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blood spots. The only way by which the 
poultryman can know that his eggs are free 
from small cracks and blood spots is to candle 
them, and it is good practice for every poul- 
tryman to candle all the eggs which he pro- 
duces, whether he sells them or puts them 
into the incubator. 
Care of Container. The container which 
he uses should be a good one and should be 
clean. It should have the name of his farm 
stenciled on the outside. All of the fillers 
and flats which he uses should be clean. In 
other words, if a filler comes back in which an 
egg has been broken and the contents smeared 
over the filler, that filler should be destroyed. 
Produce Sterile Eggs. During all of the 
year that is possible the poultryman should 
produce sterile eggs. There should not be 
any male birds running with the flock except 
during the time of actually saving eggs for 
hatching. As soon as this period is over the 
male birds should be taken out and sold. 
Stamping Eggs. In order to build up a 
name and identify the product it is well to 
stamp each egg with a rubber stamp, giving 
the name of the farm and possibly the date 
