Show PRESERVE THE SPRING LAID EGG hen product of this time of year best recent investigations show that eggs laid in may and early june keep better than those laid at any other time of the year and for that reason eggs laid at this particular time ot the year should be preserved it has been found that water glass when properly made seala the eggs and prevents further infection when kept at a comparatively low tempera ture water glass can usually be ob talked through at from 1 to 1 I 25 a gallon a gallon of the water glaes being made into ten gallons of preservative by dissolving it in nine gallons of water which has been boiled and cooled before use the pre served egg should be kept in a cellar or room of even temperature which does not go above 60 degrees it has been discovered that eggs may be infected with bacteria of de cay in the oviduct before the egg is laid and through pores and detects in the shell alter the egg Is laid much can be done to reduce the chances of infection and to reduce or prevent the injurious of in thereby greatly improving the keeping quality of the eggs in the elret place the hens should be kept in ae nearly perfect health as poe elble and should be given enough chell forming food to enable them to make strong shells of uniform thick nees clean nesting are feces eary to prevent infection in the neet the eggs should be gathered dally and kept in a dry cool room or cellar where the sun s rays do not fall direct ly upon them only clean eggs should be used for preservation and these should be placed in the preservative within tv enty four after they are laid it care a taken to select clean sound eggs and proper precautions are observed in carrying out the details of the method of preservation as above indicated it Is believed that wa ter glass furnishes a cheap reliable and easily employed preservative for domestic use and by its use everyone I 1 having a supply of fresh eggs in the spring can make a considerable saving and at the same time have a larger number of fresh eggs to use in the winter |