The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-29


j. r. Patterson, in American Agrlcui-
turist.
PRESERVING EGGS FOR WINTER:
The Rhode Island Experiment sta
ton has issued the second part OF the
fourteenth annual report. In the pour
try division it treats at length on
preservation of eggs, and gives the re-
suits of a large number of e-peri'
ments extending over long period.
1t ofttimes happens that 60 ID eggs
are on hand or easily and cheaply OBJ;
tainable, and In the interests Of neces-
sary economy the poultryman or
housekeeper desires to keep them for
several weeks or months before using:
Because of requests for some simple
and inexpensive way of accomplishing
this purpose, a number of experiments
were undertaken at this station TO
ascertain what methods of preserva-
ton of eggs can best be utilized to
economically and efectually hold the
surplus Of eggs, produced In spring..
for few months SO that they may be
used to advantage in the fall and early
winter to supplement the production
when eggs are scarce and costly. we
advise and Urge the use of the fresh
est of eggs for the household when
POSSIBLE, but our experiments prove
that good, clean eggs may be easily
and cheaply preserved for consider
able length of time when necessary.
In most methods Of preserving eggs II
! is desirabl to exclude or steriHze
the cir, which may act as conveyor
OF both germs and oxygen to the eggs.
Fresh, infertile eggs, even after sew
eral days subsection to the tempera'
ture of incubation, are found to nave
| changed but slightly, and may De USED
for culinary purposes. A fertile egg,
which has been incubated even TOT a
few hours. so that the chick embryo
has started to grow and has then by
a1y means died, soon decomposes un-
der ordinary conditions. Among nu-
nerous methods of preserving eggs
the following have been considered
worthy of experimental tests: ID
Water glass "a silicate OF soda). CD
dry table salt Chloride of sodium
4 90 Stacked lime and salt brine, (4)
vaseline. 60 dry wood ashes. go fine
ly ground gypsum (sulphate OF llme)
ca powdered sulphur. 90 birthstone
fumes and sulphur, (9) permanganate
of potash, (10) salicylic acid, and
I'D salt brine.
Of the different methods tested II
this series of experiments the old way
of using Stacked lime and salt brine
proved to be very effectual. and has
, also the advantage of being inexpen
, sive. It is also not difficult to prac
, tice. For q period of few week!
only, smearing the eggs with vase
line may prove an effertive method o
preservation. In the place of vase
line almost any clean. greasy sub
stance may be used. For q period o
) a few months only, packing in DIR.
| table salt is. worthy of recommends
! ton. Of all the substances expert
manted with. the water glass solution
: proved most worthy of commentator
+ The fourth series of experiment
). showed that the water glass solution
r could be reduced to per cent. an
e still retain its preserving quality
Water glass can be obtained OF drug
gists at from 40 to 60 cents a gallon
1t is easily manipulated and the 81
luton may be repeatedly used. Tn
eggs should be completely immerse
in the solution. and If any eggs foa
l. an inner cover which will sink theI
8 below the surface OF the LIQUID shout
y be used In several tests where the egg
were placed i'll stone jars inverte
saucers were used for this purpos'
. The expense for the water glass at 7
/ cents gallon would amount to abol
5 two-thirds of q cent dozen esq
This does not include the expense
the jar or other receptacle, which ma
be of stoneware, glass or wood.