The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-06-11

less than twentty, -four ounces ItosE the l,
dozen o. eight to q pound cannot he
consid ered hrst class stoc .rEhe bet
ter grades of the American e Leghorn
egg farm shipments run about twenty.
i've to twenty SIX ounces. UnttortiE
ty FL size IL quite important, as It
gives q better Impression 81, the .ac-
tual size than do mixed lots Putting.
In extra large eggs will make the or.
binary ones look small. Unit rmity
offcolor is important In some markets.
In: others this matter is given little
consideration. Cleanliness is always
important This means clean nests.
Washing eggs Is poor business, as It
takes time, leaves the eggs booking
muesy and increases the contamina-
ton Of bacteria which causes the eggs
to rot. y. r. >,4- ~ 3 -, IS: IS IN
Youth. in: eggs does not. guarantee
what the consumer considers fresh
ness. Eggs will spoil more in hot
kitchen intwo days than they viii in
q cold storage house in thirty days.
The first thing essential in eggs that
are to show quality Is. that they be
inferttle. This is especially impor-
tant in summer time, and / would adj
wise all those catering to fancy egg
markets to kill off or: pen up all male
birds after the middle Of May. Eggs
must be kept: dry at all times. When
the shells become: damp, bacteria
grow through them and start decay.
On the other hand, If eggs are kept
very dry, warm. or exposed to wind
the water will evaporate, causing the
contents to shrink in the shell. 8: y
The number Of cracked eggs de-
ponds very largely upon the security
Of the package. II you ship in cases,
get new cases.. not secondhand ones.
They cost only one-half cent dozen
more. and for high grade eggs appear
ance alone is well worth the differ
ence. Use new filters in the case, and
use clean, new excelsior .on top and
bottom instead of old newspapers. :
; There are two tricks Of the; trade
used to impress the consumer with the
fact that the eggs are guaranteed
fresh. One is to rubber stamp the date
on the egg. The other is to pack the
eggs in cartons holding a. dozen each
which are sealed with gummed pa
per seal. These seals may be dated if
one wishes to carry the argument that
TAR. Rubber stamping will cost but
tenth of cent dozen for labor,
from a cent to a cent. and a half each,
according to their quality. If long two
eggs by six) cartons are used they
may be packed in regular thirty dozen
cases. This form Of shipment is good
where you can sell such packages to
retail grocers. The producers name
being on the package, the consumers
learn to call for his brand. and the gro
Ger. then must buy of you or lose the
trade. The retailer is usually wise"
to this scheme and prefers to use car
tons with his own name = ~. f.,
Poultry Flesh For Market. -:
The preparation of poultry. flesh for
the market begins in the, conditioning
of. the fowl. Leghorn broilers do not
need any special fattening or feshing,
for when growing rapidly at the age
Of eight @or ten weeks they are in
prime condition for eating, Likewise
hens that are being sold after their,
usefulness as layers is over will re-
quire no special fattening. as they do
not gain in weight enough at this time
to pay for the extra trouble. :. .s}:.-
Young male birds of the heavy
breeds of chickens are most profitably
sold at, from. three to four. months of
age. At: this time they should weigh
from three and one-half to four pounds
apiece and can be materially improved
In quality and be made to gain rapid
" Ia weight If they are placed in
coops or even shut up in small yards
and fed heavily from two: to..four
weeks ON soft ground <food 81 Such fat.
tening> rations:. should: be made of
ground grain, ast* cornmeai and mid
dlings or. better sti1E oats finely
ground and the hull :.siffed out, mixed
with milk or buttefmitks into soft
batter. If no milk is available, IT will
be necessary 70 add 10 per cent Of
meat meal to :this. =miYture:*zAn occa-
sional relish Of green food IS also de-
sirable. 81: +. ,Ss WI. .(.;~
Fowls fattened in this fashion not
only make a clear: gain in weight that
10 profitable. but: gain materially in
the quality .of the flesh These milk
! % 4 =: ~. . 80 s ~