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PRACTICAL POULTRY PRODUCTION 



dirty nests, and only clean 

 eggs should be marketed. 



Gathering eggs. Gath- 

 er eggs at least once a 

 day in cool weather and 

 twice daily in hot, freez- 

 ing, or rainy weather. 

 Eggs from stolen nests 

 should not be marketed, 

 as they are of unknown 

 age and quahty, and 

 should be used at home. 



Umformity of product. 



Figure 274. — A stolen nest in the hay loft. tt -c i ■ n 



U niiorm products usually 

 command the best price. Eggs of a uniform color and size 

 can be produced by keeping one breed or variety of stand- 

 ard-bred fowls. (See Figure 273.) 



When catering to a market that prefers white-shelled 

 eggs, keep some one of the varieties of the egg breeds, such 

 as the Leghorns, etc. If, on the other hand, the market 

 prefers and pays a premium for brown-shelled eggs, keep 

 some one variety of the general-purpose breeds, such as the 

 Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes, etc. 



Storing. After the eggs are collected, store them in a 

 cool dry place before send- 

 ing them to market. 

 When storing eggs, be 

 careful to keep them 

 away from onions, kero- 

 sene, or other substances 

 having an odor, as this 

 odor is apt to be ab- 

 sorbed by the eggs. 



_, J . TV T 1 i Figure 275. — Eggs from a stolen neat under 



(j r a d 1 n g . JMarket the com crib, use such eggs at home. 



