eggs in bran or any stuff that will clog the pores of the shell, and do 

 not permit them to come in contact with each other through the jolts of 

 shipping. Excellent containers for shipping eggs are sold by Messrs. 

 Stumpp & Walter, 30 Barclay Street, New York City. One of these, 

 known as the "Eyrie," is made of corrugated board, in 15 and 30- 

 egg sizes and sells for fifteen and twenty-five cents respectively. The 

 other container, designed for larger and longer shipments, is made of ^- 

 inch pine and comes in 15, 30, 60 and 100-egg sizes, selling at 20, 25, 

 ■iO and 50 cents, respectively. Considerable reductions in price are made 

 on both kinds of containers for quantity orders. 



In using any container, each egg should first be wrapped securely in 

 paper, then the carton should be half-filled with bran or oats. The 

 wrapped eggs are next placed in the individual compartments provided 

 for them and they are then covered with bran or oats as the case may be. A 

 grape basket with shavings used for packing answers every purpose. Wrap 

 each egg and be sure not to substitute anything for shavings in packing. 



AGE LIMIT OF EGGS FOR INCUBATION.— On most farms, the 

 endeavor is to avoid using eggs for incubation that are more than ten days 

 old, but opinions differ largely on this subject, and so excellent an author- 

 ity as INIr. Rogers thinks an egg three weeks old properly cared for is as 

 fertile as one newly laid. Experiments w ith domestic fowl, however, show 

 that the percentage of eggs not hatching shows a fairly consistent increase 

 for all periods longer than two weeks, and it would seem reasonable to 

 infer that the same holds true for all gallinaceous species, at any rate. 

 Mr. Dunn advises that, if eggs more than ten days old are used, they 

 should not be mixed with those that come within that limit. It is prob- 

 ably wise not to use any eggs that are more than three weeks old nor those 

 laid during the first five days after the cocks are placed with the hens. 



Assuming that our beginner will secure at least 300 eggs fi'oni his ten 

 hens, he should start incubating operations as soon as the first 100 eggs are 

 laid. Generally speaking, the birds earliest hatched thrive best and the 

 larger the number of eggs started at any one time, the less will be the labor 

 of attending to the chicks. 



Mr. Rogers conducted an experiment with 800 late laid eggs at the 

 Sherburne Farm during the past summer, starting his hatch well into July. 

 His report was, "Results just as good as during any part of the rearing 

 season. Birds strong and healthy." 



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