so THE CORNING EGG FARM BOOK 



of carrying the bone in a perfectly fresh condition. 

 The hens are housed and cared for under absolutely 

 sanitary conditions. 



A Perfect Egg a Rarity 



The growing interest in Poultry Culture is bring- 

 ing the Public to a realization of the fallacy of the 

 old idea that " any egg not rotten must be a good 

 egg." Comparatively few people have ever eaten a 

 perfect egg. With the growth of real egg farms 

 through the country, the time is approaching when the 

 words " fresh " or " strictly fresh " will no longer 

 mean anything to the purchaser, and the word " sani- 

 tary " will take their place, and in some way the egg 

 trade will be controlled, and the grocer, and butcher, 

 and peddlers of eggs, will not be allowed to put cold 

 storage eggs out as a sanitary article of food. 



Some of the New York papers are now beginning 

 to agitate the question of Sanitary Eggs, notably the 

 New York Commercial, which is a leader in this 

 educational line. The day is coming when the person 

 who is operating an egg farm that is known to pro- 

 duce the egg of real quality will have no difficulty in 

 obtaining the price that such an article is really worth. 



Unlimited Demand for Quality Eggs 



There is an unlimited demand for an egg which 

 can be depended upon as to quality. The difficulty 

 that the seller meets with when going to a hotel or 



