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— ■ i m ■■ ■ ■ THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1965 THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA -PAGE SEVEN *>* AlEATti^ + HOME AN EXTRA THIS CHICK... is sad because she won’t grow up to produce NEWBERRY COUNTY EGGS! Only the BEST of chickens are used for Newberry county Eggs . . . and they get the best of care throughout their producing days. That’s why folks from the chilly North to the sunny South prefer Newberry County Eggs. We are happy to join in observance of MARCH - EGG MONTH “Eat more Newberry County Eggs” LOMINACK’S HARDWARE, Inc. Main Street Newberry YOU MAY PAY MORE... But You Can’t Get Better BACON 'N' EGGS because NEWBERRY COUNTY EGGS ARE THE BEST We are Proud to Salute Our Local Industry The Poultry and Egg Producers, Suppliers, and Distributors of Newberry County "FOR A REAL TREAT... and Added Appeal... use Newberry County Eggs with every meal/’ PROSPERITY LUMBER CO. PROSPERITY, S. C. Guides given for selection of quality eggs Candling is a system used for judging egg quality. It is a com mercial method of examining the interior of the egg without break ing the shell. The eggs are passed in front of a light, and during this process trained eyes judge the condition of the yolk, the white and the size of the air cell, and remove eggs not meeting pre scribed standards. New, highly automated methods of candling eggs promise great speed-up and accuracy. Electronic candlers send light of specific wave lengths through the eggs and examine thousands per hour, •emoving defective eggs. Blood spots on the yolks and neat spots in the albumen are ab- .ormalities and are usually de leted in candling. Eggs with such defects do not reach the consum er. In the event that very small spots escape detection, they in no way affect the use of the egg. Another abnormality, a common occurrence, is the double-yolked egg. These eggs are usually large and pullets coming into their lay-r ing period account for the largest proportion of these eggs. They oc cur when two yolks drop into the oviduct at the same time or very close together. - Another way eggs are judged for quality is the “break-out” test, where sample eggs in a shipment are broken and tested for quality. The candling of eggs is combined with the break-out test to assure the homemaker she is getting a high quality egg. Eggs have been important for centuries Eggs have been important to man for centuries. History reveals that eggs were a food delicacy in ancient and biblical times, and a staple food wherever abundant. History also associates eggs with science, sports and superstition, and exalts them as a symbol of pagan and Christian custom. Eggs were revered as a sacred symbol by the ancients, who be lieved the egg represented the world and its elements: shell (earth), white (water), yolk (fire) and air (under the shell). The breaking of eggs was a ceremony and a means of augury. Men of early times hung eggs in Egyp- tion temples of worship. Artists glorified them in paintings and sculpture, as encircled in the folds of the good Agathodaemon, a Greek deity of good fortune in the form of a shepherd. The serpent’s egg of the Druids was an omen of power and success. This particular egg was the distinguishing badge of that ancient order of Gaulish and British priests. The early Malay did not eat the chickens or their eggs, but kept the birds for timekeeping and rec reational purposes. Our modem custom of decorat ing and giving eggs at Easter is a symbol of the Resurrection, but history reveals the custom origin ated in pre-Christian times. The custom was already long estab lished in China in 722 B.C. Func tionaries in the State of King-ts- oo were sent out to towns and countryside to proclaim that all fires must be put out, and must remain out for three days of the great Spring Festival. One provi dent Chieftain accumulated sup plies of painted eggs, and set the fashion of dispensing them as gifts to friends and acquaintances. Persian history reveals a simi lar custom. Jemsheed, the mythi cal monarch, sixth in descent from Moses, marked the beginning of the religious year each spring with a Nowroose, or Feast. Trav elers gave eggs dyed in the var ious cijlors or painted with gilt as gifts to everyone they encounter ed, friend and stranger alike. Superstition played its part, too. Livia, the wife of Roman Emperor Augustus, was advised by an oracle to carry an egg in the warmth of her corsage. The sex of her unborn child would be indicated by whether a male or female chick was hatched in this cosy nest! A young cock was hatched, and Livia soon gave birth to Tiberius. This happenstance led to the start of an absurd, and cer tainly uncomfortable custom am ong the young matrons of ancient Rome. The early Christian church ad apted some of the ancient pagan customs. Pope Paul V drew up a ritual for England, Ireland and Scotland. Eggs, after being bless ed by a local priest, became holy gifts beneficial to both the giver and the receiver. Many authorities believe chick ens—and thus eggs—reached the Westem Hemisphere with the sec ond voyage of Columbus. Whether or not this is so, where would we be now if Columbus had not been imaginative enough to set an egg on its end? Egg grade and size explained Retail markets in most cities may be selling eggs in Jumbo, Extra Large, Large, Medium, and Small sizes, in various grades des ignating quality, such as Grade AA, A, B and sometimes C. In general, however, a retail market may carry only two sizes in one or two grades. The price of eggs is determined by both the quality grade and the size (weight). Grade AA and Grade A eggs, good for all uses, are especially desirable for cooking in the shell, for poaching and for frying. Grades B and C are good for scrambling, baking and general cooking. Large eggs are preferred by most homemakers for use at breakfast, and for main dishes at luncheon and dinner. Medium and small eggs are ex cellent . for out-of-hand eating (such as hard-cooked eggs for the lunch box, picnic foods and deviled eggs). Institutional users fre quently utilize medium eggs. Most standard recipes are bas ed on use of large and medium eggs. Small eggs were at one time more plentiful in the late sum mer and fall months. This tradi tional marketing pattern is chang ing to reflect the growing tenden cy to year-round baby chick pro duction and the starting of laying pullets. Egg production is geared nowa days so that young pullets come into their laying period all thru- out the year. Their first eggs are small, increasing in size and reaching normal size for that breed when the hen reaches ma turity. Weight for weight, the nu tritive value and the cooking per formance of small eggs are equal to those of large eggs of the same quality grade. But because of their smaller size, the price per dozen is less than the price for larger eggs. Smith attending Chicago meet J. H. Hopkins of Pendleton, Clifford T. Smith of Newberry and G. Melwood Coleman of Salu da will represent South Carolina at the 25th annual meeting of the American Dairy Association in Chicago March 22-24. This or ganization financed and controll ed entirely by dairy farmers, was founded in 1940 to serve milk pro ducers as a voice to speak to consumers about the values of milk and other dairy foods and to help improve the position of dairy products in the commercial mar ketplaces of the country. The milk producer delegates will review the organization’s ac complishments during the past 25 years and take a look at what is happening in 1965. This year the association is c aerating with a budget of $8,000,000, the largest percentage of whic,.l is invested in non-brand consumer advertising on behalf of milk, butter, cheese, ice cream, evaporated milk, cream, and nonfat dry milk. The associa tion also condcts an extensive market research and product de velopment and nutrition research program. Merchandising and pub lic relations are the other phases of the program. As part of the annual meeting, the association will hold the pre mier showing of its new motion picture, featuring the outstanding U. S. Olympic team which brought home almost 100 medals from Tokyo last October. Full bloom seen (or Charleston famous gardens Charleston’s Famous Gardens are expected to burst into full bloom by Thursday and to con tinue at their peak well into April. C. Norwood Hastie Jr., proprie tor of Magnolia Gardens and the spokesman for the trio of noted showplaces, said there is every in dication of a splendid season. “The weather has been neither too hot nor too cold,” he said, “and if the condition continues we should have a peak bloom begin ning about March 25.” Already in evidence are colorful early azaleas to mingle their beau ty with camellias and a host of spring flowers. Charleston’s Famous Gardens in addition to Magnolia, aret Mid dleton Place and Cypress Gardens. Magnolia is noted for its extxen- sive collection of camellias, which annually attracts sightseers from across the nation. Middleton Place is considered the finest example of landscaped garden in the United States, and pre-dates the Revolu tion. Cypress Gardens offer per haps the finest display of azaleas in the lowcountry, and is a para dise of ebony lakes banked with brilliant flowers. The gardens are open from 8:00 am. to sunset, and all lie within easy driving distance of the city. Newberry County Eggs for other Industries In the immaculate egg breaking room at Southern Breakfast Eggs, Inc. Mrs. Claude Riddle (1) and Mrs. Ted Hendrix (r) break eggs which will be flash- frozen. Most of these are sold to bakeries and money from the sales returns to the economy of our county. xSvX:v • : If! ■ Ss3 HU. b : ■ HP' ' Hr ?' * % :yfcxX'&v:- lif Hard work. Initiative and a Belief in Free Enterprise-THESE are Ingredients which have placed our county at the top of the State number and value of eggs produced. WE EXTEND GREETINGS to the Newberry county Poultry-Egg Industry CARPE Mipriif ililiiE , pi * ImMWw Automation in the Poultry Feed Industry From left, Frank Senn, Bill Hendrix and George Senn plan Poultry Feed order at push button con trol at Waldrop-Senn Bros. Feed Plant Poultry is Big Business in Our County / WE ARE HAPPY TO SALUTE NEWBERRY COUNTY’S POULTRY & EGG INDUSTRY during... MARCH—EGG MONTH and urge all Newberrians—Eat More Eggs! * Newberry County Bank NEWBERRY JOANNA