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CIRCULAR NO. 105
THE CARE OF EGGS ON THE FARM
By J. H. BARDSLEY
What causes losses 0f eggs!
I. Roosters in the flock.
(1) Cause fertile eggs.
II. Keeping eggs in warm places.
` (I) Causes the embryo to develop in fertile eggs.
(2) Causes eggs to shrink.
III. Damp, dirty nests.
(1) Cause eggs to mold.
(2) Cause dirty, badly flavored eggs.
I IV. Leaving eggs in the nest too long.
(1) Causes fertile eggs to incubate.
(2) Causes broken and dirty eggs.
V. Holding eggs at home too long.
(1) Allows fertile eggs to spoil.
(2) Causes eggs to be graded lower.
How to prevent these Z0sses:
I. Kill, sell or confine the roosters.
II. Keep the eggs in a cool place.
III. Provide one good, clean nest for every tive hens.
IV. Gather the eggs twice daily.
V. Market the eggs when they are fresh.
Every egg that becomes a "rot" or is graded below a first
represents an economic loss. It has been estimated that about
$1,500,000 were lost on eggs in the State of Kentucky last year;
about $950,000 of this loss was caused by roosters running in
the farm flocks.
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