The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-15

THE WATER GLASS METHOD.

When first established the APP
person Egg Farm / thought if |
could only get the value of the land
up 10 $3.50 per acre, / would quit and
retire, as i am standing alone in the
world with no one but myself to look
after or care for Last April saw
! was going to have to sell the farm
Il did not recall the price of $3.50
per acre, which did, and this past
year ] have made it pay a net amount
OF over Is per cent. basing the value
OF 5000 per acre on the land, which
il 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 a 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
I Method Water Glass or Silicate of
Soda. is liquid glass that, when the
eggs are placed therein, instantly
and Theoretically seals all the pores
IN the egg shell and absolutely ex-
cludes the air thus preventing evap-
Grafton and hence decay. It. in no
wise Injuries the eggs, nut simply
holds them where they were, or in
the condition they were in, when the
egg was immersed in the Liquid glass.
1 used six gallon stone jars for this
purpose, and packed twenty-five
dozen eggs in each stone jar
Turing 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 had.
1t costs me three cents per dozen to
deliver eggs to any hotel in New
York City BY express, and cent and
3 half per dozen to deliver by express
to hotels in Chicago, in case lots of
SO dozen each.
These eggs thus kept in liquid glass
melted me from Al to As cents per
dozen including the return of the
empty egg cases.
Our White Leghorn eggs for the
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
duch eggs have averaged much high
er than this. Indian Runner duck
eggs are in very great demand as an
article OF food, because of their fine
rich flayor.w The eggs packed in
liquid glass stand every test required
in cooking and the fact is they can
not be told from strictly fresh eggs.
i shipped to one Of the great hotels
in Chicago, and also one in New York
City. first shipping trial two cases to
each city with the request that they
try them and report results, with the
result that the two hotels took all
Of these eggs had at prices stated.
The hotel in Chicago used 80 dozen
eggs per day, and while shipped
them all our fresh eggs during this
time. the manager told me the glass
eggs were used to a 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 If possible. When they
are shipped they are washed in milk
warm water and allowed to set for a
esw hours to dry.
n 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 to
be bought but once and will last for
years. G. w. Apperson.