Telegram-herald., 1889-08-12
HOW TO BUY HENS EGGS.
Two Kinds Of Fowls That Lay the Besi
Ones-Seliing 10y weight.

Onos-Sclting 10y weight
There is a real delicscy In the Gavor Of
new laid eyg that but few city people know
anything about. A hens egg is referred 10.
When tho egg is more than twenty-tOur
hours old this dellcacy is gone. About tho
u.arkets il is impossible 70 get eggs 50 fresh
as this Usually they are collected 10y specu-
lators who drive through coun1ry towns.
gathering them UP and paying Is low a rate
a dozen Is possible Then they are packed
and shipped 10 mi1dlemen. or commission
merchants about tie markets, - that they
have been out OF the nests several days be-
fore they are eaten.
There are some simple facts about eggs
that 90 consumers are very slow IA taking
advantage OF. II they had the commonest
sort Of knowledge on the subject. they
could often buy to much better advantage
than they do. There are hens and hens
Some lay large, heavy eggs, full Of nutri-
mcnt, and others lay little tain, pointed egg.
with almost 10 "mcat" IN them. IL IS a case
where blood counts
For long time farmers were prejudicec
against " Lat was called fancy stock" but,
through curiosity or a desire 20 improve their
strains Of egg layers, they al last experiments
81 with some Leghorus. or light brahmas, or
some other variety, with the result, usually.
that the common baTnyard birds were tn
proved b. the Introduction OF thoroughbred
blood
In Only few cases did the farmers put
forth intelligent effort IA this matter. Curi-
ously enough, they were salsasl 70 buy u
few eggs al fancy prices, set them, raise TIE
chickens, and, as soon Is they were large
enough. turn these chickens IN with tho com
mon fowl to take care OF themselves. Z 10
next season they set the eggs Q: the thorough
bred fowls expecting - get thoroughbred
chickens, but instead they got hybrids. half
barry ard and hall Lec8crn. Many different
varieties OF pigeons wl4 select their own KIND
IA mating, but this IS rot tho case with pOll-
try. Though the result was Disappointing. il
was nevertheless. beneficial, and IN the ioa Ia
f T. almost any baruYard ia the country oue
may now observe traces Il high bred bros
Ilo slze, feathers on the feet. general form O.
+ coicr-a8 ulay indicate tie presence Of Piym
+ outh EocE, Dralua. Cochin. LeShorn OF some
+ other suqr.or blood
A. IL srmcrs lud the public willing e
ect any q ecgs. wlthou. any discrirai
nation as sizo weight OF color. Trey may
I perhaps. De excused for not having cared
mucA waas Kind Of hens they kept Ties
only were Tie - r. il they did not keeT
. such birds 1s VOL - produce Tie largcs, MN
. ter ~ eggs
OF late, however, there have been signs q
4 q cultivation % taste ~ tais matter. hotel.
desire q lay before tbor guess large. ful
e-gs with high c0iorsd slolis. and FRESHNESS
O.. taste Is more important pa.nt tkan u
was cIcs. IL tie hot weather. when egg
ere usai very extensively ia crsaks. 80 is verJ
necessary thai toe eggs Piled 49, In dish q
tie counter Cr bar should ba attractive r. az
eye and absolutely fresh T. drop sp3i.es
e-- into n tanl1ler under tae clstoners vel
nose wa1ld certainly spcI lis appetite e..
prevent him f-ou cnJoyi1g the f9od supply
ia- drinks
lle iaT Cochin te1 LAYS ~ erz which -
dslmcv of color IS uusurrasssd The Ae
bcr Z q beautfu animal. And tae e9-
pila.l p Fn ln q W.re dish theT sr
rv exquisite Lu..r tura-fiy The Cochti
does ~. ''r.n o. esq. o. The Le1horn does
TIT IS is verr satl.- Glory os = table bird. 90
fhe reason ttaf erF at 7r7t - fsren q
es ~ erlarr cement n ttoe
paris are cot eaten. Elis tbs oUtsia
~ tae frame does r-r fliesel rt Ell Erstra
isT ve-T ueatv ervs en5 are god tara
f.Ts. trf tley ere 4ffle heavy - ra'si1l
ceErrs o1. 81 9 uDcragueTahle sefte-s Sra
Len -s been known - keeT . to5rzuo
~ar1 20 rlg~s fhs1 rnCrth
Iee m tte Other hs1d So irt'
fsr~t 1a1saers ar3 ~s~ csr be- in1gees p
~ tte nest ur fa rtleEels ere or
~ r SELLS Frrta Farzs aFe ftrft
Fl1-srs - Enc eFgs Ed -1sT art else 60
t-Ie BIRDS fsrfrl -fers and morhe-s 81,
tr ere Hr-f- 81 e.-.r-rr ~