The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08
Common Grocery Store Variety
Put Under the Ban.
SWAT THE ROOSTER CAMPAIGN
DIR. Crumbine Wants All Use
less Chandeliers Eliminated.
Says Egg Crop Thus VIII Be
Greatly Improved.

Pure summer eggs for kanSanS is
the slogan adopted today by the state
board of health which issued rules
concerning the sale, shipment and
handling of eggs. With the appllca-
ton of the new rules submitted to the
board this afternoon by DIR. j. >.
Crumbine, secretary, the board inaug-
urated a swat the rooster campaign
which has for it's purpose the killing
off of all useless and unnecessary
roosters after the spring breeding sea-
son.
1t is the purpose of the state board
to establish high standard of sum-
1ner eggs in the state. To bring about
this condition, the board today placed
the ban on heavy blood, yolk- stuck,
mouldy, partially Matched or spotted
eggs. The old suspicious looking and
far more suspicious smelling and tast-
ing egg is gradually going out of
style in Kansas. 1t has for several
years been slipping Now the state
board proposes to inaugurate still
further reform by raising the bars
against any egg which may Justify the
slightest suspicion.
The campaign for better eggs will
not stop with the regulations against
plan of DIR. Crumbine to carry the
fight to the chicken yard. He would
swat the useless rooster. His method
as to swat Sir Rooster soon after the
spring egg producing harvest is ended
and to do the swatting with an ak. 1t
is the contention of the board that too
many perfectly useless and unneces-
Sary roosters decorate the hen farms
they should be promptly reduced to
marketable poultry. That policy, it is
claimed, means higher egg standard.
Regulations which will increase the
annual income of Kansas poultrymen
about one-half million dollars were
enacted at the annual meeting.
1t was pointed out that Kansas eggs
usually bring about two cents dozen
L. r.c-%<a 1ynfe.
from other states, chiefly because
Kansas eggs, as a rule, are not can
died or properly packed and some
times have numbers of small defects.
Rules for Handling.
Concerning the handling and ship
ping of eggs, DR.. Crumbine submitted
to the board the following rules for
approval:
THAT it shall be unlawful to ship in
any kind of a container, or in any
manner for food purposes, eggs known
as 'yolks stuck to the SHE'LL heavy
blood rings partially hatched,'
-nnouldy eggs black spots, black
rots.' and all other eggs of an I'M
wholesome nature.
THAT eggs known rejects by
the Gambling process and exclusive of
the above named variety may be
shipped when packed in cases sealed
with identifying strips approved by
the state board of health. Eggs when
to a regular egg dealer or broker, but
shall not leave the identified cases eX-
cept in egg-breaking Establishments,
which are either licensed or operated
under the approval of the bureau of
chemistry of the federal government,
or the state board of health.
tEgg-breaking establishments To-
Gated in the state of Kansas must be
of an approved sanitary type, comply
ing with the state sanitary food law
and the rules and regulations of the
state board of health, which approval
shall be evidence by the issuance of a
license of such form as may be here
after adopted by the secretary of the
state board of health, and upon such
conditions may be hereafter pro-
yided by the said board.
such egg-breaking establishments
as desire inspection of products man
ufactured or packed therein may Sc
cure such inspection upon such terms
and conditions as may be approved by
the standards cDI