Show ey t if s 4 s i kar I 1 ly 7 I 1 17 if Q ar J Z THE EGG SHELL THEORY color a test of I 1 ke IP biais cin of ron foul bot t of alio llio the idea antei bained by some eunie people that a brov brown n shelled egg c gg is richer than a white shelled egg is v writes rites a tennessee adit of the southern cultivator simply it a flott has ha no onn dation in fact the color ot of the thell bell is no indication whatever what bever as 03 to the condition of the abo contents inside whether rid rich or poor pew the color of shell does however give giro us n pointer as to the kind of lien that laid the egg there are two distinct classes or varieties of liens hens of which ch there are many different strains and many intermediate grades they ire arc known is as the asiatic and the med classes the former is the large feather legged type to which belong ion the Drab irias cochins cochin and lang shans the tha mediterranean claa coin arises tho the le leghorns Leg horns spanish ib Min orcas etc tito the former or asiatic claw clam ly lay very dark shelled eggs while the latter lay clear white shelled co agg I 1 S the aro the barchers hatchers hat bat chers tha hens being very much given to sitting bitting the mediterranean type are moro more persist ent layers and less inc linci 1 to sit to the ce class belong such pure ined bred varie varieties fies as the plymouth rocks nocks anil and Wyan dottes better known as the american breeds liens of these two variety va rieti ti q lay light bi brown biown own shelled or cream colored eggs according to the shelf theory their eggs aggs should bo be a sort of a happy modiana between the and in quality and navor flavor then there are ara the good old 01 I 1 common coin mon hens bens they are all of mixed wood blood of 0 no distinct class and tho the shells of their eggs vary in color from a 1 light brown to a creamy white never q quite aate as tail daik blown as the pure nor combite 60 white ES those of the pure bred med unlike tho the shell however boweter the he yolk of the egg aaa ia a pretty good indication of its richness ilens hens that have plenty of grass and ints in alts lay the richest d dark ark eggs whereas those deprived ved of green food raid nd meat lay eggs with pale yolks that ars am thin bin in albumen also and not very nutritious plenty of insects sects or flesh meat inako rich eggs |