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The dirties, small, extra large, and found nests of eggs should not be sold. 

 Use them at home. The large ones hreak in shipping and the smalls and dirties 

 are not wanted on the market. These sell the good eggs at poor prices. 



Where one is trying to supply private customers, or a select wholesale trade, 

 it is wise to stamp the eggs with your own initials, or the name of your farm. 

 This is some guarantee to the buyer, 



Never Try to Deceive the Dealer. 



You may sell bad eggs to the grocers, but the honest people in the district 

 do not get full value for their good eggs. 



Some people hold their September and Early October eggs, and then ship 

 them later in the year to a dealer as fresh eggs. They, of course, expect the 

 top price for new laids. Please do not believe you can deceive the dealer. By 

 candling the eggs, which he always does, he can tell fairly close what your eggs 

 are like as to age, etc. 



Do not sell infertile eggs that are removed from the incubators as being 

 good eggs or good food. 



Do not allow the male bird to run with the hens after June 1st. 



Do not keep the eggs in damp or musty cellars, boxes, or baskets. 



Do not leave the eggs sitting in the sun, and if your grocer keeps eggs in 

 his store windov^r in which the sun shines, please ask him to remove them, unless 

 he wishes to hatch chickens. 



Fig. 38. The egg tester. 



1. Egg-testing box. 



2. Hole through which light shines and before which egg is held to be tested. 



3. Chimney. 



4. Bottle of water placed between light and No. 2. 



5. Reflector to be placed behind light. 



An ordinary lamp or electric light is placed in the box so that the light shines 

 through No. 2. The bottle of water condenses the light, which makes the testing of 

 eggs a comparatively simple matter. 



