Turkeys, ducks, and geese . enthe cold water method must be resorted to. Packing the Turkey. After the turkeys are thoroughly cooled they may bepacked for shipment. As a rule a lot of fine turkeys will MARKETING TURKEYS. 41 bring better prices if forwarded in boxes containing onedozen, but they must be selected and sorted so that eachbox will contain turkeys of the same grade. When mixedgrades are placed in the same box the price is almost alwaysdetermined by the poorer quality. The box should be of clean, bright lumber just largeenough to hold the turkeys, six in a row, two rows shoul
Turkeys, ducks, and geese . enthe cold water method must be resorted to. Packing the Turkey. After the turkeys are thoroughly cooled they may bepacked for shipment. As a rule a lot of fine turkeys will MARKETING TURKEYS. 41 bring better prices if forwarded in boxes containing onedozen, but they must be selected and sorted so that eachbox will contain turkeys of the same grade. When mixedgrades are placed in the same box the price is almost alwaysdetermined by the poorer quality. The box should be of clean, bright lumber just largeenough to hold the turkeys, six in a row, two rows should be lined with paper and any vacant spaces shouldbe stuffed with paper tightly enough so that the turkeyscannot shift about during the journey, but not so tight asto crush them out of shape so that they will appear as ifroughly handled when opened in the market. No ice shouldbe used in the packages and for short distance shipments noice will be needed. For longer shipments the stock shouldbe forwarded in refrigerator A Disagreement, EXHIBITING TURKEYS. The Simple Method of Preparing Turkeys to Win in the Show Room. By H. A. Nourse. Preparing turkeys for exhibition is a comparativelysimple matter. The various complicated methods whichare employed by some in getting their fowls in the bestcondition for the show rooms cannot be used with turkeys,for if an attempt is made to confine the turkey, or changeits regular course of living, it usually spends most of itstime trying to get out and worries so much that it losesflesh and attractiveness. The turkey is in the best possible condition when it isrunning with the rest of the flock and enjoying the goodhealth that outdoor life and good feeding usually give. Ifit could be placed in the show coop directly from the rangeand not be frightened by the array of visitors that pass be-fore the coop, or by the judge when he undertakes to ex-amine him, no additional attention would need to be givenit. Most turkeys, however, do not take
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