Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 308, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1918 — 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 fertilized 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 in this particular having jeyer beep proven.—Farm Life.