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Show Care of Goose Feathers. I take great care in killing not to illow the feathers to become bloody jr otherwise soiled. The geese are picked in a closed room out of all Irafts, the feathers placed In deep boxes or barrels, says a writer In an sxchange. Later they are place In thin sacks and hung out In the air for i number of days. In case the geese ire scalded the feathers are spread ut on a sheet or a blanket In an upstairs up-stairs room, over a register If possible, pos-sible, until dry. They will dry surprisingly sur-prisingly quick, and if stirred occasionally occa-sionally while drying will be as light md fluffy as though they never were wet Wing, tail and other coarse leathers are discarded as plucked. 1 find ready sale for my feathers around home at 50 to 60 cents a pound. |