90 POULTRY FOR PROFIT 
When one is getting a big yield daily, he can 
usually plan to sell his eggs by the case to city 
commission men, who will always pay a good 
premium over local markets. If one has not 
enough eggs to sell a case once or twice weekly 
in such a manner, this difficulty is often over¬ 
come by combining with neighbors who are 
willing to take the proper care in producing 
clean, fresh eggs for market. However, such 
neighbors must be in sympathy with what is 
expected for fresh eggs, and who have the cour¬ 
age to refrain from putting in eggs that are 
not clean and fresh. If one case is sent in to 
these commission men and the quality of the 
eggs is not of first class, quite a dockage will 
he deducted from the check, and your reputa¬ 
tion will thereby suffer. Never wash eggs that 
are soiled, but use them in your own kitchen, 
as the washing will remove the natural bloom, 
or fine powder that is found on the untouched 
egg. One can secure clean eggs by keeping the 
bedding in the nests clean. 
There is always a splendid opportunity to sell 
hatching eggs in the spring of the year, if one 
has had the foresight to get started in pure- 
