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= in a 20 per cent. solution of vitriol of iron, to which had been added 14 
nt. tannin, soluble in water. The eggs were then rinsed with water, dried, 
pt as might be ordinary eggs. The loss of weight was light, and the cost 
4 ut the same as in the previous case—two-thirds of a penny per twenty 
eu a i 
ss i= 
5 Ss. 
gs 
| Renn Pt ina cellar in which the temperature had not been above 8 degrees 
| a: _There was no loss of weight. Third and fourth prizes went to the 
| tage ohibitor, As regards the former, the eggs had an irreproachable appear- 
ree fourteen days old when the preserving commenced. The fourth- 
as 888 were not quite so good as the former in taste; they had been kept 
lution of salt and lime. Neither Nos. 3 nor 4 had lost any weight.— 
me Kapress. 
YOUNG V. OLD FOWLS FOR LAYING, 
niger, of the North Carolina Experiment Station, at Raleigh, has just 
Nd Ta ed a bulletin detailing the results of an elaborate test of fowls in feeding 
~g. His carefully prepared tables show that for high production, weight 
588 produced, as well as for economy in production, pullets far outstrip hens. 
lig t © greatest production of eggs from pullets was made in this order : 
} Xo Brahma, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Black Langshan, Barred Plymouth 
Rocke ‘nd Single Comb Brown Leghorn. White Wyandotte, White Plymouth 
» Black Minorea, and Buff Cochin are at the foot of this list. 
lan, Ong the hens late hatched, Barred Plymouth Rocks leads, with Black 
Cook a1 and Brown Leghorn, followed by Barred Plymouth Rock and Buff 
i in this order. White Wyandotte and Light Brahma foot the list. : 
| titre: Steatest production of weight of eggs brings the birds in a little 
®nt order, Anong the pullets this order is: Light Brahma, Silver Laced 
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|v ms lotte, Black Langshan, Barred Plymouth Rock, White Wyandotte, and 
® Plymouth Rock, with Black Minorea, Leghorns, and Buff Cochin last. 
Mine Production of weight of eggs no hens were equal to the pullets of the 
Mody Peed, except Brown Leghorn and Buff Cochin, and these were the poorest 
| “ets of weight of eggs. : 
| Mody, ow, to change from numbers and weight of eggs produced to economy of 
ot, a marked difference will be noted. This phase may be shown best 
