The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-03
Don't Market Fertile Eggs.

II. L. Kemper OF the Missouri
Agricultural Station says that out
OF every hundred eggs that are sent
to market five are thrown away be-
cause Of chicks developing. This
means a loss to Missouri farmers of
over one million dollars. This floss
can be prevented by the production
of infertile eggs.
In u circular issued by I. T..
Quisenberry, director OF the Mis-.
souri, State Poultry Experiment
station, says:
"Swat the Rooster" should be the
motto OF every Missouri poultry
raiser for the month of June. In
fact conditions are such that the
Governor would he fully warranted
in issuing a proclamation dcsignat-
ing the first day of June ms "RoOst.
or Day" and urging the farmers
and poultry raiscrs of the state on
that day to Kill, sell or separate the
BOOSTERS frOm their ilockS.
Absolutely millions of dollars
worth Of Missouri market eggs are
spoiled every summer because they
are fertile, aud it is the Missouri
farmers and poultry raisors who are
losing this tremendous sum each
year. The eastern egg buyers have
discovered by years of experience
that one out .! every five eggs com
ing from this State is bad egg,
and they make the price to US aud
our egg buyers accordingly. So 1t
is the producer who loses after all.
After the Matching season is over
there is no longer any reasonable
excuse for keeping the males with
the laying hens. Some people
imagine that the hens lay more eggs
il the rOOsters are allowed to run
with them. This Is n mistake. On
the contrary, careful experiments
havc shown that flock Of hens
will actually lay more eggs If the
males are not allowed with them.
Because tho deterioration which
takes place in an egg is not easily
visible to the naked eye, as il Is In
fruits, vegetables, etc, people do
not realize that ii is one of the most
'pcrishGble of all food products. This
is especially true OF the fertile egg.
a fertile egg kept In warm room
will become unfit for eating pur-
poses almost M quickly as milk.
1t is mistaken idea that fertile
egg has to be ia an incubator or un-
der hen in order for the germ To-
begin to develop. A very large per
cent Of the eggs candlcd out every
summer by car-lOt shippers and the
wholesale aEg dealers are fertile
eggs in which the germ has started
to develop and then died when sub
iectcd to lower temperature, thus
causing decay to set in. A fertile
egg kept in warm room or II hot
country store for oven twenty-four
hours will he unfit tor food on uc-
count of the growth of the germ.
lnfertiIe eggs laid by hens with
which no male is running will keep
in good condition for two weeks or
even longer when subjected to a
temperature which would spoil Il
fertile egg in tweuty-four hours. TO
illustrate this fact cake was re-
Gently baked Mt this Experiment
station, in the making of which in
fertile eggs were used that had been
IN an incubator for fourteen days,
subjected To Il temperature of 1913 to
lOI degrees. The cake was eaten
with relish by Il dozen men, who
pronounced il first class in every
respect.
When the farmers OF this State |
get to producing infertile eggs dur
ing the summer months, they will, |
Az result, eventually get much |
higher price for their eggs. Until |
they do this, there is hot much hope |
for an Improvement in prices.