. Practical poultry production . Poultry. 282 PRACTICAL POULTRY PRODUCTION. dirty nests, and only clean eggs should be marketed. Gathering eggs. Gath- er eggs at least once a day in cool weather and twice daily in hot, freez- ing, or rainy weather. Eggs from stolen nests should not be marketed, as they are of unknown age and quahty, and should be used at home. Umformity of product. Figure 274.âA stolen nest in the hay loft. tt -c i â n U niiorm products usually command the best price. Eggs of a uniform color and size can be produced by keeping one breed or variety of stand- ard-bred fowls. (Se
. Practical poultry production . Poultry. 282 PRACTICAL POULTRY PRODUCTION. dirty nests, and only clean eggs should be marketed. Gathering eggs. Gath- er eggs at least once a day in cool weather and twice daily in hot, freez- ing, or rainy weather. Eggs from stolen nests should not be marketed, as they are of unknown age and quahty, and should be used at home. Umformity of product. Figure 274.âA stolen nest in the hay loft. tt -c i â n U niiorm products usually command the best price. Eggs of a uniform color and size can be produced by keeping one breed or variety of stand- ard-bred fowls. (See Figure 273.) When catering to a market that prefers white-shelled eggs, keep some one of the varieties of the egg breeds, such as the Leghorns, etc. If, on the other hand, the market prefers and pays a premium for brown-shelled eggs, keep some one variety of the general-purpose breeds, such as the Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes, etc. Storing. After the eggs are collected, store them in a cool dry place before send- ing them to market. When storing eggs, be careful to keep them away from onions, kero- sene, or other substances having an odor, as this odor is apt to be ab- sorbed by the eggs. _, J . TV T 1 i Figure 275.âEggs from a stolen neat under (j r a d 1 n g . JMarket the com crib, use such eggs at home. ^^^^K^KKK^^^~''â"'â '''""â â â ^^^1 i -^ >®k, - '"^^"^ -^ , -. â : -. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Lamon, Harry M; Kinghorne, J. W. (Joseph William). St. Paul, Minn. : Press of Webb Publishing Co.
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