The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-25

The question Of getting start
with standard bred stock h. always
an important one. One way that has
been a long time practiced, is the
buying OF eggs for Matching.
In buying eggs for Matching the
first thing to do is 90 investigate
the responsibility of the breeder,
that you may be assured you viii
get eggs from the pen you order
from. Like in any other business,
We always find few people who
are not responsible.
Studying the advertising columns
Of agricultural papers, newspapers,
and poultry journals one finds three
kinds Of poultry advertisers; claim
ing three accomplishments for their
chickens; viz, one the strictly fan
cier, claiming wonderful show rec
ords, blue ribbon and silver cup
winnings: the second, Market poul-
tryman, claiming meat and egg pro-
duction, and perhaps great egg rec
ords from famous egg laying con
tests; and thirdly, the poultry breed
or who realizes the possibility of
combining utility and fancy and has
bred his stock along these lines for
several years. Naturally he claims
both, egg production and show rec
ords for his stock. As general
rule for the average person, the last
breeder is the most apt 10 be able
to produce what you want. some
people want strictly show stock.
Some, strictly utility stock and some
the happy combination both 81
these are offered and extensively
advertised.
In buying eggs for Matching, bear
IN mind that one should be willing
TO pay for quality; too many people
are still trying 90 buy a good rooster
or a setting Of eggs for Sl.Oo. He
member times have changed. ana
nowadays, a man must pay for Quail
ity. Do not expect 70 get your
eggs the following day you send IA
your order. The chances are other
orders are ahead Of you. Plan your
work and send in your order at
least 10 days or weeks before you
wish the eggs DO not expect more
than value received. Remember that
the shipper cannot be responsible for
the eggs, after they leave his hands.
Transportation companies, are m
hurry and too often handle eggs a.
IL they We're iron or rock. Not long
ago the National Farm Bureau wrote
me requesting information and rec
concentrations on how 10 reduce
breakage in eggs, shipped by tx
press. My reply was have the
Railroad or Express companies put
in a school for al. employees teach
ing them the fact that eggs must
be handled as eggs and not Ike as
many bricks"
Allow for the fact that rough
handling In transit usually affects
the Matching Of eggs, even though
they are not broken. Shipped eggs
seldom hatch as well as eggs pro-
duced az home; by this j do not
mean 10 discourage the buying OF
Matching eggs but do wish TO show
why people who buy Matching eggs
should make allowances for the fact
that "the egg we're shipped The
better they are packed the less the
chipping affects them.
Shipping Hatehing Eggs
Select perfectly fresh eggs; II
possible not older than 3 days so
that by the time they reach their
destination, they are not more than
5 DAYS old. Too few people realize
the Importance Of shipping only
perfectly fresh eggs. Old eggs viii
hatch late and many Of the germs
will be so weak, they die during
the period Of incubation and many
more will die fully developed In the
shell at Matching time. Remember
that the care and feeding OF the
breeding stock has much TO do with
the Matching Of the eggs. Free range
stock with plenty Of green food, and
not fed too heavily for egg pro-
duction-wiIl produce the best hatch
ing eggs
ing eggs: On BY express, and w
Parcel Post. We have found pareel
post shipments the cheapest and best
excepting In special cases The egg,
shipped BY parcel post are delivered
by the rural carrier, where In the
case Of express shipments they re-
main In the express office until they
are called for BY the owner who
must be notified by the Express.
Agent. In the shipping OF small
numbers, we have found paeel post
the most satisfactory. In the ship,
ping Of several hundred. We IND
express very satisfactory. IL a pos
sihle 20 collect damages ON skk'
shipped BY express which. &C. "a
their destination IN bad shape
broken, or lost This does not AZ
ply IN the case Of parcel post ship
msntz The only ehsncr Tor cot
Iectins damages 4. should the pAss'