The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-02

and kept IN cool place.
But there is still something else. Ifyou
place eggs under hen those from hens
that are not with males will often be near
ly fresh when the chicks come out of the
fertile eggs. One of the best evidences
that an egg is fertile (that is, it contains
the germs of chick is to find it rotten.
Eggs that contain no germ Ofchicks have
been found to endure a temperature of
over 100 degrees for the three weeks in
an incubator, and yet be nearly fresh at
the end of that time. Hence, infertile eggs
will keep three times as long as will those
that are fertile. You must then, should
you buy eggs, induce your neighbors to
sell their roosters, for your success will
be matter dependent upon the presence
of the males in the flock.
1t can be seen at glance that while
you may discard males from your own
flock, and succeed with eggs from your
own hens that you will not be able to reg
ulate the number ofmales in other yards,
and if you buy on the general market you
willnotkno from whatsource they came,
nor can you separate the fertile from the
infertile, as the most expert pOultryman
livi-g has not yet acquired the knowl-
edge necessary to enable him to distin-
guish fertile from an intertile egg un-
til it has first been placed under a sitting
hen or in an Incubator, which method is
too slow for one in business.
There is no necessity for resorting to
any processes. or of using packing ma
terial. The first requisite is strictly fresh
eggs. The second that they are from
hens that are not in company with males.
The next is to keep them in a cool place,
not over 70 degrees, nor under 40 degrees
and the nearer 40 degrees the better
Then they must be turned half over twice
a week, or oftener if possible. Simply lay
them on rack, no egg touching anoth-
er. No packing material is required, no
salt, no lime; no chemicals, no liquids.
Any kind of egg rack will answer or any
contrivance that will assist you to turn
large number of eggs at once, but be
sure that every egg is turned Do not
miss single one. That is the whole Sc
cret of preserving eggs in a nutshell, and
it is surer and better than any other pro-
cess, but it means work, and the work
must be done carefully and promptly.
Do you know (or have you ever heard
of a merchant or packer who has sue
ceeded i'll huying eggs and preserving
them at profit? have not, and do not
think it possible as | started. The most
important requisite is to secure eggs from
hens not with males. fertile egg is sell
dom preserved for three months, and ifso
it does not have a ''fresh" appearance,
either on the shell or when broken An
infertile egg can be placed on a shelf, in a
cool place, and if turned twice. week, can
be kept nine months. Six months is long
enough. have often taken infertie eggs
from an Incubator, after being only sub
jected to heat of 1O3 degrees Tor two
weeks or more, and found them us perfect
when broken into a saucer as one just
from the nest. If such eggs will stand so
high temperature for that period it is
plain that they will keep easily at so de-
grees for a long period
would suggest that those interested
try few experiments. Put dozen eggs
on a shelf. or other suitable place, from
hens mated with males. Do thesame with
a dozen from hens not with males. Keep
the boxes in a cool place, and turn the
eggs twice week. On the first day of
each month break an egg from each box.
A g thoro will ho- an otrO for oaoh month