The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-11-30

:9cgs to sell as fancy stock must be
ars:t Of Il good size. The best grade
Of Danish eggs weigh twenty-nine
cuii, es to the dozen. Eggs weighing
less than twenty-four ounces to the
dozen or eight to a pound cannot be
considered first class stock. The bet
ter grades Of the American LeghOrn
egg farm shipments run about twenty
Eve to twenty-six ounces. Uniformi-
ty in size is quite important. as 1t
gives better impression of the ac-
tual size than do mixed lots Putting
III extra large eggs will make the or
binary ones look small Uniformity
o. color is important in some markets
In others this matter is given little
important This means clean nests.
Washing eggs is poor business. us ii
takes time leaves the eggs looking
n,uSsy and increases the contamina
tio. OF bacteria which causes the eggs
10 rot
Youth in eggs does not guarantee
what the consumer considers fresh
ness Eggs will spoil more. in hot
kitchen in two days than they will iii
q cold storage house In thirty days
The first thing essential in eggs that
are to show quality is that they hr
ilsfertile This is especially impor
tant in summer time. and would ad
wise all those catering to fancy egg
markets to kill off or pen up all male
birds after the middle of May Eggs
must he 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 tn"
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-half cent dozen
more. and for high grade eggs appear
ance alone is well worth the differ
ence. Use new filters in the case. ant!
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 II
one wishes to carry the argument thai
far. Rubber stamping will cost but !;
tenth of cent a dozen for labor
whereas cartons will cost anywhere
from cent to a cent and half each
according to their quality. If long twt
eggs by six, cartons are used the!
may be packed in regular thirty dozeI
cases. This form Of shipment is goot
where you can sell such packages t,
retail grocers. The producers name
being on the package, the consumer:
learn to call for his brand. and the gro
Ger then must buy Of you or lose TIT
trade The retailer is usually wise
to this scheme and prefers to use car
tons with his own name.
Poultry Flesh For Market.
The preparation of poultry flesh TO
the market begins in the condi;ionin;
of the fowl Leghorn broilers do no
need any special fattening or tieshing
for when growing rapidly al the ag
Of eight or ten weeks they are il
prime condition for eating I.ikewis
hens that are being sold after thei
usefulness as layers is over will re
quire no special fattening. as they d
not gain in weight enough at this tim
10 pay for the extra trouble.
Young male birds of the heav
breeds of chickens are most profitabl
sold at from three to four months o
age At this time they should weig
from three and one-half to four pound
apiece and can be materially improve
in quality and be made to gain rapit
ly in weight if they are placed /
coops or even shut up in small yard
and fed heavily from two to fou
weeks on soft ground foods. Such ia
tening rations should be made {
ground grain. as cornmeal and mit
dlings or, better still. oats fnel
ground and the hull sifted out. nike
with milk or buttermilk into a sol
batter If no milk is available 1t wi
be necessary to add 10 per cent {
meat meal to this mixture. An Occ'
sional relish of green food is also d.
sirable.
!
Fowls fattened in this fashion NJ
only make clear gain in weight th'
is profitable, but gain materially
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