Show POINTS ON SAVING SORTING AND MARKETING FEATHERS There Is a Uniform Denza Demand c for This Product Which T Many T Waste aste Importance of Dry Picking 1 Cleaning Curing and Pack Pack- i ing It I lly Archie I K 15 Breeder Fancier F cor and Judge All chicken duck Al tuck goose and turkey feathers arc are salable If I properly saved and sorted Tho The pale sale of at feathers feather should bo be the source of considerable revenue In the course of ot a n year ear to ever every poultry poul poul- try keeper who rho kills kis any number of ot fowls All Al that Is needed Is a few pointers rs on tho the subject of saving and marketing them them The following tl figures ures arc are tho the quotations quota quota- tons of ot a feather dealer and show that It i pays pas to save savo feathers rae me list also gives Ives some Idea Idea of ot tho the dif car ferent grades Cents per pound Prime livo geese eese feathers feath tenth ers ers white 5 CO 60 co Q 5 62 62 Mixed gray geese feathera teath- teath s ers 03 43 3 CP 44 44 41 All Al sra gray 38 38 th gj 42 2 Old Ol geese accor according to Quality 20 20 40 0 Mixed Ix d geese and duck 35 37 Duck feathers white 4 42 42 1 u i Duck feathers mixed 3 32 32 Q 0 33 33 3 Old duck I according to Quality 15 is 9 i 35 35 5 Chicken dry r picked bod body prime 0 Os 05 06 OS Scalded 01 oi Q 02 White chicken bod body dl dry Picked ed 18 ig Z 19 White turkey bOIl body dr dry prime Go CO CO S iO 70 70 Turkey tall tal choice chol and clear ant SO O 0 32 Wing Ving from first two Joints joints 15 16 16 Wing tall taU and pointers 12 14 1 The above c quotations were for June The prices are sometimes higher at other seasons but seldom go lower Different Qualities t anti and Grades Grade Prime feathers arc those that are clean and dry dr The best Jo goose se plumage I Is worth from 60 GO to 62 cents a pound and as geese ma may be bo plucked twice a year ear their feathers can be bo made a source of ot considerable profit Old Ol geese feathers as listed above does dos not mean feathers leathers from tram old 01 geese but feathers which have been taken from old olt beds an and Pillows Plows washed or renovated renovated reno reno- and ant put on the tho market again If I feathers are washed before being shipped snipped the they bring from 20 to 50 per percent percent percent cent more than the tho prices quoted Green feathers are those that have ha not been dried after ater being plucked and those called caled must musty are the green feathers feath teath- ers which have stood for some time In handling turkey feathers cathers tho the bod body plumage should be kept separate and tho the long long wing feathers should be divided led tl from tho tIle rest and It does docs not take tako man many of them to make a a pound worth 30 3 to 3 32 cents Turkey wing feathers are also classed classet by themselves In shipping turkey feathers the practice practice tice Is to make bundles of at tho the tall tail tal plumage Pointers are arc stiff feathers from three to six or eight Inches long Dealers Deales make a reduction In the tho price If I tho the feathers are quilly that Is Is If Ir there are arc man many stiff ones among tho the body feathers Properly Saving the Feathers To save s e feathers proper properly the poultry raiser need only spend a minute or two extra each time ho lie dresses a 3 fowl Poultry Poultry Poultry Poul Poul- try dealers and feather buyers bUers alike alke declare de du- clare claro it Is foolish to scald chickens ens turkeys ducks or geese geee for picked dry poultry brings a better beter price Scalding ScaldinG tile the feathers removes remo es the animal oils from them and makes them comparatively worthless This Is shown b by the fact that while picked dry dr bo body feathers feath teath- ers NS from fowls bring IS 18 to 20 0 cents the tile fame rame feathers scalded arc are worth a cent centa centa a a pound For dr dry picking the best method Is to sever tho the Jugular vein and then thrust the the knife blade Into the brain The fowl dies almost Immediately yet et bleeds well The Tho feathers are loosened and ma may be plucked ed by handfuls with wih quick but gentle gente Jerks jerles Tho The feathers should be bc removed remo et while the flesh Is if still warm otherwise the they will 1 stick and ant tear the te skin skill It I Is a simple matter mater to provide barrels barrels barrels bar bar- and drop bod body feathers Into one and ant tall tail tal and arni stiff wing feathers leathers Into another Feathers sorted In this wa way bring much better prices There should bo le a receptacle for tor willIe white bod body teat feathers hers one ono for colored feathers one ono for the tho quills and so on In other words provide pro pro- Ide vide a pl ce for tor each grade of feathers fethers This will wil ill keep keel the feathers clean clean Tho The barrels or boxes should then be betaken betaken betaken taken Into another room and the tho feathers feathers feath feath- ers eis spread on the floor toor to a depth not exceeding three or tour four Inches This Tills room should be kept clean and the tile feathers stirred once oneo or twice ever every da hay day In a week these feathers arc are I In I proper shape to pack In bags and ant store away or ship to mark market ct If I the feathers feath feath- I ers are arc not handled hanlet In this manner an and andare andare are nrc packed Immediately after aUer picking tho the animal heat will make them damp and moldy mold and Willie while the they might bring some price It would not exceed half of ot what the good goOl feathers are worth Clean Clenn 1 Feather Sell Sel Ilc JI l. l Most lost of ot the feathers shipped to the cl city markets arrive Just as ns thc they were taken from the fowls but dealers leners sa say It I Is a mistake to handle handlo thom them thus when a little care would double their Nearl Nearly all al fowls are unclean when they arc dressed and If tho the feathers aro not washing b by tho the first handler the they are ac washed In the mar mar- The can wash feathera feathers feath teath- ers era In a n tub of lukewarm water not too hot for hot water removes remo the oil 01 clothing and rubbing them together as would bo be washed When clean they are aro put through a rinsing water later and dried The next step stop Is to spread thorn them on old blankets or paper where they will wil not blow awa away asay They Ther dry best In the sun and have ave a 3 sweeter smell In feather houses tho the plumage Is washed b by machinery dried as as- asfar S' S far as possible In iii centrifugal al wringers and placed In largo large receptacles made mado of ot wire screening Hot Rot air from a a. pipe or electric elec eloc- nc fan Is driven through these screens from above an and below which completes the tho drying process Goose duck and ant turkey feathers should bo be cared for tor In the same wn way as chicken feathers In all al cases white feathers arc are tho most valuable and being so much higher priced It Is Important Important Im Im- to keep them then separate How and When n to Ship If the tho feathers are to bo ho shipped to toI city ity I markets the I proper roper method Is to pack them in clean burlap sacks acks pressing press pre ing Ins them thorn firmly Quills Quis should be packed in boxes each kind lend separate If I quills aro are shipped lon long distances sacks nay may Ina bo ho used pro providing the they are aro good laid In them nes ones and the quills Qula urn are straight Quills Quis dumped Into bags without with with- out lut t regard to condition do to not bring the tho full tul market value See that each t ag or box Is IH marked with wih the gross weight tag and tare Your letter leter of ad- ad Ico of shipment should have havo full ful parI particular par par- I C U ha rs To secure the name of or a feather lealer 10 write an any commis commission lon merchant merchant leather eather dealers as a rule mako make a specialty of their business and handle bantle 10 other oIlier product One Chicago firm sends ends buyers buers all al over the tho country countr gathering gath sath- ring ering feathers from largo large poultry deal deal- urs rs The feather cather business Is 18 growing each cach year ear and still hundreds of thousands s o of pounds aro are being wasted waste In small quantities quan quan- titles In almost er e every poultry yard art lion how 10 Feathers Are ro Used Every Evel largo large city has several factories which do nothing but prepare feathers feather for lor Or household use Tall Tail Tal and wing feathers are arc used mostly In In making dusters peacock feathers and turkey feathers are arE made Into screens for fireplaces fireplaces fire tire places feather boas aro are made from white chicken t feathers athers curled with wih hot ho Irons and pillows are turned out b by bythe the thousands White chicken wing and tall tail tal feathers and white turkey feathers are curled or left lef straight dyed any color or Jr com combination bl na ton of ot colors desired desired and sold 01 to milliners Thousands Thousands Thousands Thou Thou- sands of or pounds of at feathers aro are glued Slued or wired on small email smal bases and made Into wings or Imitations of or wings and colored colored col col- col- col ored to resemble the tile brilliant plumage of ot the oriole or the som sombre re feathers o otho ot of the tho blackbird Whole birds aro are made from Crom chicken feathers because of the tho laws 1 prohibiting the killing of ot certain bi birds rd i. i Feathers FEathers are aro also ue used l for muffs fans tans and Tho The latter later Is made of the stiff ribs of at turkey feath- feath ers era For decorative purposes tile the de deina demand dt- dt de- de ina mand mant ml for peacock feathers Is 1 so o great grea that several farms have havo contracted for tor I months in advance for tor the salo sale of their ou output Few Fer T Ft farmers take Ch the Interest In poultry that they should This i In I a D great Krent Th The profits to be he derived trout from rom this branch of live livestock livestock l e stock tuel are arc excellent lent The farmer faner has hoa every el nd tn e over o the specialty poultry rulFer b he has ban the land IDOl usually the buildings nod and the this nr are be lie produce the greater r part of the feed feed Prof James Jame It Ii I. I hn ha prepared an nn lug article on Ihil this for next week |