1076 THE PEOPLE'S FARM AND STOCK CYCLOPEDIA. 



week a pint of this ground bone is enough for a dozen fowls. An 

 occasional feed of burned bones is also excellent for laying hens. 



The Best Market for Eggs. In regard to the best 

 market for eggs, that is a question that every poultry raiser 

 must settle for himself. He must study the market reports of 

 the cities that are within his reach, find out the cost of trans- 

 portation, arid then compare with the price of eggs in his locality. 

 In some localities the nearest city market will be the best; in 

 others, it will pay better to ship to some distant city ; while 

 some farmers may find it more profitable to sell eggs to private 

 customers in the nearest village. In regard to the New York 

 market, it is quite practicable to ship eggs in prime order from 

 Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and points farther west to New York; 

 but before sending eggs such long distances the poultry raiser 

 should look well to his home markets, and take every thing into 

 consideration. Eggs that travel long distances to reach the 

 New York market seldom sell so readily, or bring so good' prices 

 in that market, as eggs from near-by points. The average prices 

 of Western eggs in New York rule from three to five cents per 

 dozen lower than those from New York State, New Jersey, and 

 Pennsylvania; but in this connection it is proper to state that 

 the majority of the Western eggs, owing to unskilled packing, 

 reach New York in a very bad condition. If the eggs were 

 fresh to begin with, and properly packed, they would reach 

 market in much better shape, and a higher price would be 

 realized. 



How to get the Highest Price for Eggs. The poultry 

 raiser or farmer who sells eggs to private customers in the near- 

 est city or village should call regularly every week or two 

 weeks, as best suits the convenience of his customers, and 

 always sell clean, fresh, fair-sized eggs. By so doing he can 

 command a few cents per dozen above the market price. 



For city markets the eggs should be packed in crates or 

 barrels, and shipped regularly every week to some reliable com- 

 mission house. The shipper should have some particular brand 

 or mark which should be on all his packages, should warrant 

 every egg fresh, see that they are so, and his brand of eggs 



