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Show QUALITY EGGS ARE ALWAYS IN DEMAND College Poultryman Offers Some Suggestions. Suggestions for producing quality eggs, for which the market pays a premium, and which will be in even greater demand, are outlined by O. C Dfford, extension poultryman for the Colorado Agricultural college, as follows : L Confine or dispose of all males that produce infertile eggs. 2. Gather eggs at least twice dally. 3. Confine broody hens from the laying quarters. 4. Provide one nest for every three to five bens. . 5. Keep clean nesting material in nests at all times. 6. Keep poultry houses and equipment clean and sanitary. 7. Gather eggs In baskets or wooden receptacles rather than galvanized gal-vanized pails, as the metal containers contain-ers mark the eggs. 8. Feed a good paying ration. See the new agricultural college bulletin bulle-tin on "Feeding Poultry of All Ages." 9. Hold eggs until marketed, in a clean, cool place, free from all odors. 10. Prevent excessive evaporation evapora-tion of moisture from eggs by covering cov-ering the container with a damp cloth. 11. Clean soiled eggs with steel wool rather than wash them. 12. Market eggs at least twice each week. 13. Secure an egg candling chart from the United States Department of Agriculture, and learn to deter mine quality by candling. 14. Protect eggs from the hot sun on the way to market. 15. Do not market an egg unless you are convinced it is of good quality. qual-ity. 16. Pack eggs for shipping or delivery de-livery with small ends down. |