The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1919-05-23
A BAD EGG TASTED IS A GOOD EGG
WASTED.

Correspondence Tho Sun
WASHINGTON. u. g.. NAV 49,. ..
4 bad egg tasted is q good egg wasted
tu the extent that Madam Hen often
is criticized where She should be- culo-
gilcd lndU-tum-iN the hen works
To- lay an egg q day. and other rundI
tions being equal. the egg %. produced
is as nearly q perfect fuod product u.
fowl ingenuity can mskc it 10 the
hen b. prupur., fed. DO the most. are
clean. 90 The rgr. are gathered twice
daily. stored 700 rpuI. dr, rlum cor
cellar and delivered Zoo the co.,, cuu
sumner in prime condition. fhr ,uu.
sumner grim appreciation H- hu break
iu-ts un shirrcd rgr- uI mlfcl'r--
market quality uu the other hand.
81 the ruustor- are allowed to run with
the flock after fh" hatchug season. %
the hens are NOT properly and regular
IA fed. 10 The nests are dirty aud
scrpwdcd. ii the eggs are gathered uul,
once every other day. and DO there.
after the egg, are STORED 900 warm. ill.
ventilated quarters. and DO marketing
is deferred until enough rgs. have
rallcctcd tu iill crate. the CO.,, cuu.
sumner usually ruuts hi. di.cuc.i aud
shouts for q gas mask when the r-s,
appear opposite him 10 Che table
Bad Eggs Prcvcntable
Bad crgs ARE mot the result ut ucri
dent They are example uf neglect.
sl"vcnly management and -mfilr.-
ness II 10, just Us easy iu produce and
market ruud quality cgg- 90. % Dr. tu
Ibtlrud consumers with stale. fertile
eggs. Farmers lose approximately
I SjD.uUn.uUU q wear irum bad methods
|uf producing aud handling rrr, Our.
third of this luss b. prr,cntnblr. be-.
cause u B, due Ia partial Matching of
fertile cgr- which have been allowed
Ito become warm enough a. begin iu
'inruhatc The rooster make. the rrp
fertile while the fcriilizcd crg pro.
lurcs the bluud ring which j. the par
iial development 81 The chick TIL,
ruustcr duc- not increase crY pruduc
ton. lie merely icrtililcs the germ
cot the egg, aud hence b. ,a ull ls ul
lowed h. run with the flock only dur
ing the Matching sca-rn. After ~,
matching season h. over the male bird,
should be- runiiucd. killed ur suld
Heat the Enemy.
! SummrrNrni has the same effect uf
fertile cgg. ns the hen ur incubator
The fertile germ ~ hot weather
uuickly develops into blood rms
which sipils the cr, iur inud ur mar
kri purposes Heat IN The great pnpm,
.ol crg-, bath fertile mud iulrrillr 90
this account specialist, uf the Unite,
States department ui agriculture urr,
puuliry producers m warm weather 9,
keep nests clean and 10 provide IN,
nest mi every four fowls. ~ urdr
that the nests will not be- u.cd a..
often md ,ril the cggs Ia gather ih
egg. twice daily; iu keep he eggs ~
cnul, dry rrm ur cellar; iu mnrkc
The cg,, at least twice week, aud {,
pou "r dispu,r ut nll rrnsirrs ns -rpl
as the Matching srusnn b. over
i Hens isolated uu range md plsiur
from the male birds produce inirHil
'rgs- ui desirable market quality Il
4 general, about Two week., after No
4 riu,t,rs arr pmryrd from the llnc
, th" hens will again WELD niyuil
b .rgr- Occasionally hens running wit
4 tnnly birds prhdurr iuirriilr rrFs, hu
, 'u. % rule this results from the fowl
, hrius confined lnu closely, being uNri
a ili, "r net having n'r,Fs Poo ruuug
green feed
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