Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-20

That eggs can be marketed success
fully by parcel post and that this
method frequently secures a better
price for the producer and a fresher
article for the consumer has now been
demonstrated to the satisfaction Of
the experts ii the United States de-
partment Of agriculture. The depart
ment conducted tests that covered a
period of five months. At the end Of
that period it came TO the conclusion
that the parcel post was of particular
value TO the man whose flock was too
small or who lives too far from ex-
press service to permit him to snip
his eggs in the regular commercial
case, which holds thirty dozen eggs.
In the course OF these experiments
the department shipped 9,131 eggs in
466 lots. OF these 327, or slightly less
than 3.6 per cent, were broken, but
only 209, or slightly less than % per
cent. were absolutely wasted. The
others, though broken. could still be
used The percentage Of breakase
moreover will be greatly reduced, it
is said, when the employees Of the
postoffice become more accustomed to
handling such fragile matter.
That the eggs should be properly
packed is, of course, essential This
implies time, care and some expense,
and is one reason why no attempt
should be made 10 market by parcel
post any but the finest quality OF
eggs. for they alone will bring remu-
nerative prices. Moreover, if the Gus
toner who buys in small lots finds
that any considerable proportion OF
his purchases is. undesirable or even
unattractiVe in appearance, he VIII
not trouble to ask for deductions on
that account: he will simply discon-
tinue his orders. The producer, there
fore. must see to it that all the eggs
/ the postman delivers are what ne
represents them to be.
Method of Gambling Eggs.
! This can only be done by candiing
item. Gambling, the process OF test
ing eggs by passing light through
them 50 as to reveal the condition OF
fhe contents, is omitted by many pro-
ducers who RELY on care IN collecting
tn eliminate all bad eggs. II Is, now
over. impossible to avoid an OCCASION
al accident. and Gambling IS therefore
advisable as an extra precautioh. a
s,r,,nla outfit can be made out OF a
/ small hand lamp and an Ordinary
pasteboard box sufficiently large ~
! he placed over the lamp aItef tHe
ends have been removed, without rlsh
/ of fire. In order to supply ar 10 the
! enclosed lamp notches should De GU
/ in the edge on which the oo& - y.
A round hole is then cut in the poA
- ~ level of the lamp frame and
/ +ba candlinC done by holding each
eye. against this hole while the rest
/ g a. room is in darkness. The lghl
! Sr,,Il the lanp reveals the contents OF
49, coo and those that show any de-
4 feet can be rejected. -. ,,,,15
I II nossible only inferule eggs sllogI IA
- .a,1t 10 market Fertile eggs ue-
/ +eriorate rapidly in warm Wedllle'
aad are the cause Of much loss. =
broodv hen on the nest or aeelue .ll va
/ eynosi1re to a high temperature nl@s
/ start incubation and cause ny ..- SS7
~ sroiI and iniure the shipper fepu-
~ So II is advisable, therefore, 10
ratain the fertile eggs for home use
-. disnose of them in some other way
/ +bar through the parcel post. rms
/ ;r a1so true Of soiled eggs. Eggs
| rbo,,15 never be washed when IN
+a,oSad for high-class trade, since the
,,rocess removes q natural mucll-
4 a oinous coating and opens the pores
/ of the shell. -,,,..4..,4i,r, If
After this thorough elimination %
4 the unfit, the eggs tndl REMAIN - -. :
he carefully packed IN a contalller OF
/ corrugated pasteboard. metal wood
or other suitable material the post
! office regulations require TINS con
| tainer TO be so wrapped that nothing
/ can escape from the package and each
/ egg in addition to be wrapped sepa-
/ rafeIv in excelsior cotton, or some
I such material. Any soft paper serves
4 the purpose quite we'll As Tor the
/ container itself there are many KINDS
/ on the market and the department OF
Agriculture investigators have not at
/ teupted TO decide which is the best.
/ instead they refer inquirers to the
various state experiment stations
which have available information on
| this question.
In packing eggs it is well TO sort
them as far as is practical according
/ to size and color and to keep for home
| use those which are irregular IN
shape, unusually long or thin-shelled-
/ Containers that have been badly
| stained by broken eggs should be re-
placed by new ones and the package
wrapped as neatly as possible. In
short every effort should be made to
deliver as attractive package as
possible into the hands Of the GUS
/ toners. The extra expense Will be