Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 300, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 December 1917 — FACTS ABOUT EGGS [ARTICLE]

FACTS ABOUT EGGS

The flavor of the egg is influenced by the hen’s .feed. The older the hen the larger will be the average size of her egg. The eggs from hens that are not mated keep fresh twice as long as f«rtillzed eggs. The shell of the egg, being porous, will quickly absorb odors, and these will affect the flavor. The first eggs of winter are generally larger than those laid at the close of the summer season. * The sex of the eggs cannot be foretold, not one of the old-time theories tn this particular having ever been proven- —Farm Life.