Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-12-21
SELL ONLY FRESH EGGS.
Raisers Should Not Impose on Mer-
chants by Selling Stale Eggs.

Selling eggs is one Of the hadiest
ways for the farmer to get a cash or
trade return for his produce. during all
parts of the year, and if he can in
crease the efficiency OF the machinery
which produces and handles these
eggs he is putting into his pocket
good hard cash
Almost every housewife who is
compelled TO buy eggs constantly
clamors for some method which She
may pursue in order to always get
fresh eggs There is no housewife
who has not some time or other had
the great displeasure of handling
spoiled or rotten eggs. This almost
constant occurrence. with the posi-
bic exception of the winter months,
practically comoels those who lecture
and carry on experiments station
work to plead with the farmers who
produce eggs to put onto the market
better produce.
The egg loss each year is enormous
and is beyond all reasonable justi6ca-
ton, and the blame lies, at least in
part, with the farmer for the follow
ing reasons:
First. some few farmers deliberate
" take TO market eggs which they
know are not fresh. because they know
that the merchant is compelled to take
them or lose their trade Second. and
by far the greatest reason. Is because
of IGNORANCE on the part OF the farm
or rs To what and how to sell eggs
When the hens on the farm are
producing enough eggs 10 warrant the
farmers taking them to town, ar
ran"ements should be made to handle
all of them properly A convenient
and clean place should be provided
wherein the hens can lay The nat
ural tendency of a hen is to go off
i'll the weeds and make her nest This
should not be tolerated and any eggs
found in such places should be mark
ed and kept at home
When the clean. frsh eggs are gath
cred they should be put in clean.
dry cool place until marketed. Even
though the place is clean and cool.
if it is not dry, molds, etc. will com
mence development and the eggs will
soon spoil II the eggs become damp
and they happen to be in contact with
any colored material they will imme-
diatelv become stained. Good egg
cases i'm a cool. dry. clean place. kept
up off the floor. make an excellent re
ccptacle in which TO keep eggs pre-
vious to marketing
Before these eggs are set aside for
market, they should be gone over by
the farmer as he collects them, and
all small. stained, dirty. doubtful. in
cubator and rotten eggs should be
removed Small and dirty eggs, il
used Immediately, are just as good a.
large clean ones, but they will not
sell well on the market. and il sent
in with good eggs will spoil the trade
Therefore. they should be kept and
used al home No eggs should be
washed, for the packers claim they
will not keep well All eggs from
stolen nests. whose freshness is doubt
ful. and all incubator eggs should
either be thrown away, boiled for the
little chicks or used at home. They
should never be sent to market Rot
ten eggs need not be discussed Any
person who will send one to market
deserves all the penalty possible from
the pure food law.
When eggs have been properly
gathered handled and kept previous
10 taking to market. the question OF
the number OF trips TO town should be
considered In hot weather the eggs
should be marketed two or three times
per week, and oftener il possible.
ii that number of trips cannot be
made, cooperate with a neighbor and
have him alternate DAYS in the trips
which must be made.
I'm the fall and spring eggs should
be marketed at least once a week
Many buyers have had trouble in No.
vcmber with eggs classed as held
eggs" These are common. because
most farmers believe that after frost
eggs will not rot so quickly. but never
thelcss they do evaporate and the arr
cells in them show the GAMBLER that
thcv are stale.
Therefore the more often eogs are
marketed, the greater are the enhances
that they will be good