134 POULTRY 
on which the egg is laid. Eggs should be sent 
to market as often as twice a week, because 
the more nearly fresh the eggs are, the better 
they will be and the higher price the poultry- 
man will receive. 
Home Preservation of Eggs. The poul- 
tryman should make every effort to sell to 
the people in his own locality as many eggs 
as possible for them to use for future con- 
sumption. From the poultryman’s stand- 
point this will tend to raise the price of eggs 
during the time of normal low prices, as in 
April. From the purchaser’s standpoint it 
will tend to lower the price of eggs during the 
time of low production, as in November and 
December. If the eggs which are preserved 
for home use are sterile, and are fresh when 
they are put down, they will keep in good 
shape and will serve as well as fresh eggs for 
ordinary cooking purposes. 
How to Preserve Eggs. The preservative 
which is recommended by the author is 
water-glass. It is easy to use, is cheap, and 
is efficient. The material is a heavy, clear 
liquid, and can be obtained of drug stores. 
Various lots of water-glass may differ some- 
