. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. PREPARATION OF POULTRY PRODUCTS 321. Fig. 326. The side pack, - chickens grading poultry too high. There is more likely to be a loss, for the inferior birds packed with those of a better grade detract from the appearance of the lot and often reduce the price. In addition to grading each kind of poultry, the shipper should keep different kinds, though of like quality, sep- arate, and as far as practicable should have each package of birds uniform in size. It is much easier to do this now, when small packages are in vogue, than it was when
. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. PREPARATION OF POULTRY PRODUCTS 321. Fig. 326. The side pack, - chickens grading poultry too high. There is more likely to be a loss, for the inferior birds packed with those of a better grade detract from the appearance of the lot and often reduce the price. In addition to grading each kind of poultry, the shipper should keep different kinds, though of like quality, sep- arate, and as far as practicable should have each package of birds uniform in size. It is much easier to do this now, when small packages are in vogue, than it was when most poultry was packed in barrels and large boxes. Packing. Two methods of packing are used, — dry packing and ice packing, the former being employed when weather and distance permit, and the latter when there is danger of poultry spoiling in transit un- less iced. Dry-packed poultry is mostly shipped in boxes. For irregular and small shipments any clean second-hand box of convenient size may be used. For regular shipments of choice poultry it is better to use special boxes holding one or two dozen birds, and of dimensions to suit the sizes of the birds. For regular short-distance shipments (by express) of poultrygoingintoim- p,^, ^^^ g^^j^ „f packing fowls for export. (Pho- mediate consumption tograph from United States Bureau of Chemistry) rm L .. ^^ p. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Robinson, John H. (John Henry), 1863-1935. Boston ; New York : Ginn and Company
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