68 JAMES W. ROBERTSON, COMMISSIONER

Q. What about putting them in bran?

A. If you put them in bran there is a risk of the bran becoming slightly damp
and mouldy, and if so the eggs will tasty musty and mouldy.
Q. If you put them in oats?

A. The same thing happens; the oats are not so apt to become mouldy, but
there is no use putting them in oats unless to prevent the breaking of the eggs.
The safest plan is to wrap each tgg in tissue paper or when they are gathered fresh
to rub them with vaseline and keep them in a cold place.
By Mr. Stenson : ' '

Q. Is there any degree of strength which should be given to the lime-water to
make it most useful for the preservation of the eggs?

A. Yes, but the shippers and dealers have their own private formulae for
making that.
Q. But v/hen farmers want to keep their eggs themselves, what are your in-
structions to give them in order to preserve them in lime-water?

A. The better plan is to v/rap each eg.g which the fanner wishes to keep for
his own use in tissue paper and keep it in a cold place. Those men who keep eggs
for export have their tanks in which the eggs are placed in cold storage so that the
lime-water itself is cooled down as low as 40°. The lime-water keeps the air from
the eggs and the low temperature keeps fermentation from going on.
By Mr. Calvert :

tj. Would a newspaper answer as well for wrapping the eggs in?
A. Yes, but it is a little stiflf, and does not conform to the shape of the egg as
well as the tissue paper.
