Show Poultry Shipping Rules Effective Jan 1 1929 Revision of ot express regulations rei relative rein rela athe a- a the tive to shipping coops for poultry willbe will willbe willbe be made effective on Januar January 1 1 l 1029 2 There These new regulations provide that shipping coops must be large enough prevent overcrowding and top of ot etch coop must be covered by slats nut not more nore than one inch apart or by wire screen containing meshes not to exceed on Inch In size Charges will vill bu bl based upon the gross weight of coop and contests at the tine time of ot ship ship- meat ment ent Any coop which with its contests contests' con con- tests tests' exceeds pounds in weight l not be be accepted It was proposed that these regulations regula regula- would be made ronde effective at once but ut through th the efforts of Harrison F. F Jones secretary National Poultry Butter and Egg association the thc express express ex ex- ex- ex press company was urged to withhold the he new classification In order that shippers might have time to become conversant with the rules before they were made effective Considerable loss has been experienced expert expert- In the past through the tIle crushIng crushing crush- crush Ing ng of ot heads of ot birds This will viiI be prevented In the new coops coop With the slats of ot the tops closer together |