86 POULTRY FOR PROFIT 
there are several methods used by people who 
follow this practice. Some just pack the eggs 
in sawdust in a box or barrel, but this method 
is not always reliable. There are two standard 
ways of preserving these eggs. One is in using 
waterglass, and the other is the use of lime 
water solution. Both methods are reliable, but 
the first named method seems to be the more 
popular of the two. In either case, earthen 
crocks or wooden pails are the best containers. 
Neither of these solutions affects them. A 
three gallon container is large enough to pre¬ 
serve ten dozen eggs. For this sized container, 
about six quarts of the solution will be neces¬ 
sary. 
We will discuss the waterglass method first. 
Procure the amount of waterglass that you will 
need for this year at a drug store. Use this 
at the rate of one pint of waterglass to nine 
pints of water. Before mixing the two liquids, 
boil the water, and let it cool. Then mix the 
two liquids, in the proportion stated, and place 
in container. Then add the eggs, (about ten 
dozen to this mixture), and store in a cool 
place. Be sure that there is about two or three 
