150 A COUNTRY READER. 



in a clean and fresh condition fetches a better 

 price than produce that has been marketed with 

 less care. 



It is also important to grade your eggs, so that 

 the eggs in the basket look spotlessly clean, and 

 are as nearly as possible of the same size and 

 colour. 



An even basket of eggs fetches a better price 

 than a basket containing eggs of all sizes,- shape, 

 and tints of colour. A few dirty, ill-shaped eggs 

 in a basket will bring down the value of all the 

 better -eggs that a basket may contain. 



The weakest link of a chain is the test of a 

 chain's strength, and a basket of eggs is valued 

 by its worst looking eggs. 



The Best Position and the Best Food. 



As it has been said, a light, dry, sandy soil is 

 the best soil for rearing poultry ; and moveable 

 houses that will hold about twenty -five birds are 

 the best means of housing poultry. 



The moveable houses should be placed facing 

 south-west, in a dry situation, on the side of a 

 hill for choice, so that the fowls can get all the 

 winter sun, and obtain shelter from the north 

 and north-east winds, and also shelter from the 

 hot summer sun. Plenty of dry earth and 

 ashes, for the fow r ls to dust themselves in, should 



