Show quality eggs can be produced on any farm E eggs 9 s unfit for or food cost farmers fram one to three cents per dozen approximately 17 out of every eggs marketed are unfit tor for human consumption according to the united states stales department of culture this means a loss of about annually to farmers an egg ep buyer of clinton county IDd indiana laika ree recently antly reported to purdue university tint that one halt half of the eggs delivered to him were not good enough to eat two principal causes for the large volume of inedible eggs are as follows improper care of eggs at tile the farm and neglect in marketing them more frequently frequent ly according to B E R menefee of purdue quality eggs can be produced on corn belt farms if producers producer q will follow the suggestions which lift be makes remove all the males from the flock immediately males are not essary for or egg production and fertile eggs will not keep their quality in warm weather remove all broody hens from the nests promptly the body temperature of a hen bell Is degrees and wilt will reduce the quality of the egg in a i few hours time gather the ggs eggs e twice a day in hot weather and place them in a cool room promptly A basement or cellar it if not moldy or containing contain ine any peculiar odors furnishes about the best place on the farm for holding eggs |