Show suggestions SUGGEST IONIS FOR preserving E GGS As 0 of tile tho agricultural pro jare I 1 L jaent being conducted ca lil tural college 0 L poultry husi busi 1 tred for fr free lr ir on oil the pros 1 cf c ju ELI tile the home after avic als G r i As ts obtained with the W al in III use for egg pres ro fessor alder aider advises for use in ill the homo home either cither tho the water gln glas or the lime water method directions ions for foi using these two methods are given by professor alder as s follows water glass can usually be obtained at any an drug store and should not cost more than a dollar to a do dollar doliar and a quarter a gallon A gallon of water glass properly diluted air and mixed should bo be enough to store about GO 60 to 71 79 eggs take ten tell quai quails ts of water that has been boiled for a few minutes and allowed to cool when cold add 1 quart of good quality water glass and stir thoroughly let the mixture stand a short time then give it another good brisk stirring the water glass is heavier than water and will go to the bottom unless thoroughly mixed this should give enough of the mi mixture to cover about 15 to 20 dozen eggs depending on oil the shape of the storage vessel and the way the eggs are arc packed into it if tile the eggs are carefully placed in the vessel on oil end and close together more eggs can bo be put in and iss mixture required to cover them this is not necessary nc cessar however and it is sometimes mol moie 0 convenient to mix the solution pour it into tho the preserving vessel and adi add the eggs a few at a time time as they are gathered each day flesh from the nests ali any good clean vessel can bo be used but it is better to use one of wood glass or crockery than one of metal A good clean barrel is good where 50 dozen or more are arc to bo be preserved A clean cool sweat collar callar is the best place to put the containing vessel use only fresh clean eggs it tile the shell is cracked tile the egg will always spoil all eggs must be completely covered by tile the water glass as long as the they are in storage it some of the liquid evaporates add more water A goad good lid or cover on oil tile the containing vessel will prevent evaporation when water glass eggs are to be boiled stick a needle through the shell at tile the large end of tile th e egg to prevent the shell from breaking tests for several years with different methods of preserving eggs have been carried on oil in ill canada and the obtained were in in favor of clio lime water their method of using this preservative should give good results T ri shutt reports the following this fifth seasons work with egg preservatives furnishes further corroboratory rob oratory evidence of the value ol of liine water of tile the solutions expert with it has proved the most it is certainly equal to water glass in effectiveness and is ia to b be arf preferred erred to thi this S much advertised preservative on oil tile the grounds of economy and ease case of preparation tile the solubility of lime at ordinary temperatures is 1 part in parts of oc water such a solution would be termed saturated 11 limo me wat 0 r translated into pounds and gallons this means 1 pound of lime is sufficient to saturate 70 gallons enmons of water however on owing I 1 aig to impurities in fit commercial lime it is well to use more than is called for in III this statement it may not hoi however ever bo be ne cesary if good fleshly burnt quicklime ran can be obtained to employ as much as was at first recommended namely 2 to 3 pounds to 6 5 gallons gallon of oc water with such lime as hero here referred reil to one could rest assured that one pound to 5 gallons 50 lbs ibs would be ample and that the resulting limewater li would be thoroughly saturated the method oi of preparation is simply slack the lime with a small quantity of 0 water then stir th the c milk of lime so formed into 5 gallons ot of water after the mixture 0 has b been CC ii kept well stirred for a few hours it is allowed to settle the supernatant liquid which now h N saturated lime water is drawn off and poured over the eggs previously placed in a crock or watertight water tight barrel As c kosure pos to the air tends to precipitate the lime as carbonate and thus weaken the solution tile the vessel containing the eggs should be kept covered the air may be excluded by a covering of sweet oil or by sacking upon which paste of lime has deen been spread it if after a time there is any in noticeable precipitation of the lime the lime wate 1 be drawn off or siphoned oil off and replaced with a further quantity newly prepared lie ile also reports that tile the addition of salt to tile the lime water had no bon bell crimial effect use only the very best of fresh eggs all eggs must be completely covered by lime water all the time they in storage I 1 tire the containing vessel should bp be kept in a cool dry well ventilated cellar where possible |