Rural School Leaflet 



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It is usually best, in fattening broilers, to give this ration morning and 

 night only, giving at noon a light feed of cracked corn and wheat. 



When stock fattened in this way is shipped to market the packages 

 should always be marked " Milk-fed." This will bring the best prices. 



XI. GRADING AND PACKING EGGS FOR MARKET 



E. W. Benjamin 



In order to sell eggs most profitably, you should know how to grade and 

 pack them for market. 



As soon as the eggs are gathered, sort out all the soiled ones and clean 

 them. If they are only slightly stained, use a cloth moistened in water; 

 if they are badly soiled, use scouring soap or similar substance. Do not 

 soak the e Q gs in water, as the liquid will pass into the interior of the egg 

 carrying undesirable flavors. 

 Washed eggs will not keep so 

 well as clean, unwashed eggs; 

 therefore it is better to keep 

 the washed ones for home 

 consumption and use them 

 while they are fresh. 



Market eggs should be kept 

 in a cool place and sold at 

 intervals of not more than one 

 week. These eggs should be 

 carefully sorted and packed. 

 In order to grade eggs for private 

 trade, make two groups accord- 

 ing to size. The first group 

 should contain eggs each weigh- 

 ing two ounces or more, that 

 is, one and one half pound or more per dozen. The second group should 

 contain eggs weighing less than two ounces each. The grading will be 

 easier if you weigh a few eggs of two ounces each and use them as samples. 

 Practice will enable you to select the eggs of various grades without 

 weighing them. 



From each group of eggs take out those having approximately the same 

 color (either uniform white or uniform brown), and a uniform shape and 

 size. After all the eggs of small size, poor color, and abnormal shape have 

 been taken out, you will have two grades of first-class market eggs for 

 which you should be able to obtain higher prices than the ordinary 



First-class eggs may be enclosed in neat cartons 

 and delivered to private customers. Prices well 

 above market quotations are often obtained for 

 this grade of eggs 



