Transcriber’s Notes Texts printed in italics has been transcribed _between underscores_, underlined text ~between tildes~. Small capitals have been replaced with ALL CAPITALS. More Transcriber’s Notes may be found at the end of this text. [Illustration: CORNING STRAIN UTILITY COCKEREL Four Months and Twenty Days Old] THE CORNING EGG FARM BOOK BY CORNING HIMSELF BEING THE COMPLETE AND AUTHENTIC STORY OF THE CORNING EGG FARM FROM ITS INCEPTION TO DATE TOGETHER WITH FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE METHOD AND SYSTEM THAT HAVE MADE THIS THE MOST FAMOUS POULTRY FARM IN THE WORLD BOUND BROOK, NEW JERSEY THE CORNING EGG FARM PUBLISHERS 1912 COPYRIGHT, 1912, BY GARDNER CORNING CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTORY 13 CHAPTER I THE BUILDING OF THE CORNING EGG FARM 21 Started with 60 Buff Rock Eggs 22 More Money in Eggs 25 Adopted White Leghorns 25 First Use of Roosting Closets 27 We Count only Livable Chicks 30 Percentage of Cockerels Low 31 The Great Flock System Succeeds 33 Foreigners Visit the Farm 34 Investigated for Germany 35 Selection of Cockerels 36 Pullets Lay in 129 Days 37 Keeping Down Labor Bill 39 Adopted Hot Water Incubators 40 Why Great Farms Fail 41 CHAPTER II EGG FARMING THE MOST PROFITABLE BRANCH OF POULTRY KEEPING 43 Developing the Great Layer 43 Corning Method in Small Flocks 44 On Large Farms 46 CHAPTER III WHAT IS A FRESH EGG? AN EGG SHOULD BE SANITARY AS WELL AS FRESH 48 Manure Drainage to Drink 48 Diseased Meat to Eat 49 As the Food, so the Egg 49 A Perfect Egg a Rarity 50 Unlimited Demand for Quality Eggs 50 CHAPTER IV PREPARATION OF EGGS FOR MARKET 54 CHAPTER V SELECTION OF THE BREED.--THE STRAIN IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE 58