The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-02-27

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Man|r eggs that ars hid Ii he late
WATER and early sprinK are iHfsrtils
For tbs reason Il d adsiAabls Is ses
severgl hens al the sarnA TINA. After
the eggs have been under the hen tor
sesea days they should b Tested ID
sea ~|hsther they are fertile oy ipfer
tile. infersile eggs should D. 70.
moved and used az home In cooking
or TOR omelets. and the fertile sxss
should BE put hack under the hen
For example, Thirty egxs are set nit
der three hens at the same time. ten.
under each. AZ the end Of seven days
We and On testing the esEs that ten
are snfertiie. whick leaves ts % eggs
to reset. which NE do hy putting them
nnher two hens and hare the remain
ins enc 10 set over again afrsF she
has set only seven days.
A good homemade egg tester or can
die can be made FROM q large shoe
boz or any boz that 10 large enough 10
10 over . lamp BY removing an end
and cutting A.hcle . little larger than
the size Of quarter In the bottom
Iof the box, 80 that when q 10 set over
d common kerosene lamp the hole In
the bottor will be opposite the blaze.
A hole The size Of silver dollar should
be cut la the top OF the Dor to allow
the heat to escape. An iLfertile egg.
when held before the small hole with
the lamp lighted inside the hox. viii
look perfectly clear the same az
fresh one. while a fertile egg viii show
small dark spot. known ~ the em.
bryo. with mass OF little blood veins
extending In all directions II the en-
bryo f. living II dead. II the esq has
been incubated for at least SO hours.
the blood settles away from the EN-
bryo toward the edges OF the yolk.
forming In some cases an irregular cir
Gle OF blood. known az blood ring
Eggs vary In this respect. some show,
Ing only a streak Of blood. The test.
Ing should be done In dark room.
Proper Methods OF Marketing Eggs.
When ready TO sell the eggs grade
them according to size and color aud
put them into the following classes. is
the advice contained IN farmers bull
letin 500 Of the department Of aarIcuk
ture.
Large white eggs, large browA eggs.
small white eggs. and small brown
eggs. A uniform lot will, ~ n rule,
command a higher price than . mixed
enc, When taking them to town keep
them covered and out OF the direct
rays of the sun. The following rules
should be followed In the care OF
eggs
|. Keep the nests clean: provide
one nest for every four hens,
g Gather the eggs twice daily
5 Keep the eggs in cool. dry room
or cellar
4 Market the eggs at least twice q
week
An infertile egg Is oae that Is laid
by hen that has not been allowed to
run with a male bird, or by hen
from which q male bird has been sep
ara,ed from seven days to three weeks
Expe riments have shown that the time
varies. In most cases. however, Ia
days is long enough to wait for the
eggs to become iniertile after the male
bird Ia removed from the female. It
Ia impossible 10 hatch an infertile egg
or to cause blood ring 10 form In
one, II also keeps In good condition
In temperatures that win cause fer
tile eggs TO rot
A fertile egg Is just the opposite Of
the intertile In many respects. II 10
the esq that Is produced from hens
that are running with male biris. A.
though occasionally there are hens
running with male birds that lay In
fertile eggA This u often tho case
with hens that are confined In yards
and runs. and birds that do not have
green feed. or those that are overfat.
The fertile egg 10 the egg from which
the lhick 10 Matched. and the egg
that spoils 20 quickly when subjected
to the ordinary methods Of handling
on the farm and when marketed In the
hot summer months under adverse
conditions.
When the young chicks are Matched
they should be marked In some way.
so that II can be known inst what pen
or pens they are from. " birds from
Icertaln pens are to be kept for breed
Ing or other purposes. also TO be able
TO tell the year In which the birds are
Matched. A good method Of marking
the chicks 10 TO punch small hole In
the web OF the foot between the toes
vith harness punch. using the small
size punch.
II Ia advisable 70 market the old
hens In the summer az soon AZ the
second laying season IN over. an hens
over two years old rarely lay as many
eggs az they do In their pullet aud
yearling seasons II they have been
toe punched. II will be an easy mat.
tor TO tell exactly In what year they
we're ha,ched Before sending the old
hens, males, and young cockerels to
market they should be confined In q