32 EGGS AND POULTRY 
New York, because-the quoted prices are 
higher on white’eggs than on brown ones. 
This shows a preference of the purchaser for 
these eggs. The color of the shell does not 
affect the quality. of the eggs. The food the 
hens eat does have an influence. If your 
prospective customer prefers white, it is folly 
to start with hens which lay brown eggs. 
There are several breeds that lay white 
eggs: Leghorn, Black Minorca, Black Span- 
ish, etc. Most egg farms producing white 
ege’s use the White Leghorn, which is gener- 
ally conceded to be, for egg production alone, 
the best breed. If brought through an early 
molt or if hatched and raised as pullets at the 
same time as other breeds this breed will lay 
as many winter eggs and in the spring, with 
much less inclination to hatch, will exceed 
the others. Hens of the heavy breeds prefer 
to set and brood chickens in the spring than 
to lay. Ifyou have many of them and do not 
want them to set, it will keep you busy try- 
ing to break them of their motherly habits.. 
This is annoying to you as well as to the hens 
which want to lay. 
Again Leghorn cockerels can be brought; 
to 2 or 24% pound broiler size, at least as soon. 
as the heavy breeds. At that weight they 
