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Show Storage of Surplus Fowl Is Profitable PaisHry Held in Lccker Fcr SaSe at Price Peak To assure that poultry of various classifications is properly held in locker plants or freezers, it is advisable advis-able that the fowl be wrapped in water-proof, moisture-proof paper. Latest scientific methods call for enclosing the fowl in a strong mesh fabric, known as stockinet, which keeps the prepared locker paper tightly pressed around the chicken, thus eliminating all air pockets inside in-side the wrapping and preventing the paper from becoming loose at any time. Foultrymen and farmers with a surplus of poultry have found it . r - til I t ' ) profitable to place some of the birds, as well as game fowl, in storage for their own consumption as well as for sale to local markets when prices become higher. Considerable demand has been found for ducks, geese and turkeys as well as for chickens. During the past few years some poultry raisers have found an excellent ex-cellent market for smoked fowl and a most satisfactory market price. Only quality fowls should be so stored and handled, and then only when proper wrapping material is utilized and proper storage facilities are available. |