Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-06-13

With a view to determining the
causes Of the great loss in eggs, the
United States Department Of Agri.
culture under took thorough investi-
CATION Of the problem, and in its lat
sst publication on the subject Bull
leniin 100, Bureau Of Animal Indus-
ry) are presented the results Of ex-
perimeuts conducted ia Kansss to
determine what deterioration took
place in eggs when retained under
typical conditions on the farms, in the
country store, and during transpor-
tation.
The field chosen for the work was
one where The production and mar
ketins Of eggs was an important fac
tor, a location where the cO-oper4-
tim Of several farmers could be Sc
cured, and town that was far enough
from a central collecting point 50
that the effect Of typical Transports
Il IN conditions could be observed.
The eggs we're collected at stated
time each day from several farms,
and every egg, fertile or infertile, was
supposed to be absolutely fresh when
entered 10 the experiments.
The different tests included keep
ing eggs in dwelling house, in cyclone
cave, in nests provided for laying
hens, eggs placed under sitting hen,
under corncrib, in nest in weeds or
underbrnsh, in nest in strawstack,
and in stolen nests for periods vary
Jog from two to seven days.
The tests emphasized the fact that
infertile eggs keep better thin fertile.
One third Of the annual loss in eggs
is due to "blood ri q" A blood
ring is caused by the development
and subsequent death Of the embryo
Of fertile egg subjected to heat.
No embryo can develop in an infer
tile egg, no matter how long it may
lie subjected to heat Unless cooled
at once and kept cool, fertile egg
will spoil in hot weather almost as
quickly az raw mills.
Some Of the loss due to ar5is" and
spot is caused by contamination ia
she nests is largely, if not entirely,
preventasle.
Among the results Of tie tests it
vas found that:
Eygs KEEP, in the cyalone cave
proved much better in quality than
thsse kept under other conditions;
Taking the season as a whole, al
anheated room in a dwelling is not
conducive to good quality 10 eggs;
During the hot summer moths
the conditions surrounding the weed
nest, the nest in the straw stack, OF
under the corn crib, and the stolen
nest, as well as the keeping of eggs
in the house, favor the production OF
spots, blood rings, aud rots;
Infertile eggs, regardless of where
they may be kept, are much more re-
sistant to deterioration than fertile;
Two-thirds of the total lost ia fer
,le and iufertile eggs takes place on
on the farm The basic factors re-
sposible for this condition are the
haphazard methods Of poultry man
agement on the farm.
The results of all the expt imen-
t.l work point to the fact that the
production Of the infert'le egg is the
greatest asset i'll the attempt to pro-
duce high quality market eggs dur
ing hot weather.
To assure a high quality Of pro-
duct and preveut in large measure
the loss now experienced in the value
Of the eountry's egg production, pro-
ducers are urged to observe the fol-
lowing live simple rules;
(1) Give the hens clean nests.
(2) Gather eggs at least once
daily.
(s) Keep eggs in a cool, dry
place.
"a Market eggs at least twice
week,
(5) Kill or sell all mature m lie
birds as soon as the Matching season
closes
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