Show farm women like chicken ch ic ken parties perfect system of marketing kar dressed poultry P 0 aultry with very little delay prepared by the united states att department of agriculture form farm women belonging to a home demonstration club in anson county N 0 with the help of the homo home demonstration on agent according to a report received by the united states department of agriculture have developed a I 1 system of marketing their poul poultry try in an 0 way enabling them to place their dressed chickens on sale bale with the least possible delay and to realize immediate profits plan of organization the marketing was organized first by securing a list of every woman in the county having liens hens for sale said and the number available net a meeting was held field in each community represented on the list at which the members interested were instructed in dressing packing making out bills and other selling details each community was given a special time for its shipment to wadesboro tho the county market wednesday of each week was wag set aside as dressing duy day and Thu thursday raday us its packing day the hens were brought to a central point usually a club members house or the schoolhouse and everybody helped with the work of killing picking and after the hens hena had been cooled overnight packing in barrels if no as frequently happened the extension agent received telegrams calling for an increased number of chickens tho the local lender leader in some community farther down the lie schedule wits was notched to have her club members get their supply ready people enjoy themselves people hod had a good time nt fit these community lion lien parties the hus bus and often the whole family came and helped the value of receiving a chock check for all ones poultry at one time thae was waa greatly appreciated orders from individual housewives and from grocery stores hotels and tea rooms were also filled by parcel post through selling dressed chickens orders were also secured for other bro products ducts including turkeys fig preserves pickles and butter |