The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-13

matter of first importance is that the water supply be always plentiful and clean. Laying hens require a great deal Of water, and it should be fresh and clean. Do not place the water receptacle where litter can be scratche ed into 1t. Wash it frequently enough to prevent the accumulation of green scum on it's inner surface. Preferably. Tor summer keep it outside the house and in the shade.
 HOW TO CANDLE EGGS
 IT you are going to put away some summer-laid eggs for winter use-as, of course, you are, it being both a patriotic and personal duty-you will need to exercise considerable care that only good eggs are put in the water glass or lime water container. One bad egg is likely to destroy several others. By consis- tently gathering the eggs when they are fresh. most of the danger of storing bad eggs IS avoided, but since it is necessary to hold the eggs until sufficient num- Der is accumulated to fill the container, and since some eggs are imperfect when they are laid, candling, where it can be done without too much trouble and de- lay, might we'll be practiced The United States department of agriculture has just issued a bulletin on How to Candle Eggs" The text is brief and direct and is illustrated with colored plates show ing the way in which an egg should ap- pear before the candle, together with the various ways it should not appear The bulletin was written by Dr. M. E. Pen- nington, chief of the food reasearch laboratory, assisted by M K. Jenkins,
 bacteriologist, and H. M. P. Betts, artist It should be of great use, not only to persons putting away eggs for home use, but, S well, for all those who desire to establish or maintain reputation for delivering eggs in perfect condition. ONLY ONE EGG IN 100 DAMAGED An eggshell is not quite the most fragile thing in the world-workers in laboratories know of few things more fragile-but it is the most fragile thing with which the average individual has tc deal To transport a hundred eggs a
 distance of 1900 miles in a freight car and to have the shells of 99 of them per i fectly intact at the end of the journey | is something of an achievement. Yet the | United States department of agriculture 1 has done little better than that In a
 series of tests, covering period of two years, in which the average haul was
 1200 miles, the total damage, including l cheeks" dents" and "leakers,'' was less 1 than 1 per cent.
 | If shippers of eggs in carload or less l than carload lots will study and apply | the methods of the department of agri-
 culture in packing and hauling eggs, a
 long step will be taken toward conserv- | ing the fooG supply.
 DONT'S FOR SUMMER | Don't keep early moulting hens through
 the summer. They are certain to be 1 poor layers and to consume feed for
 which you will get no returns.
 {, Don't fail to provide the laying hens
 with plenty of clean water, plenty of ] fresh air, and plenty of shade.
 l Don't allow vegetable culls to be thrown
 in the garbage can. Feed them to the
 flock and convert them into eggs. 1 Don't fail to put the chickens grown
 at home orS~$he home table. Give the
 family the benefit of good eating and
 save easily trsnsportable meats for the armies overseas.
 | Don't fail to preserve at least one case 1 80 cozen-os summer-lad eggs for home use this winter, when egg prices will be
 high