Show J QUALITY OF EGGS SET AT STANDARD F factors actors used in formulating the grades eggs may be only fresh or otherwise to most consumers but to the egg trade la in 18 countries quality of shell eggs Is now more or less uniformly expressed in terms of air cells condition of shells yolks whites and germs egg quality standards according to the bureau of agriculture economics united states department of Agri agriculture cult are now recognized in 18 countries of 17 foreign countries 15 maintain standards in connection with au an export trade la in eggs and 2 countries germany and the united kingdom recognize standards for the domestic trade only there Is considerable uniformity in the standards canadian egg standards were the first to be systematically formulated united states standards were prepared later inter and followed in essential respects the canadian standards foreign countries in general have considered the same quality factors in formulating egg grades and have bay adopted practically the same methods of 0 describing the various degrees of quality in practically all of the standards the specifications for tile the air cell deal with its depth similarly differences in quality as evidenced by the condition of the yolk are indicated in terms of visibility of the yolk countries which have established standards of quality for shell eggs are united states canada denmark sweden norway estonia latvia lithuania finland netherlands berlands Net bel glum russia poland danzig rumania ireland south african union england wales and germany experiments show that best hens pay profits illinois hens that were given ghen a chance held up their end of the farm earnings under the stress of 1030 conditions by paying pacing average profits of a hen says the missouri farmer records kept by farm flock owners in cooperation co with the extension service of the college of agriculture university of illinois have been summarized mari marl zed the average profits of a hen ben were paid by the one third highest agh flocks inthe in the group in n cont contrast the one lowest flocks lost money mone 7 nt at the rate of bf 59 cents a hen while lie he average for the entire group or of flocks was a profit of 04 64 cents a hen owners of the one third highest locks flocks kept up their profits in the face of conditions by taking advantage of low feed costs getting more eggs and increasing their effit efficiency lency generally it ft was explained by H H R alp poultry extension specialist of the college hens elens in the one third highest flocks laid an average of eggs each during the year while those to la the one third lowest flocks averaged only ill eggs the average egg yield for the flocks was eggs n hen ben there was an average of hens in the one third highest flocks hens in the one third lowest and hens in the flocks well fed flock will bring profit to owner in feeding your poultry flock that Is expected to lay eggs this fall and ami winter when the price li Is high remember that true economy lie iles in pur shading them to eat as much as possible of the right kind of food the more they eat the faster they will arow and the more lively likely they will be to lay early and abundantly during the hot dry days of august and early september the chicks tire are it a good deal lle like other folks folios and their appetites may be a little oft off then Is a good time occasionally to mix mis up op a moist mash not wet and sloppy but moist enough to make it ft appetizing for them and let them have such a food once every day or two it will help them to eat more and will tone up their appetites |