Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1912 — CANDLING OUTFIT FOR EGGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CANDLING OUTFIT FOR EGGS

One .Can Easily Arrange Satisfactory Apparatus Out of Piece of . Tin apd a Lamp. (By BERT COHN.) Any person can make a candling outfit easily and cheaply. A cylinder of tin large enough to fit over a kerosene lamp or” lantern or a piece of ordinary slove pipe is sufficient. This should have a hole cut In It about the size of a silver dollar, cut so as to

stand opposite the flame of the lamp or lantern. The candling can be done In ordinary light, but better work can be done In a dark or semi-dark room. As a general rule If the egg shows clear, or in other words, If you can see through It, it is good. If it contains one or more dark spots, dark lines or dark rings, it is had,- and should be thrown away. If it Is several days old, ami has an air space at one end, it is not bad, but can be sold. The produce dealers receive the eggs as seconds. If you cannot see through the eggs they are bad and should be thrown out. Some: perfectly fresh eggs may show dark lines or rings. These are caused by unhealthy hens and the eggs are not good.

Egg Testing.