. Australian Garden and Field. 136 THE GARDEN AND FIELD. August, 1913 ground maize should be given to fattening fowls if top qualilv is what is desired. — Testing Eggs. — Testing eggs for fertility is not a difficult matter. Take a stout piece of dark-coloured cardboard, and cut a hole in the centre the shape of an egg, but a little smaller in size, the broad end of the egg, of course, being held up- wards when testing. The eggsi are l)laced against the bole, one by one, and held up before a bright light in a dark room, mth the result that the infertile eggs can at once be distinguished from t
. Australian Garden and Field. 136 THE GARDEN AND FIELD. August, 1913 ground maize should be given to fattening fowls if top qualilv is what is desired. — Testing Eggs. — Testing eggs for fertility is not a difficult matter. Take a stout piece of dark-coloured cardboard, and cut a hole in the centre the shape of an egg, but a little smaller in size, the broad end of the egg, of course, being held up- wards when testing. The eggsi are l)laced against the bole, one by one, and held up before a bright light in a dark room, mth the result that the infertile eggs can at once be distinguished from the fertiles. A bull's eye or a bicycle lamj) will be found to give a satis- factory light for the purpose in' ciucstion, and if a dark room is not available the eggs should be tested at night. WTiite-shelled eggs are easier to test than those with brown shells, the dark colour obstructing the light, and on this account such eggs are frequently tested on the eighth or ninth day of incubation instead, of the fifth. On being tested, infer- tile eggs will appear qiuite clear, like tho-se newly-laid, whilst fertile eggs have a darkened centre sur- rounded by a clouded substance, and if the light is very strong, small blood vessels will probably be visible. Eggs should again be tested on the fourteenth day of in- cuV)ation, and any addled eggs .should be removed. — Turkeys for Breeding. — To raise big, robust turkeys, it is necessary to get the chicks, out and running about as early as pos- sible in the spring. ' Turkey ' hens cannot be considered prolific win- ter layers, and, as a rule, they do not commence to lay eggs until milder davs give an indication of better things to come ; but they are amenable to management, like most creatures, and eggs may be had a week or two earlier if warm food is given in the morning, with A g'enerous suj)ply of cooked meat at mid-day. If the breeding stock for the coming season has not al- read)- been selected, no time should l)e lost. It i
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