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In the middle of July four dozen fertile eggs and three 

 dozen infertile eggs were placed in an egg chest and 

 subjected to a temperature varying from fifty to sixty 

 degrees. These egg. 1 , were merely laid on their sides in bran 

 and not turned. On examining some of the eggs a month 

 after they were placed in the drawers no perceptible 

 difference could be discerned ; and this was practically the 

 case when the second examination was made on September 

 15th. At the third examination, however, which took place 

 on October 15th, it was noticed that the whites of the fertile 

 eggs were somewhat more watery than those of the infertile 

 eggs, but not much difference could be found in the yoiks. 

 A month later, on November 15th, the differences observed in 

 October were found to be more manifest, the whites of the 

 fertile eggs being quite watery, while those of the infertile 

 specimens were to all appearance as good as in a newly-laid 

 egg". 



On the 12th of December, or five months after the 

 commencement of the experiment, the remainder of the eggs 

 were broken. It was found that the whites of the fertile eggs 

 were like water ; in some cases the yolks were broken, and 

 where the yolks were intact they were very much spotted and 

 discoloured, presenting every appearance of approaching 

 decomposition, The fertile eggs were therefore totally unfit 

 for table use, and of even a very poor quality for culinary 

 purposes. 



The infertile eggs, on the other hand, were found to be 

 equal in quality to those usually sold for household use, though, 

 of course, they could not be called new-laid. The whites were 

 of normal consistency in every case, and the yolks were 

 standing up exactly as in a new-laid egg. 



It was noticed that among the fertile eggs the small eggs 

 with white shells were in a much worse condition than the 

 large eggs with white or brown shells. 



Experiments in the Production of Pork. 



The Canadian Department of Agriculture has recently 

 issued a bulletin containing a summary of the investigations 



