The Corning Egg Farm book, by Corning himselfCorning, Edward
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The Corning Egg Farm book, by Corning himself
Corning, Edward
Eggs -- Production; Poultry
The concrete blocks used in the construction of this Cellar are what
is known as rock faced, and the face is on the inside, pointed up in
black. The floor joists overhead are dressed lumber, and are painted
in the following manner: the priming coat is almost pure oil with
just enough lead to give it a whitish tinge; the next coat is dead
white, flat finish, and the third is white enamel of the best stock
obtainable. The incubators are finished in the same way, allowing the
whole Cellar to be literally scrubbed with a brush.
This Cellar has no duplicate, anywhere.
Building No. 2, Work Shop, etc.
The Work Shop proper is twenty by thirty feet, on a concrete
foundation, with a cement floor. The height from the floor to the
rafters is ten feet in the clear. In this room stands a ten horse power
Gasolene Engine, and a large Mixer, the second Mixer designed by The
Corning Egg Farm, which produces a mix in less time, and with less
power, than any other machine to-day on the market. With the necessary
meals and green cut bone, in seven minutes the juices from the bone are
so uniformly distributed throughout the entire mass that it is almost
impossible to believe that no water has been added. The weight of a
mix will average about five hundred pounds. In experiments with beef
scrap in The Corning Egg Farm Mash, in ten minutes’ time the meals
are completely coated with oils which come from good beef scrap when
properly mixed. This Mixer is now being made by Wilson Bros., Easton,
Pa., in different sizes, from hand to horse power, to meet the needs of
large and small plants.
The Bone Cutter is also made by Wilson Bros., and, in our opinion, is
the best Bone Cutter on the market, and we have tried all the different
designs. Wilson Bros. manufacture these cutters in all sizes, from hand
power up to the large one which they first built for The Corning Egg
Farm, and we have graduated in size, during the past years from a hand
power to the Large Cutter now in use.
There is also a large Clover Cutter, which will cut in various lengths
from a quarter of an inch to an inch and a half. The necessary pulleys
and hangers for this machine are placed in the rafters above.
Built into the rear and sides of this room are the various grain bins,
compactly arranged to reduce the labor of handling to a minimum.
In the Work Shop is also a bench, with vices, etc., and cupboards,
built into the walls, where complete kits of tools for carpentry,
plumbing, hot water fitting, etc., are kept, in order that the
mechanical work, so far as repairs and keeping up the efficiency of the
plant go, is done without calling in outside labor.
Back of the Shop, and connecting with it, is the Egg Packing Room,
with its necessary arrangement of shelves, tables, etc., for the work
carried on there.
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