Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-31
TIVE COLD STORAGE
SEASON IS At
HAND
April is Month When Eggs
Are Placed in Cooler for
Consumption Next Winter
or Later.

area. Aprii l. During April, May.
June and July the eggs are placed In
thc great coolers TO bc held for con.
sumption when prices are higher
In discus ling the effects Of cold
storage ON eggs aud other articles of
food, In Harvey W Wiley. chief OF
The bureau of chemistry Of the de-
parimcnt of agriculture. says: Eggs
are frequently placed In cold storage
IN an unfit condition and we are MAX.
ing u campaign TO secure fresh ma.
torial for cold storage. and when We
can get absolutely fresh material In
cold storage We will have already
prevented The most serious objections
To the practice For any length oi time.
50 far as deterioration Is concerned.
Eggs may be taken as the typical
subject which will illustrate ali the
others. Tho egg Is kept at as low n
temperature as can be- without freeZ
inr, IN the Helghbotnood oi 30 degrees
Fahrenheit, and In thai condition the
changes which take place IN the egg
are comparatively slow
These changes consist. FIRST. in The
evaporation OF water through the
shoil, even at that temperature, and
mus an increasing air space, or open
space. within the shell Is produced
which renders the egg lighter in vol.
nm" ana ~ HE same time reduces it's
specific gravity. this being the one
inst test by which fresh css ,6aS be
distinguished lrom a storage article.
rs the difference IN It's specific gray.
ny viii invariably determine the tact
This may be illustrated nv pacing
perfectly fresh eggs In n salt solution.
when they viii sink. while other eggs
tloai, and the amount OF shell that
rises above the water will indicate In
- measure the length OF time the eggs
nave been stored. as the greater the
age of The egg the more shell will
show above the water.
"A simple test like this can be
made on a large scale with very little
expense aud will enable any one Ia
distinguish readily the freshness of
cggs and whether they have been IN
storage Another test is by Gambling
which, however. does not distinguish
between fresh and a storage egg,
bat Immediately distinguishes be.
tween homogeneous and a hctero.
gcneous egg
As an illustration the candiing
Will show when the egg begins To
segregate ana form Jumps or SPOTS
which Indicates that incubation has
begun Most producers prefer sterile
eggs because they keep better and
longer and are therefore considered
To be The beat market eggs as they viii
not hatch by reason Of sterility. but
as long as they are homogeneous and
show an oven light through Gambling
they are considered good. although
they may be old eggs and as such are
really not III for consumption.
Although deterioration will BE- de.
tectod IN the sterile eggs by the test
~ Gambling. as a spot will occur after
n while. IL viii not occur as ger.
minal SPOT which The sterile egg does
noi have as does the unprecedented egg
which develops the spot as "A result
as ncipieni growth The farmer
needs to be instructed in The impor.
lance Of gathering the eggs every day
ana placing them In the coolest part
of the house, In the cellar or other
cold place. preferably in an artificial
refrigerator IN cast one has such
convenience. and IL this Is noi done
then the eggs should he marketed
daily
In many instances the farmer
waits until ther. are FIVE OF six eggs
IN the nest before gathering the'n.
aud in the meantime the hen IN sit
ling on the nest warns the eggs,
which results in an ipcipicn, growth
aud incubation. and eggs Of this KIND
ave not suitable for cold storage pur
poses when fresh eggs are placed
In h..
~ temperature, they may be so re.
tanned so far as our examination
shows. faany months without such de-.
tofioration as will materially inter.
iere with their taste or show any
marked degree of decomposition due
90 chemical changes in the egg
Fresh eggs laid in she spring
months and properly handled on the
farm may be Kept IN cold storage
with perfect safety Ton y period o.
ninc months, bur such storing shoi.d
be- limited 10 the eggs produced in
The months of March, April, Ma> and
June
Eggs produced during The warm
months OF July and August should
never be- allowed To be placed IN cold
storage, for in this warm country OF
ours 1t is almost impossible 10 get
eggs laid In the no, summer months
10 cold storage plant in suitable
condition .os storage uniesa the sior
age rs done on the farm Itself
The ordinary egg months are
April, May and June aud all Ihe eggs
that are necessary Tor cold storage
purposes can he collected during
these three months
"Oi course the time could he M
ranged To suit the different localities
where the eggs are produced For la.
stance. IN the south the months might
he stated as March. April and May,
and In the middle states the months
OF April, May and June. and possibly
MAY. June and July farther north. |
hut the important factor In the whole |
thing In that the eggs should he alb.
soutely fresh when placed Ia cold
Storage There Is certain season
that eggs should he allowed 10 he
placed In cold storage. and the law
should Tor bid II IN any other season.
In my Judgment cold storage is
great blessing to the people OF the
whole country. provided II Ii properly
controlled. ana us proper control IN
all thni IL desirpu Tho uiirDose beine