Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-03-19

iAny eggs that afo leid IN tho Il ),
tlhter and ealIy II sag are iuier.
fSs this reason Il Il advisable 70 set
feyeral hens VI the same tifaa After
The egga Save been under the hen iof
seven days they should bo tested 10
NEE whoiher they IRE fertile or Infer
lilo. Infprtile eggs should De re.
moved and used al home Ia cooking
Or for omcsets. and tho fertile eaaa
should hs put hack undef he ben.
For example,: Thirty cKRg sre sci al.
der three hepa al the same time, ten
under each. At the End Of seven days
We ma on testing tho eggs that tan
ere infeFsiie. which leaves ua 90 eggs
70 raset, which vie 10 w putting them
under two hens and have The remain
INK one 10 got ever again after sha
has set only scgeh daya.
a guud hons made oGa leatef OF can.
do pan 30 na8a srom iArze shoe
box cr pny boz that u iaras eaouKh to
80 over = LAMP by removing "a ond
snd estiiug = hola llslia larger than
INV elxg III quarter III tbs bottom
81 tcg pex SO thai xhtn Il Il set over
4 teQ.u*N ke.feoae lamp tie hpIo 10
Nf.p4 enrnAIte he bln1e
ke4 'ARf AeIIeF Ahoul
4 lloN
lhN boat tn tSe4pe All iffsflllf b
Nnen htld bfsofe sha eIaan hole With
tue laHip llelsted lnfisle thb boxs VIII
look pafseEtly CLEAR. kha ahnR an a
fresh enc whssS leftile egK Wlli Nhow
sieail dark spot known e. The en-.
bfyo. wEth 3 mass Of iIltlc blood veins
extending IA ali directions II thn enas
hf3o " LIVING. II dad, n tho esq has
been lncubhtsd EpF al least Sc hours.
the bleed settles Ayay from the en-.
lFyo toward the edges OF tho yoik.
forininR IL some eaees an irregular cir
cie ~ blood. kHown il hlc0a ring.
Eggs vary II tlAse respect. some show
ing only i streak Of blood The test
ipE should BE- done ii 4 dark room.
Proper metbcda 81 Marketing Eggs.
When ready 10 sell the eggs grade
them according 10 slxe ana color and
put them into the following clasaen, IL
the advice contained IN farmers bui-
lctin Egs 81 The department Of agFicul
turcs
Large white eggs. large brown eggs.
small white eggs. and small brown
egEs. A uniform lot will. as rule.
command q higher price than q mixed
one. when taking chem "a tnwn keea
Them covered gnd nnt Of the direct
rays q the sun, 4he following mlca
nheria ba followed in- he care Of
eggs
Keep the nests clean: provide
one hest for every four hens.
q Gather the aggs twlea daily.
3 Keep the egga h cool, dry room
81 cellar.
8 market shs sgga at least twice 4
week ~
An anfrFtilc eEs IL one that IL laid
bY d hen that hos not been allowed 70
RIM With d malls bird. or BY q hen
from which male bird has been sep.
arated from seven days TO three weeks.
Experiments haya shown thai the time
varies In most cases. however. IA
days IS lcae enough 10 wait for the
eggs 10 become lniertile after the male
bird IL removed from the female. 1t
- impossible 70 hatch an lnEertll0 cgg
uy 10 eaps0 q bleed ring 10 form IL
one, Il also keeps IN good condition
ID temperatures that vim cause fer
tia cgAs torot
A fertile egg ii Just the cppoalte uf
the infertiie n many respects. Il "a
tho esq that - produced from hens
that are running with mala birds. al.
though occasionally there are hens
running with male birds that lay Iii.
fertile eggs This IL often the case
With hens that are confined Ia yards
and runs. and hirda that do not havn
green feed or those that are 0yerfat.
The fertile egg u The egg from which
tho chick Il hatchad. and the ees
that spoils 20 quickly when subjected
70 the ordinary methods Of handling
pr the farm and when marketed ii the
hot summer months under adverse
conditions.