The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15


Srst Of q good size. TIE best grade
Of Danish eggs weigh twenty-nine
ounces to the dozen. Eggs weighing
less than twenty-tour ounces 20 the
dozen or eight to pound cannos be
considered first class stock. The bet
ter grades Of the American LeShoEn
egg farm shipments run about twenty
Eve to twenty-six ounces. Cnilocmi-
T. In size is quite important. as II
gives q better impression cf the ac-
tual size than do mixed lots. Putting
In extra large ccss Will make the or
dinary ones look small. Uniformity
Of color is important IN some markets.
In others this matter IS given little
consideration. Cleanliness IS always
important. This means clean nests
Washing esss IS poor business, as Il
takes time. leaves the eggs looking
mussy and increases the cortamina'
ton Of bacteria which causes the eggs
to rot
Youth In eggs does not guarantee
what the consumer considers fresh
ness. Eggs will spoil more In 4 hot
kitchen IN two days than they vii! IN
q cold storage house in thirty days.
The first thing essential In eggs that
are to show quality is that they lie
infertile. This is especially impor-
tant In summer time. and l would ad'
wise all those catering to fancy egg
markets to Kill OF or pen up oil 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. II eggs are kept
very dry. warm or exposed to Wind
the water will evaporase. causing the
contents to shrink In the she'll
The number Of cracked eggs de-
pends very largely upon the security
OF the package. II you ship In cases.
get new cases. not secondhand ones.
They cost only one-ha!f ceat dozen
more, and for high grade eggs appear
ance alone is vel! worth the dicer-
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 tae trade
used TO impress the consumer with the
fact that The eggs are guaranteed
fresh. One Is to rubber stamp the Date
on the eSs. The other IS 70 pack the
eggs in cartons holding dozen each
which are sealed with summed pa
Der seal. These seals may be dated II
one wishes to carry the argument that
Ear. Rubber stamping will cost but q
tenth Of cent dozen for labor.
whereas cartons vii! cost anywhere
from 4 cent to cent and half each.
according to their quality. II 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 sci; such packages to
retail grocers. The producers name
being on the package. the consumers
learn to call for hts 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 OVID name.
Poultry Flesh For Market.
The preparation Of poultry desh for
the market begins IL the conditioning
Of the fowl. Lesborn broilers do no,
need any special fattening or feshins.
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-
ouire no special fattenins. as they do
not gain In weight enough at this time
to pay for the extra trouble.
Young male birds Of the heavy
breeds Of chickens are most prohtaoly
sold a, from three to four months Of
age. At this tine they should weigh
from three and onehalf 70 four pounds
apiece and can be materially improved
IN quality and be made to gain rapid
" in 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 foods Such fat
tenins raticns should be made OF
ground grain. as cornmeal and mid
dlings or. better still. oats finely
ground and the hull sifted out mixed
with milk or buttermilk into soft
batter. II 10 milk IS available it will
be necessary 10 add 10 per cent OK
meat meal 10 this mixture. An occa-
sional relish Of green food IS also de-
sirable.
Fowls fattened in this fashion not
only make clear gain in weight tha:
IS profitable. bu. gain materially Il.
the quality Of the flesh. These milk