630 SUCCESSFUL FARMING 



When eggs are being transported from the farm to the market or 

 shipping point, they should be protected from the rays of the sun. 



Do not wash eggs. The washing of eggs greatly impairs their keeping- 

 qualities and spoils their appearance. Market eggs should never be allowed 

 to become wet. Moisture dissolves the protective bloom or covering of 

 the shell, opens the pores and allows bacteria and moulds to enter. Avoid 

 the necessity for washing by providing sufficient nests and keeping the 

 house and yards clean. 



Remove all males from the flock as soon as the hatching season is 

 over and keep them away from the hens during the warm weather. The 

 male has no influence on the number of eggs produced. His only function 

 and use on the farm is to fertilize the eggs to be used for hatching. Fertile 

 eggs spoil very quickly during warm weather. Approximately 18 per cent 

 of all eggs produced upon farms become unfit for food before reaching 

 the consumer. At least half of this loss could be avoided if only infertile 

 eggs were produced. 



REFERENCES 



"Productive Poultry Husbandry." Lewis. . 



''Turkeys." Reliable Poultry journal Co. 



"Principles and Practices of Poultry Culture." Robinson. 



"How to Keep Hens for Profit." Valentine. 



"The Beginner in Poultry." Valentine. 



"Farm Poultry." Watson. 



"Races of Domestic Poultry." Brown. 



"Poultry Production." Lippincott. 



"Poultry Breeding." Purvis. 



"Our Domestic Birds." Robinson. 



North Carolina Expt. Station Bulletin 233. "Common Diseases of Poultry." 



Ohio Expt. Station Bulletin 284. "Rations for Roosters and Capons." 



Purdue Expt. Station Bulletin 182. "Poultry Investigations." 



West Virginia Expt. Station Bulletin 102. 



Canadian Dept. of Agriculture Bulletins: 



189. "Farm Poultry." 



193. "Tuberculosis in Fowls." 



217. ^'Farm Poultry." 

 Farmers' Bulletins, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture: 



309. "Incubation of Eggs;" "Causes of Young Chicks' Death:" "Snow for 

 Chicks." 



317. "Water Pans and Catching Hook for Poultry." 



357. "Methods of Poultry Management at Maine Station." 



452. "Capons and Caponizing." 



528. "Hints to Poultry Raisers." 



530. "Important Poultry Diseases." 



585. "Natural and Artificial Incubation of Hen's Eggs." 



624. "Natural and Artificial Brooding of Chicks." 



656. "The Community Egg Circle." 



682. "A Simple Trap Nest for Poultry." 



