The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1910-04-16
THE WATER GLASS METHOD.

could only get the value OF the land
up to $3.50 per acre, / would quit and
retire, as | am standing alone I'm the
world with no one but myself to look
after or care for. Last April saw
was going 20 have TO sell the farm
II / did not recall the price OF $3.50
per acre, which / did, and this past
year ] have made II pay a net amount
OF over IS per cent. basing the value
OF 5000 per acre on the land, which
is not so bad for farm property.
The water glass method OF holding
eggs for high prices has been a
great aid TO me In getting high prices
for my surplus eggs | made long
trip through some OF the Eastern
states last winter and visited some
OF the great egg producing farms
and learned their method of holding
surplus eggs at the seasons of the
year when they are cheap In price,
by what Is known as the Water Glass
Method-Water Glass or Silicate OF
Soda, is a liquid glass that, when the
eggs are placed therein, instantly
and Theoretically seals all the pores
in the egg she'll and absolutely ex-
cludes the air thus preventing eyap
Grafton and hence decay. II, in no
wise Injuries the eggs, but simply
holds them where they were, or In
the condition they we're in. when the
egg was immersed in the liquid glass.
] used six gallon stone jars for this
purpose, and packed twenty-five
dozen eggs in each stone Jar.
During the months, from March to
early in November when eggs were
cheap in price, ! put all my surplus
eggs down in this liquid glass, and /
began selling them TO the hotels in |
New York City and in Chicago, In
the latter part OF November and con.
tinued to thus sell them until about
January 20, when ] shipped the last
lot I had.
II costs me three cents per dozen to
deliver eggs TO any hotel in New
York City by express, and cent and
half per dozen to deliver by express
TO hotels in Chicago, in case lots OF
30 dozen each.
These eggs thus kept In liquid glass /
Melted me from Al to IS cents per
dozen including the return OF the |
empty egg cases.
Our White Leghorn eggs for the I
year 1909 thus netted me, including /
the ones sold for Matching purposes, |
right around so cents per dozen for
the year, while the Indian Runner .
Ouch eggs have averaged much high
er than this. Indian Runner duck 1
eggs are in very great demand as an
article OF food, because OF their fine |
rich flavor. The eggs packed in /
liquid glass stand every test required F..
in cooking and the fact Is they can
not be told from strictly fresh eggs. |
shipped to one OF the great hotels .
I'm Chicago. and also one In New York /
City, first shipping trial two cases 10 /
each city with the request that they /
try them and report results, with the I
result that the two hotels took all .
OF these eggs / had at prices stated.
The hotel I'm Chicago used 80 dozen /
eggs per day, and while ! shipped 1
them all our fresh eggs during this
time, the manager told me the glass
eggs were used TO fine advantage
from day to day while was shipping
them. Eggs put down in this way
want TO be put down fresh. the day
they are laid n possible When they
are shipped they are washed In milk
warm water and allowed to set for
few hours TO dry.
II solves the problem of holding
surplus eggs at times when they are
cheap In price, and will work on any
farm In the country as easily as on our
farm. The cost OF holding eggs this
way need not exceed one cent per
dozen. The stone Jars do not have 70