The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-09-16

come next, II not fully equal. To these
eggs there lie always large yolk, which
comprises the main strength and body
nf the egg as an article of diet, and they
nave two whites. Outside appearance
are often deceving. The Bramha egg
appears much larger on the surface be-
side the Leghorn, and even the Span
ish, but the shells are thick and sub.
stantlal, whereas, the other Is thin and
slight. Open the two aide by side, and
you will find the most meat In the
Spanieh egg, which Is chalky white
| The Brahma's often look like bad eggs
when perfectly fresh. but there Is one
guide to go by, In detecting good from
bad eggs, which Is unerring. and that
is from clearness of the shell. The In.
side lining of all fresh eggs Ia delicate
sea-shell pink, which can be detected
without breaking the shell. Take an
egg in the left hand, between the
thumb and fore-hngers, and hold 1t
against strong sun or candle light
making funnel of your right hand
the other end of which you place on
tho egg and at the upper one eye, If
the egg be fresh, 1t will be clear and
transparent, with the rosy light strain
ing through the white, while the yelk
will float, Il dark body in the center 1t
is difficult to see through a stale egg,
even though it be translucent the rosy
tinge will be absent. City marketmen
call all eggs good that will candle, but
[ have known eggs to candle and to all
appearance be fresh eggs that had been
set OH four weeks.
Another ready way to detect a good
rgg Is by the weight. Drop good egg
INTO a Gasin of water and 1t will imme-
diately sink, while a bad one would
doat; but for all that it may have
chicken In it. The only safe method
without breaking them, is to candle
them. A Brahma egg Is difficult to
candle on account of the thickness of
the shell. The light must be strong,
and the eye accustomed to the business.
When one Is daily gathering from
their small flock of Leghorns three and
TOUR dozens of eggs per day, for period
of eight or nine months in succession,
the proceeds from the larger and more
expensive Brahmas seem rather small
u comparison; still the universal Brah.
IA will have friends. They are too
sluggish and lazy TO scratch, and be
lieve are really so indolent that they
would prefer to sturve rather than
cratch for a living, whereas the
European classes are inveterate scratch
ers and forsgers. The Brahmas will
not get over four.foot rail fence, |
whereas the Leghorns, Spanish, Dom.
lniques and Hamburgs are not dashed |
t a six foot fence. Even the song of
he Brahma is doleful and INDECENT |
nonotonous succession of forced sounds |
from the throat, that seems TO the list |
sners like misery to utter, when COM
Jared with the joyful volubilty Of the
'usy little Leghorn. do not wish to |
traduce the Brahma and exalt the Leg |
orn, but there are the same differenc es
between the two in comparison as there
re between the industrious working
loney-bee, and the heavy, numbering
dmble-bee, with his breezy wings aud
uzzy call. AS far as a full.grown
i'rahma cock is concerned. deliver me
from the admiration of flock where
he stands at the head for as far as
twkwardness is called into question,
, half-grown, diversified schoolboy can
Dear no comparison. Brahmas are
popular with the majority, and let
those like them who can-I caunot,-
1 Country Gent.