-16 
is the commercial sodium solution which 
usually contains about 10 to 12 per cent 
of soda and from 20 to 24 per cent. of 
silica. It is a transparent or nearly trans- 
parent, almost colorless, viscid liquid, 
without od ur, but having a salt or sharp 
alkaline taste. Its specific gravity varies 
from 1.12 to 1.40. 
The majority of tests in the preserva- 
tion of eggs have been made with the 
water-glass solution or syiup having a 
specific gravity of between 112 to 1.00 
In large quantities, water-glass solution 
is supplied in hardwood harris or casks. 
Care, however, must be taken not to 
allow nails or other similar metals. to 
come in contact. with the solution, as 
they discoior it. A good quality of water-. . 
glass “syrup” should be free from yellow: 
coloring, the ycllow usually being trace-: 
able to discoloring through contact with 
iron. Galvanised iron and pure tin do not 
seein to have any effect on the solution, 
Mernop oF Preparing WATER-GLASS 
FOR THE PRESERVATI N or Eaas. 
In diluting water-glass, for making an 
egg-preserving solution, distilled or 
thoroughly boiled water should be used. 
The best plan is to add to 1 quart of the 
water-glass “syrup”? 9 quarts of boiled 
or distilled water, thoroughly mixing the 
same, When the solution is cool, it is 
ready for use, The eggs sh uld be fresh 
gathered, all dirty eggs should be thrown 
out, and the clean, fresh eggs should be 
placed smail end down in some water- 
tight container that can be covered. It 
is desirable to “candle” all eggs before 
packing them. Wooden kegs or buckets 
are not as desirable as stouewnre, gal- 
vanised iron, or glassware. After filling 
the container with layers of eggs. all 
packed small end downward until a few 
inches off the top, pour the ccol diluted 
water-glass solutiou over the eggs until it 
stands within 2 or 3 inches above the 
topmost layer of eggs, Cover the con- 
tainer tightly, and set in a cold place 
until the eggs are wanted for nse. The 
container should always be kept in a cool 
clean room, like a milk-room or cold 
cellar, The room should be well aired. 
and so far as possible free from any ob 
jectionable cdours. : 
Fggs may be kept in this manner for 
from six months to a year with practically 
no loss. When desired for use, the solu- 
tion should be drawn off: the eags may 
be washed or rnsed and hen placed in 
racks to dry, when they will be ready to 
pack in cases for shipping to market, or 
to be handed over to the cook for house- 
hold purposes. 
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Keep your grit box full, and keep up 
the variety also. Grit has,many. uses, 
and you can’t afford to let the supply run 
out. 
Don’t make the mistake of hatching 
more chicks than you can handle this 
year. If you do, sell some quickly, before 
they die. 
THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
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September 2, 1907 
oT 
St ELMO 
Dk. Ch. Stallion. 
14 Hands High. Plenty of Substance. 
Splendid Action. 
Good in all Harness. 
Is by Young Tipperary ; grandsire, Tipperary. 
Dam, Leah, by Sir Lucius O'Trigger; g dam, Lily, by 
Rushtroom (Imp.); gg dam, Conrad’s Mare. 
FIRST PRIZE, Adelaide Show, September, 1906. 
FIRST PRIZE, Gawler Show, September, 1906. 
FIRST PRIZE, Two Wells Show, September, 1906. 
FIRST PRIZE, Mount Barker Show, March, 1907. 
Extract from Tur Reiser :- Ar 
Mr. A. Brown’s St. Elmo stood ou 
hardened prizetakers in the entire cl 
mong an excellent lot of ponies 
t prominently by defeating two 
ass between 13.2 and 14.1 hands. 
A NT ee 
TERMS, £2 10s., payable on or before 1st 
January 
Groomage, 2s. 6d. 
A. BROWN, Proprietor. 
Tattersall’s Stables, Pirie Street, Adelaide. 
Have clean nest boxes and you will 
save lots of trouble in washing the eggs 
for market. 
Lice will begin to pla} havoe in the 
Spring unless you take steps to keep 
them down. ry 
Do not waste time with old, worn- 
out birds. They should be killed off. 
Only keep profitable pullets or young 
hens in their prime, 
Always have their nests low, so that 
the hens can step rather than be obliged 
to jump up or down, and a flat perch is 
best, for it is comfortable to their feet 
and a good support for the br ast. 
Washing eggs injures their keeping 
qualities. Have the nests clean in the 
first place, for the market does not want 
dirty goods of any kind. 
It is not necessary to pay a fancy price 
for a good bull, for good bulls often sell 
at low prices, much lower sometimes than 
good cows, 
The producers of milk must be taught 
how to handle the milk before it comes 
to the separators, how to run it through 
a seperator, and how to keep a separator 
ciean when not in use. 
To Correspondents. 
T.S., Uraidla. - The tobacco plant need 
only be dried for spriying purposes. The 
stalk is as useful as the leaf. Drying is 
done under cover, as rain will wash out 
the nicotine. Curing is only necessary 
for manufacturing purposes. 
W.G., Elliston.— The depth to drill 
wheat varies according to soil, but about 
3 iaches is the best average. 
K.N., Kensington. — Ordinary fowls 
require 2l days to hatch. Guinea fowls 
go from 26 to 29 days, pea fowls from 
28 to 30 days ducks 28 days. geese 30: 
days, turkeys 28 days, Aged eggs rarely 
hatch in the shortest time. i 
Amateur Gardener.— You can make a 
very good fertilising manure by putting 
bones and wood ash intoa cask (or ona 
very small scale in a kerosine tin). Mix 
well together, and fill the cask up with. 
water. Take a little out as required, 
Rex, Geelong.— We thank you for your 
letter re black Spanish fowls. We will give- 
an article on this breed in our next. 
