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EGGS 



rinsed in lukewarm water. Stained eggs are sometimes 

 cleaned in lukewarm water that contains a small quan- 

 tity of soap. 



After soiled eggs have been cleaned their appearance 

 is improved by rubbing them with a cloth that has 

 been moistened with a solution made up of 4 oz. of 

 salt to 1 pt. of vinegar; this treatment, however, is not 

 necessary for eggs that have been washed in a solution, 

 containing ammonia. 



Fluctuation of the Egg Yield. The yield of eggs be- 

 gins to decline in the warm months, just before the 

 molt begins in the northern hemisphere, in July and 

 Aug. In that hemisphere the yield steadily declines 

 until Nov. or Dec., when the minimum number of eggs 



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is produced. In Jan. the yield begins to grow larger 

 and increases steadily until the growing season, the 

 maximum usually coming in April or May. The rise 

 and decline of the egg yield are, of course, reversed in 

 the southern hemisphere. The accompanying illustration 

 shows the percentage yield of eggs by months in the 



