| Show quality eggs can cali be produced on any farm eggs unfit for food cost cosi farmers from one to three cents per dozen approximately 17 out of every eggs marketed are unfit for human consumption according to the united states stales department of agriculture this means a loss of about annually to farmers an egg buyer of clinton county indiana recently reported to purdue university that one halt half of the eggs delivered to allm j am were not noi good enough to eat cat two principal causes for the large volume of inedible eggs are as follows improper care of eggs at the farm and neglect in marketing them more frequently according to B E R menefee of purdue I 1 quality eggs can be produced on corn belt farms if producers producer 3 will wl follow the suggestions which lie he makes remove all the males from the flock immediately males are not necessary for egg production and fertile eggs will not keep their quality in warm weather remove all broody hens from the tests nests promptly the hotly body temperature of a hen ben Is degrees and will reduce the ilie quality of the egg in a few hours time gather the eggs twice a day in hot weather and place them in a cool room promptly A A basement or cellar jf if not moldy or containing tiny any peculiar odors furnishes nhoun eliout the best place on the farm for lip holding laing ggs |
