Incomplete blood removal harms market poultry quality
An Agriculture Department note warns most unsightly market poultry results from incomplete blood removal. It details prekill preparation, bleeding methods, and the dangers of miscut veins, braining, and improper neck handling lowering flesh firmness and shelf life.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Biddy
New York
Knife of Steel for Killing Poultry
U S Department of Agriculture specialists warn common poultry bleeding knives are insanitary and ill suited. They urge a small, narrow, one piece knife from an eight inch flat file with a two inch chick blade or two and half inch turkey blade, curved from the back, and a five inch handle for a light, controlled cut.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Value of Market Reports in Meat and Livestock Trade
Department of Agriculture officials say the meat and livestock market reports aim to boost production and shorten the producer consumer gap. They warn unwarranted profit margins reduce consumption and disturb values in the trade.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Markets
Department of Agriculture
Poultry Notes Highlights Chicks Death Causes and Care
Far more chicks die from chilling than any other cause. Spare feeding the first weeks would save losses. Air slaked lime sprinkled around houses is a good disinfectant. The colony house keeps the flock away from main buildings. Adequate grit reduces digestive troubles. If range dries up provide green food to keep egg production profitable. Prevention of disease is safer and cheaper than cure.
Married to Prudence Wins over Jasper in Family Plot
Hephzibah Sebring steers Professor Jasper Carleton toward marriage with Prudence Winters to salvage his household. Jasper's reluctant optimism grows after two visits to Prudence, but a surprise engagement unfolds as a young woman arrives claiming Jasper will wed her next.
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Jasper
Carleton
Hephzibah
Martha
Prudence Winters
Professor Winters
Prudence
Fisber Hephzibah
Prudence Winter
Jazz
Aunt Prue
Weatera
Unio
Silk Industry of India and related notes
Essay on Silk production in India noting vast labor, caterpillars, and mulberry trees. Mentions Chinese and Japanese silk, parasitic pests, and Hindu preferences. Includes unrelated ad copy about eye balsam and a humorous folk quote about bol shivers and fires.
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Tosa
China
Japan
India
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