. Practical poultry production . Poultry. 280 PRACTICAL POULTRY PRODUCTION EGGS Eggs are by far the most important poultry product marketed and the sale of them amounts to hundreds of mil- lions of dollars annually. The revenue received from this product by the farmer or poultryman could in most instances be substantially increased by putting into practice the prin- ciples suggested herein as concerning the proper handUng of eggs to be Figure -Male birds confined to a yard by themaelves after the breeding season is over. CARE AND PREPARATION FOR MARKET Infertile eggs. The firs
. Practical poultry production . Poultry. 280 PRACTICAL POULTRY PRODUCTION EGGS Eggs are by far the most important poultry product marketed and the sale of them amounts to hundreds of mil- lions of dollars annually. The revenue received from this product by the farmer or poultryman could in most instances be substantially increased by putting into practice the prin- ciples suggested herein as concerning the proper handUng of eggs to be Figure -Male birds confined to a yard by themaelves after the breeding season is over. CARE AND PREPARATION FOR MARKET Infertile eggs. The first and most important suggestion that can be given relating to the production of eggs for market is to "PRODUCE INFERTILE ; As stat- ed on page 279, an infertile egg is one that is laid by a hen that has not been allowed to run with a male bird. In most cases 14 days is sufficient time for eggs to become in- fertile after the male bird has been removed from the 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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