The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-01-04

Q'roln the United States Department of
Agriculture
The requil ements of the egg trade
and certain state and federal food reg
ulatiOnS make it necessary for the
shipper to know what quality of eggs
he is shipping to consumers. This
means that all eggs should be tested
by Gambling in the producing section.
Storekeepers and egg buyers in the
towns can candle by means of n
shielded light in dark room. The
travelling collectors, however, who
gather eggs from the farmers, lack
these facilities. To assist these col
lectorS, the cgg-handling specialists of
the department have developed Il
simple homemade electrical condling
outfit that can be used out of doors.
The apparatus can be fastened TO the
side or back of Il wagon or to the wall
of a building at q height convenient
for the GAMBLER. If hung on hooks, it
is easily removed.
This device consists of q wooden
case Gig. ~, painted black inside and
out, in which is mounted an ineXpen-
sive egg candle lighted by tiny elec
trio bulb operated by dry batteries.
The eggs are passed into the bottom
part of the box through an opening
protected by black cloth curtains that
prevent light from entering Gig. 1,
P). AS the eggs are held and turned
before the candle the collector can
tell their quality by looking through
the eyehOle in the front of the case
Gig. 1, o..
TO Build Case.
The following directions and dimen-
sions have been tested and found sat
isfactory in making these outfits:
Make q light wooden box, 26 inches
high, 1S inches wide and 101a inches
deep, inside measurements Gig. D..
This may be made from egg-case ma
terial or packing box may be cut
down to these dimensions. TOngued-
and-grooved boards should be used if
possible, as the box must be light
proof. Leave a space II inches high
and the width of the box at the bot
tom of the front Gig. /, P). Cut an
eyehOle six inches wide by five inches
high in the top center of the front
Gig. 1, o.. When cut as shown, the
hole is about the right distance above
the candle TO fit the height of the ay-
erage man. Short men will prefer Il
lower hole and tall men may require
higher box. Cover the egg open
ing with three pieces of heavy black
cloth or OilclOth, making the center
piece overlap those ut the sides Gig.
1, P). Each piece is seven or eight
inches wide and II 1a inches high. The
sidepieces are fastened to the case at
the sides and top of the egg opening ;
the centerpiece at the top only.
Electrical Equipment.
Build stalls from thin lumber 31a
inches deep by -Z1a inches square
across the rear of the bottom of the
This size box should hold six bat
teries, three for running the light and
three in reserve.
The strips above, and resting on the
tops of the cells Gig. 2, FO, are not
necessary unless it is desired to pre-
vent the batteries from dropping out
if the case is turned upside down
These strips should be screwed to the
back of the cases SO they may be cas-
lily removed when renewing the bat
teries.
The Gambling device proper is either
automatic or constant; that is, it may
be made to give light continuously oil
only when an egg is pressed lightly
against il. Secure from any drug
store new round tin ointment bCN
about two inches in diameter anC
ihree-fOurths inch deep Gig. =, b
Ream hole In the center of the bot
tom just large enough to hold firmly
the screw of small 31a-volt lamp
such as is used in little pocket flash
lamp.
The metal box, besides holding the
lamp, also S.needed to convey current
to the screw around the stem of tho
bulb. Therefore do not ream the hole
too large and do not use cloth or Other
nOnmetallic packing to hold it il
place around the stem Of the bulb.
Cut a hole in the cover of the boz
one inch in diameter, against which
the egg is held during candlinS.
To the bottom of the box solder ont
end of a strip of thin brass or Stee
3h inches long by tllree-fOurths incl
wide This forms the spring whicl
breaks the contact when the candle il
used automatically Gig. ,. C.
TO the opposite side of the bottom
solder a piece of metal to form Il III
that I:rSsc% under ii button. which ma!
De turned - hold Tire box tirlnl.
against the contacts when the candle
is to give'a continuous light.
Make til mounting board for til
candle froiA piece Of wood six inchc
long, ~ it.ei.cs Vide ana about Que