Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-13

they be taken from stolen nests and
sold as fresh eggs.
The second type of blood spot often
called blood clot." may be present
even when the greatest care is eXer-
cised, and it may be present in infer
! tile eggs, hence the only sure method
to guarantee eggs against the presence
of blood clots is to candle all eggs be-
tore they are shipped to the consumer
rms work is done now by all large
commission houses which purchase
eggs at wholesale. These blood clots
90 NOT harm the contents of the egg
ana the consumer must be educated
how to distinguish these clots from
so-called spot or developing embryo.
! Never Ship Small Eggs.-A large
number of small eggs are usually pro-
duced in the fall when the pullets are
Just coming into maturity. One dozen
good eggs should weigh approximate
! ~ twenty-four ounces. Eggs which
fall below this weight are usually sold
at correspondingly low prices. Eggs
Wh1ch are shipped to the market
should be as near uniform in size as
possible, as many large eggs placed
with normal ones spoil the appear
ance of the shipment When pullet
eggs are produced in large numbers
they should be shipped separately and
labeled distinctly, ''pullet eggs"
Use Care in Packing
Since markets discriminate as to
! the uniformity of shipments, both as
/ to color of shell and general appear
ance of the egg. the eggs should he
carefully graded at home. After grad
ing and packing the cases should
be carefully labeled according
to the contents. When brown and
white shelled eggs or large and small
! eggs are shipped in the same case.
the tag should be labeled so many
dozen white and so many dozen
| brown, or so many dozen small and
so many dozen large. When getting
these the receiver will check up and
make payment accordingly, whereas
II the same eggs We're not graded but
were packed promiscuously through
out the case a very low selling price
would be received for the entire lot.
Commission merchants tell us that
one of the greatest losses in eggs Is
due to carelessness on the part of the
producer in packing them. Only good
substantial cases should be used, and
in packing great care should be used
TO properly protect the contents
against breakage. A layer of excel
sior should be placed at the top and
| bottom of each case Extra large
eggs should not he packed. as they are
apt TO get broken and thus spoil the
appearance of other eggs. Cracked
| eggs should never be packed, as they
are easily broken and leak before they
reach their destination.
The egg cases when filed should be
covered with two or three layers OF
newspapers and then securely nailed
at the end so as to leave the middle
| free to act as a cushion to give spring
| to the contents. Dirty eggs should
never be shipped until they are care
/ fully cleaned with dry rag or brush.
/ Water should never be used, aS 1t
ltends to open the pores of the egg and
cause more rapid deterioration.
The duty of the egg farmer then. is
to produce a clean, sanitary product,
free from undesirable features and
then to carefully grade and pack his
eggs in a way that will insure their
safe arrival to the consumer, in a neat
and attractive manner.