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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1893
Page
7
A long fragmented 19th century letter mix covers social notes in Alamance and Edgecombe counties, charity and alliance sentiments, dairy and poultry trade, and packing tips for eggs and turkeys. It includes remarks on turkeys shipped to Boston, price guidance, and instructions to ship dressed poultry with feet on. along with a note on a Kane organ inquiry to Kinston.
Directions outline packing materials and stencil use for egg shipments. Details include crate counts and pricing, labeling requirements, and shipper instructions to Norfolk Philadelphia Boston New York. Also covers poultry receipts, egg and poultry market prices, and general handling guidance.
Instructions cover killing, drawing, and dressing poultry to avoid crop injury and souring. No scalding. pick while warm. remove head and some neck bone. draw intestines with small incision. keep gizzard and heart. Cold but not frozen packing. sort into No 1 and No 2 stock. use clean paper liners. boxes 100 to 200 pounds. backs up, legs straight, tight packing. avoid straw.
The notice dated December 9 1893 from Rauefux North Carolina instructs business agents to provide plain shipping directions with station line details unless it is a well known pre pay station and lists various price terms for chemicals and goods including yellow item and standard grades. It notes prices are subject to market fluctuations and references Philadelphia and Pomona patent items among others.
A dense trade notice listing groceries and farm supplies with prices and packing details. Includes box weights, canned goods, coffee, syrup, molasses, cheese, starch, pepper, seeds, and farm implements. Mentions Greensboro and Philadelphia shipping terms and packaging notes for two and a half bushel grain bags.
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