Show POULTRY CACKLES MAKE SURE EGGS ARE FRESH Method Generally Employed by Commission Commission Com Coro mission Houses for Purpose Is Known as Candling When supplying a fancy trade with eggs or on receiving eggs from outside sources It Is often desirable to determine determine determine deter deter- mine their freshness The method generally used by commission merchants merchants merchants mer mer- chants for this purpose Is known as candling and consists In holding the egg between the eye and a aUght light so as to note the contents This should be done In a n darkened room using one of ot the egg testers on the market or simple made home tester The air space in a perfectly fresh egg Is ver very small and as the egg loses part of ot Its contents by evaporation this air space Increases In size with the age age of ot the egg Fresh eggs should appear appear clear and bright showing no dart darl spots spot Those accustomed to candling soon soon learn to detect stale eggs with a good degree of accuracy und and rapidity Another method employed ed by some who have not a great number to testIs test testis is to put the eggs In a basin of water If It good they will He lie on their sides If It bad batI they will stand on the small ends The older the egg the more upright It stands and If It very old it will be suspended In the water or even even float on the surface |