Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-10

mas been superseded, writes a se,.,.
correspondent OF ST Lopis go
he would never come 10 the ems -, ~,
Ss.sSo.0oO dozens which tho M,sso,.,
farmers wives now bring 10 town IN
Twelve months. The average pr,ce maid
10 producers for eggs is about 10 cant
dozen. That was the rate IN wha,
are known as the months OF greatest
egg productlon-March, Apru ana 10
the ioth OF May. After that there was
Dfief period when prices ran as low
as cents. IL was the time OF the
highest percentage OF bad eggs. In
June ana July the life OF an egg han
aieF Is not happy one. II is the sea-
son OF nest hiding. Hens win he
seefetiye. June and July are months
IN which the egg-buyer would. IL he
could, gladly take a vacation and 20
70 Alaska. where the only egg known
Is the one frozen solid. In August the
harvest OF bad eggs is over. The quail
NY Is again restored TO normal. Prices
are now ii and u cents dozen 10
FARMERS wives. Aside from this brief
depreciation, prices Of eggs haven't
varied cents dozen the past season
which speaks exceedingly well for the
new methods. The surplus OF eggs OF
last April went into cold storage TO
await the demand next winter.
Gambling Is still the name Of the
process OF testing eggs. although the
candle has gone out OF date. In the
darkroom Of the poultry and egg house
hangs an electric light II is in a case
Hllh TWO bright eyes. The egg-testers
az on either side OF the. electric light.
they raise two eggs at time from
the cases In which they come from the
buyers. and hold them for moment
between the electric eyes ana the hui
man vision. The decision Is instant
The movement which follows is so
rapid that i Is hard 10 follow Exam
. lning TWO eggs AZ a time. the tester
must conclude a. once ID which OF nye
directions each esq shall 10. There are
three grades " understandable eggs
hut there are also two tubs 10 receive
eggs u \ fourth and NTH classification.
II an esg is sound and whole II may
bs a Western extra" a small aud
dirty OF a second nut there may
b. crack Ia the she'll The wear or
transportation means the cracking OF
4 great many esgs. TAe moment the
tester detects a crack his hand goes
Faass aHH ssF "A EfF
turn ct the wrist DO completes the
| fracture. empiiga the contents OF the
shell into the tub. and losses the shell
/ 10 the second tub Then there are the
bad egga They go into the other tub
as quick as tho tester can drop them.
The economies oi the business have
not yet developed use for q spoiled egg.
Shells o. the cracked eggs and bad
/ eggs are hauled away and thrown on
/ the ground They have some tertlliz-
lng value. but no; enough to pay for
the carriage The eEshouhe pays for
Tho removal aud disposition Of the bad
eggs.
Extras" hardly need explanation.
They are the large, clean and sound
sgEa. when Il Is stated that they are
Sorih i7ss cents 2 dozen. their superior
character is Indicated. The small
and dirty" speaks for itself Bot there
10 this to be said. tho small and dirty
must ba perfectly sound The size and
/ the 4Igt on the she'll make IL worth
only : cents TO ii cents a dozen. Then
come the seconds" which beiray signs
81 age. The seconds" Is an article OF
commerce at from TO 2 cents dozen
I, IA The Gag that Is only little on
ana passes very well where tastes are
no; too critical The extras so into
| new cases with perfect packing, IN
| them the dealer finds his profit
In The sedalia cEghouse there Is
man who has been Gambling" twelve
years. lie conies6es frankly that he Is
| All the time learning something new
about eggs as be turns the electric ray
ON them. and he admits that he has
gathered some additional experience IN
the detection Of rotten eggs the present
season. This man says that an aver
aKo two dozen Of eggs as they come to
the central depot from buyers at the
Missouri railroad stations vii classify
into one cracked, two rotten. six sec
onda. two small and dirty and thirteen
extras.
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