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Preservation of Eggs. 



lime gave a slightly greater increase than the lighter dress- 

 ing, though the relative increase from the lighter dressing 

 was greater during the second year than from the heavier 

 dressing. 



At every station but one, both in 1899 and 1900, there was 

 a slight increase of crop from the use of heavy and light 

 dressings of lime with dung. There was, however, a greater 

 average increase during 1900 from the use of the heavier 

 dressing of lime ; but the increase was not sufficient of itself 

 to pay for either of the dressings of lime, and it still remains 

 to be seen whether the actual increase of hay alone during 

 following years will pay for the applications, or whether the 

 action of the lime is of greater value in improving the 

 quality of the herbage. From the- results of 1899 ft appeared 

 inadvisable to apply dung on the top of a dressing of lime in 

 the same season. About six weeks were allowed to elapse 

 between the times of application of the lime and the dung. 



In the first }^ear of application the heavy dressings of 

 phosphatic manures did not of themselves produce any 

 increase of crop. During the second season both increased 

 the crop to a slight extent and by equal amounts. The 

 heavy dressings of phosphatic manure gave better returns 

 vvhen applied with farmyard manure than without, but the 

 increase did not justify such a large outlay in purely phos- 

 phatic manures, either when used alone or with farmyard 

 manure. 



Preservation of Eggs. 



The following notes on some experiments in preserving 

 eggs have been taken from a Farmers' Bulletin (No. 128 

 entitled "Eggs and their Uses as Food," lately issued by the 

 United States Department of Agriculture. 



Fresh eggs are preserved in a number of ways, which may, 

 for convenience, be grouped in two general classes : (1) Use 

 of low temperature, i.e., cold storage, and (2) exclusion of the 

 air by coating, covering, or immersing the eggs, some 

 material being used which may or may not be a germicide. 



