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laying is out, as the farmers term it. This 

 we believe to be an error, derived from the 

 appearances presented when a laying hen 

 is opened ; those nearest the vent being lar- 

 gest, and the more distant and less devel- 

 oped being smallest. It is admitted, we be- 

 lieve, by all, that not only the size, but the 

 flavour of an egg, is much improved by a 

 plentiful supply of the best food. 



There is another monstrosity connected 

 with eggs. We allude to the double-yolked, 

 or twin egg. These may generally be de- 

 tected by their unusual size, and the ap- 

 pearance of a ridge, or elevated seam, on 

 the surface of the shell. From some inex- 

 plicable cause, these double-yolked, or twin- 

 eggs, are sometimes found to be very com- 

 mon in a poultry-yard. In the Cabinet of 

 Natural History and American Rural Sports 

 is an account of a hen, belonging to a Mr* 

 W. Seely, of Cumberland county, New- 

 Jersey, which produced regularly nothing 

 but double-yolked eggs, as large as those of 

 a turkey. These should, of course, be re- 



