Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-04-22
NO. XXI.
Eggs and Poultry.

II The New York Day Book in q recent issue,
gives the following interesting facts concerning
eggs and poultry:
The poultry value Of the o. States at this mo-
ment is not far from $56, 900, 600. The poultry
kept in the State of New York alone is probably
about So, 100000; the city of New York expends
Io less than $4,000, 900 per year for eggs.
every individual in this city alcne would aD-
stain from the use of eggs directly and Indirect
" for the space of one year, aud those eggs were
at once pnt under hens and hatched, not TAR
from, $38,000,00O would be added to the
poultry value of those localities which send
eggs to this vast city. Think Of that ye gour-
mands when you ask for rich pastry and cake.
If you who merely visit, and you who reside
in the city of New York. order the eggs You
consume to be placed in the Matching condition,
this great addition to the wealth OF the country
would result. ~
One egg dealer in Philadelphia, sends ioo
barrels of eggs daily to the New York MARKET
The sales in and about Quincy market, 3oston.
and by the merchants throughout the city, ln
1s4S, were over 81, 100000 The consumption
of eggs in Paris is equal to 40 per year to each
individual. but in New York the average Is O.
bout 10 to each person. At this rate OF con-
sumption it would take 173,000,000 OF eggs TO
supply the city of London for single year.
We. have alluded to the great poulterer OF
Paris. NJ. de Sord, in late number OF this
journal. His yards furnish about 400 dozen
eggs per week. His hens are never allowed TO
set: the eggs are Matched by steam, and every
morning q swarm of chickens is ushered into
the world Of the vast feathered tribes on his
premises. The Chinese are prosecuting TINS
Matching by steam or artificial heat, at Shang-
hal. The process they adopt is very simple but
efficacious, and the heat employed is rarely over
s3 deg. At the principal establishment the pro-
to the work of an English
man. Mr.. Sirr-affirms that be frequently hatch
es g. 600 eggs per day. For some reason tins ar
tiicial egg Matching has never succeeded IN TINS
country or in Egland.
Egg testing is an important branch OF egg
producing, and the duty the dealer owes to the
public should make him an adept IN distinguish
ing good egg from a poor one. There is mo-
difficulty in discovering good or poor eggs
Take them into moderately dark room ana
hold them between the and lighted candle.
If the egg be good the light will shine
through with reddish glow, if otherwise, the
color will be opaque or dark, Picked eggs are
excellent eating; they are prepared by first DOLL
no hard. and ther divested of their shells, plac.
ID in earthen jars, and scalded vinegar poured
,pon them, seasoned with whole pepper, ailspice
Ind cloves. When the pickle is cold, the jars
IRE closed, and the eggs are in capital eating or-
Ter in month after, and will keep for year
,r more. The farm house epicures bold this
lish in high esteem. The egg comes into mar +
Iet in another shape also, in England at this
moment. It is called condensed egg." 1t con-
lists of the entire substance of the egg very
lelicately and finely granulated by patent pro-
,ess after the watery property which the egg
contains, has been completely exhausted and
withdrawn without any change in its remaining
character. All the nutrition of the egg is re-
aimed, and in this state it is very valuable to
,hip owners, emigrants and others. A single
,nnce of this preparation is equal to three eggs.
The Chemistry of Common Life, by Professor.
Johnson, gives an analysis of the composition OF
The egg. Hence we learn that the carbonate OF
lime Of the shell is one-tenth of its weight, the
white six-tenths, and the yolk three-tenths.-
The egg loses three-fourths Of it's weight oy
the evaporation of its watery particles. That
this department of rural economy is capable OF
extension far beyond its present limits, and may
be exerted to wide and profitable range, In
,reasing wealth without any appreciable cost is
,elf evident and whether conducted on large
Or small scale, the profits are considerable, and
The risk and trouble comparatively small.