. The American farm and stock manual. Agriculture; Home economics. 202 THE FARM. covered with the same material. One point connected with packing in these boxes the shipper should know and guard against; that is, it is sometimes the case that the pasteboard cover, on which the eggs are placed, is com- posed of two pieces, and during transporting or handling these pieces be- come displaced, or pass each other; then the eggs above drop down on the lower ones and break them. This difficulty, however, can easily be avoided by passing a piece of stiff paper over the joints, which Avill prevent them
. The American farm and stock manual. Agriculture; Home economics. 202 THE FARM. covered with the same material. One point connected with packing in these boxes the shipper should know and guard against; that is, it is sometimes the case that the pasteboard cover, on which the eggs are placed, is com- posed of two pieces, and during transporting or handling these pieces be- come displaced, or pass each other; then the eggs above drop down on the lower ones and break them. This difficulty, however, can easily be avoided by passing a piece of stiff paper over the joints, which Avill prevent them l^assing each other. Any sized box desired can be used for this style of case, and, with a little care on the part of the packer of the eggs, can be carried as safely as Avith any of the patent boxes now in vague. Fig. 3 consists of an outside case or crate, in which are fitted a number of trays with cord laced through the sides and ends, dividing the spaces into small squares or meshes, and making a dehcate spring, which responds to the slightest jar. Rows of pockets are suspended from the cord work, giv- ing to each a separate apartment, and so arranged that no jar nor jolt the carrier may receive can cause one egg to strike an- other, and being thus sepa- rated, a free circulation of air is obtained, which pre- vents heating by any pos- sibility. Each tray is pro- vided with a protector, which keeps the eggs in the pocket even though the car- rier be overturned. As each tray contains a certain number, no errors in count can ever occiir, and the pur- chaser can determine at a glance both the number and quality of the eggs. By using this carrier a child can pack as Avell as a man. One of these carriers, the size shown, will hold six:ty dozen of eggs. Milk for Hens.—Fanny Field thus expresses herself as to the food value of milk for hens: " I quite agree with the correspondent of the American Povliry Yard, who declares there is no feed on earth so good for fowls and chi
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