Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-28
Weekly Bureau of In
formation for All Who
Till the Soil or Are In
terested in Making Home,
HANDLING EGGS ON THE
FARMS OF OLD VIRGINIA

r L.. Quiscnb.rry writes intcrcstiEE-
~ and instructivcly on the subject in
dica,ed by the above headlines. lie
SAYS:
The ono fault i'm the management OF
farm nocks which. from the Viewpoint
Of improving the ruali;y OF market
eggs. is worse than all others COM
hincd. is the almost universal practices
"f allowing The males the freedom "t
ihc flock after the Matching season is
over. Niue-tcnthS of ~" vast number
of eggs that are candled out every
summer as unfit for food a"c tcr;ila
eggs III which the germ has started TO
develop. \ temperature OF 90 degrees
will start the germ in a fertile egg 10
slowly devclopinG. fertile egg. sub
iected 10 n temperature OF loo degrees
for ,wcrty-fo four hours. viii he unfit
for food. while an infrrtilc egg may
10 subjected to tho same temperature
for week and still he perfectly good
for cooking purposes The simple eN-
pcdient OF shutting up or dispoSinr OF
the adult male birds soon rs the
Matching season is over. n 1t should
become tho general custom. would re-
suit in tho saving Of million OF dol
lars worth of eggs every season.
Another important advantages In haN-
ing no males IN the laying pens is Iii.
ming with ;hcm aye much moro gentle
and quiet The male is 81 disturbing
factor.
No one asks or expects a farmer or
poultry raiser 20 Kill ~ sell valuable
breeding males. You might not hc
able To nd what YOU would want 10
take their places the following sea-
son. The males would b. better OF,
however. and so would the females.
and would make better breeders the
following season. II tho males We're
confined TO separate quarters and kept
with but few. II any. hens. Especially
is this true in hot weather and dur
ing the mott. Keep III" males from
the laying hens and market infcrtile
eggs. Unless YOU a" certain YOU xiii
nccd tho males another season, II ia
host TO sell then, and to give room 10
the young stock. The feed the old
males Will eat and which YOU would
save would almost pay for new males.
thus giving YOU new blood and. per
haps. better males. Consider all those
facts before acting.
There arc n few simple rules which.
If carefully observed will increase the
selling price OF marlIc: eggs 10 ,Fe
extent OF several million dollars
wear. and make them sought aftor in
the fancy cEc markets Of tho world.
These rules arc.
|. Give tn" hens clean nests aud
plenty Of them.
.. Gather eggs ,wie, daily during
warm weather and daily during other
seasons
,. Handle eggs jus, MS li;,ic rs pos
sihie. Every time they are handled
they dctcriorate.
/. AIarket eggs Of the corrcc, size.
iwentyfour to twenty eight ounces per
dozen.
:. overly large or very small eggs
should he Cullcd out.
$. clean eggs only will hrin" best
prices. llav" clean nests and clean
houses. Never was! ihc eggs. as il
snoils the bloom and 'spoils tho keep
me Gualify. The last thing a hon docs
before laying an egg * |" deposit q
fluid about II which seals 1t. ~ i,
We're and acts as protection.
Froduc" inf:r.ile eggs They stand
shipment better than fertile eggs, they
do not derelor germs. withstand the