POULTRY NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 136, 10 June 1898, Page 3

POULTRY NOTES.

fthmM \ Ep £s for Market.—Egrga aSfV* Avashed before beins sen^° ihuMT 'as clean eggs are not only but w Ore attractive than dirty ones, con*. *g a better Prioe- An easy and thatT cut method of.cl-ganluy eggs lafn i come dirty from tike nest fcoivr c them ir) £^ handy di,?h and Ino- +OVa?0 Va?! m Water over them, increasjfla n? 6? 1 KIP to about blood heat. % IT di«solve any dirt that may •un the eggs without rubbing. Lay

a linen cloth folded over them several times on a table near the dish, and as the eggs become clean take them out of the water and lay them on the cloth. The water will quickly drain from them and the cloth will absorb it, obviating the possibility of stain on the under side of the eggshell. The eggs being hot will dry of themselves, and the shell will assume that: bright, fresh appearance seen in the new-laid og S . Badly-stained eggs, that will not yield readily 1o the above process, may be dipped in vinegar for a minute, when they will be ns easily cleaned as the others.

Propel* Roosts. —When the poultry proves to be a nuisance on the farm, it shows n lack of management. Most farmers think that the roost should be near the barn, thus making it convenient to Iced them but inconvenient for gathering the Qggs. It Is also convenient- for the henss." They can run in the barn, stable, or pigpens—thus making a dainty morsel for the swine—in the corn-crib, if the door is left open, and, in fact, making themselves very much at home just where they are not .wanted, They like to roost in all these places, too, especially on the top of machinery. The fact is that there are many places on the farm suitable to place ths poultry house on that are away from all the buildings. Probably there is no place where poultry will thrive better than in a bnsli. Toe thick carpet: of leaves makes an excellent scratchingpen, and many grubs and worms are. unearthed by the fowls in the course of a. season. The trees give needed shade in summer and form a windbreak in winter. It is an ideal poultry yard.