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Show Properly Cooling Poultry. When dressed poultry is to bo shipped to tho cities in considerable quantities It is necessary to got the animal heat out of it before packing. Much complaint Is heard In tho largo markets on nccount of poultry spoiling spoil-ing In transit, due to ths animal heat not having been taken out before packing. pack-ing. The Ice has been put around the barrels in proper manner, but when the barrels aro opened some of tho fowls In the middle have heated to tho point of spoiling. The outside layers are cool enough, but the cold has been unable to penetrate the whole mass. The only way to prevent this state of things is to cool tho mlddlo of the mass to near tho freezing point before it Is shipped and indeed before it Is solidly packed. A little care In this regard will save a good deal ot monoy first and last. |