The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09
USE WATER GLASS
TO PRESERVE EGGS
EVERY POULTRY RAISER
CAN BECOME AN EGG
KING By PROCESS
PRICES HIGH WHEN EGGS few
Il Isn't q Plan to Gouoe the consuw-
er-Merely q Method to Give
The Farmer His Right
fuI Profit.

Some millions Of American citizens
who have come to think OF eggs as a
part Of the breakfast menu
we're righteously indignant last win
ter on reading about the Chicago Egg
King" who managed. through the aid
Of q cold storage plant to hold some
~, O0O, 900 Eggs from consumers until
the price reached a sky-high limit. No
thinking person objects to the farmer
or poultry raiser taking down a neat
pront, when possible. but 1t seems a
bit ironical to think that a man who
doesn't own a single hen n who
wouldn't know q balanced poultry ra-
ton from a spring planting schedule.
can corner the egg market OF b ma
ton.
II is natural for the men to lay .
maximum Of eggs in April and May
and to knock OF work in the winter
months. Experts have worked val
iantly to devise methods Of upsettins
those natural laws but with only med
locre success. Harry Embleton. poul'
try specialist for the extension divi-
sion Of Oklahoma Agricultural n
Mechanical College. advises the use
Of q water glass solution" for pre-
serving egss on the farm.
In this way, says Mr.. Embleton. the
poultry raiser can preserve eggs that
are produced during the summer
months and hold them until the win
ter demand brings good prices. 1t 10
q way by which the farmer or small
town poultry raiser can become an
egg king in a small way and save to
himself some Of the profits. The con-
sumner isn't getting cheated for 1t
should not be expected to increase
prices over the normal winter rates.
It merely transfers some Of the profits
from the cold storage kings to the men
and women who feed the hens that
lay the eggs.
The technical name Of water glass
is sodium ~silicate. This a be OBJ
tanned at any drug store. 1t is used
az follows: Take one part OF the we.
ter glass solution" and add to II .
parts Of clean water which has been
previously boiled and cooled. A clean
stone Jar with a cover Ia the best re-
ceptacie for storing eggs. The eggs
are put in and the water glass poured
over them SO that there Ia two inches
Of water glass above the eggs. In
case Of evaporation. add more water
glass solution.
The success Of this process depends
.-x- A. condition 80 NhA n1oa m hA
stored. These must be absolutely
fresh and the shell naturally clean.
All eggs should be candled to make
sure that no bad ones get into the
solution. One bad egg can spoil all
In a Jar. The shell should also be
thick and strong. This strong she'll
can be obtained by feeding oyster
she'll. The filled Jar should be set in
a cool place in a temperature not to
exceed 65 degrees Fair.
II the above suggestions are closely
followed. Eggs can be stored when
cheap to be used when prices are high
in winter. The quality of the Eggs
will be better than the average egg
produced during the warm weather.
The water glass plan has been tried
In Oklahoma many times with sue.
cess. II requires considerable care
and attention but is relatively cheap.
II is the only feasible plan by which
farmers or poultry raisers on a spaTl
scale can hope to carry owe any MINI
Der of summer eggs for winter sales.
If attempted, the directions given
herewith by Mr.. Embleton should BIO
carried cut as thoroughly as possible.
IL eggs preserved by this method
aresto be boiled before serving. they
should first be punctured With a pin or
needle.