The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-23
GOVERNMENT EXPERT
TALKS Of THE VALUE
OF HENS AND EGGS
PROF. H. c. PIERCE GIVES DEM.
ONSTRATlON ON SUBJECT
IN COLUMBIA.
IS COMING TO THE FAIR
Will Be Here on Sept. 8 and 9 to Talk
to Farmers-Three Hundred Per
Cent Represents Returns From
Hens and Eggs in Tennessee.
Wednesdays Daily.)


Prof. H. C. Pierce, a government Ell.
pert, will be at the Maury County
Fair Grounds on Sept. 5 and to give
demonstrations on the comparative
value Of eggs, for the benefit of Mau-
ry county farmers, This announce
ment was made by Prof. Pierce this
morning in Columbia.
Prof Pierce, while in Columbia,
gave some very interesting talks to
the produce men of the city. He gave
out some figures that showed that an
investment, in Tennessee, of $G,000,-
900 on hens, yield a total return OF
$20,OO0,O0O or over 300 per cent. On
the eggs laid by the hens in this State
there is loss of $3,000,000 from bad
eggs. Prof Pierce told how a great
deal of this loss could be avoided.
Separate the roosters from the
hens said Mr.. Pierce, after all the
eggs which you intend to hatch have
been laid. Under this arrangement
the hens will lay as many more eggs,
and they will be Of much better
quality. They will be firmer, will
stand more rough treatment in the
shipping, and will not decay as soon
as the others. This has been prov
en- conclusively by the Gambling pro-
cess.
The bad eggs are the worst enc
mics the farmers have. There Is an
annual loss of 100000 from bad
eggs in this State, which could easily
be prevented"
Prof. Pierce demonstrated for the
benefit of the produce men and the
newspaper reporters the comparative
value of eggs. He showed that the
egg which had been laid without the
germ of incubation in it was much
firmer, and a much better quality,
than eggs laid under other conditions.
The germ will start to decay the egg
as soon as the temperature reaches 68
degrees Fareinheit, but will die IL
subjected to a colder temperature.
The average net profit Of farm.
er on a wheat field in Maury county
Is S per cent on the investment"
said Mr.. Pierce "On the other hand,
there is a gross return of over 300
per cent from eggs and chickens; the
investment in this State on hens and
chickens represents approximately
$6,OOO,OO0. The gross value Of the
eggs and chickens is around the $780,
100000 mark every year And nearly
| all this return is gross profit, but 1t
would be even greater If the males
were separated from the hens, be-
cause the eggs would not lose 20
much from decay"
AS IL to illustrate the truth Of what
Prof. Pierce was telling, one Of Column
bias produce men stated this morn
ing a man had brought three dozen
eggs to him. and had been paid the
regular market price. When they
were tested it was found that only
three Of the eggs were good, while
eleven in evey dozen were shown to
be absolutely worthless.
Mr.. Pierce In speaking Of the prizes
offered at the county fairs in this
State for horse races. said that It
would be Of much more value to the
farmers. and therefore to the people
Of the county, II the money was devot-
ed to some means Of showing tbs
farmers a better way to make their
farms profitable.
Asked how long he would be IN the
city, Mr.. Pierce said that he would
be here until tonight, and tina: he
was only here on vacation, because
when want to see some fine country
and talk to the best people In the
world, come to Columbia to do it."