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Show PREPARE EGGS FOR MARKET t Several Excellent Little Hints' That Will Tend Greatly to Increase Profits From Poultry, j1" j' Provido clean, dry hay or straw or a sultablo material for the nesHs, renew re-new tho material frequently and always al-ways when It becomes wet and tolled. Collect eggs every day shortly before be-fore noon, or pretorably at noon and at dusk. It is especially advUablo when hens aro broody to collect twlco dally. On no account should eggs which havo been found by chance ln,noata In tho open (Turing harvest tlno or any other tlmo be mixed wlth'thote Intended for market Any aucb eggi which are not fit for consupptloa should' be thrown out. 0 '' Any dirt on the egg when it "it collected should bo removed by neant ot a dry cloth, or It that method falls a slightly dampened, bnt not a wet cloth, abould be used. Do not wash hen eggs nor put them In water, nor use any chemical to remove the dirt. Eggs should always be kept dry. Contact with wet material or ex-tosturo ex-tosturo to moisture causes them to go bad quickly; therefore, eggs' when taken to market should be protected from the wet by suitable coverings. Koop eggt In a cool, dry place away from objectionable odors. Reserve the small eggt tor borne and market the best and largest. Put clean, dry bay In the basket or box used for ,packlng eggt tor' mar-kot mar-kot and pack carefully. |