Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-15
Producing Dressed Fowls and eqqs.

/ business on a market basis. Not one
half Of those who are in the fancy
poultry business eel enough stock ana
eggs t. pay the expenses of their
| plant Many Of these could make
profit if they fully understood the mar
ket end Of the business. by producing
fresh-laid eggs and high grade poul-
/ TIN for their rich neighbors to eat.
For this reason. it IL due the poultry
| interest that our many exhibitors pay
| attention to having display Of high
| class market poultry and eggs. SO that
| people may he instructed as to what IL
| good quality. and how to produce and
/ pr, sent il for sale in a manner that is
/ attractive II IL but little under stood
/ how much il lost by producers in poor
presentation OF their stock.
HOW TO SELECT Ecclesiastical
4 rgas lrc often worth double the price
| Of mixed eggs. \ case Of all white
! eggs Of about equal size is often worth
more in New York than tWo cases Mn
uneven mixed When they run uneven
/ in size and mixed in color they cannot
/ be sold u the high-class trade, who
4 always clamur for the best These
same eggs. when carefully selected.
assorted ana packed i'm the grades To-
which they belong, bring a much bet
ter average price-the high grad"
Whit all in one lot, the high-gradr
/ brown all to themselves. Large ami
small. light ana dark eggs present 4
bad-luoking face when uncovered flr
/ sale, Good appearance in eggs is good
many cents to their advantage oncvery
/ dozen
Soiled eggs mixed with selected ones
are much to the disadvantage of In"
selected eggs, for this takes from them
The very appearance of their freshness.
/ Far better t. put the soiled eggs with
the mixed grade rather than 70 cut the
| general average Of the better grade
with their presence. Nice. clean eggs.
all of one size and color hold the
highest position in the New York city
market. where the white eggs are pr,-
| ferred.
WASHED EGGS.-The proper
cleansing Of soiIed eggs is 4 difficult
task. If washed all over. the glossy
! freshness is destroyed. If partly
washed. a shaded cast covers tn"
whole egg. and this alone makes tn"
I eCg look stale. The best possible rf-
| fort will not always remove the Soiltd
IcouG..ion: SO. hy all means. see = il
/ that lll nest-boxes ana laying places
are perfectly clean, that the egg cam
/ not become soiiad. But when th' eggs
ara -oiIrd. clean each Jur separately,
M carefully as possible. often q ht-
/ tie scrapirg with the blade Of knife,
/ or n piece Of Very fine sandpapcr used
4 with care. viii obliterate all signs m
\ tile ART, leaving far less INJURY l'
looks than would washing.
! Some remove small spots and blood
stains with clean cloth drawn tight
! III over their forefnger ana moislened
with alcohol Others use the sam"
method. but use warm water in place
1 NJ alcohol: While in extreme cases
( toothbrush ana soap can be used with
warm water, holding the egg i'm
/ cloth so that only the soiled portion ~
| the egg Will come in contact with th-
cleaning process. Every soiled egg
/ should be cleaned rs soon rs gathered.
\ 20 as tn prevent the shell frJm absorb
I ing thu stain.
! FAIL FEEDGNG.-FoWls that are
| fed strongly during the late summer
Hand early fam on good Wholesome
! fcod wjn begin III shed their feathers ~
much the earlier. ana by SO doing their
nruul- is finished ana they are ready
/ to begin to lay before thp winter
months Fowls thus treated begin the
! winter strong and well and fully
equipped for IL good seasons work,
while the hens that struggle along to
grow q coat If new feathers and Keep
/ fIa,,..1,.ac nm what tI.y- may nick nm