosupply them with poultry. This willInsure a better price than whenshipped only occasionally. Poultry should be eent so as to beon the road the least possible cases, when shipped, should beplainly marked for whom and fr
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