TWENTIETH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART VI 509 



7. Eggs known as "large hatch spots," "heavily shrunken eggs," 

 "settled yolks," and "leaking eggs," are fit for consumption but will not 

 stand transportation. They should be used only by the home community. 



8. All "checks" and " cracks" shell eggs should be shipped in 

 cases stenciled that they contain crack or check shell eggs. 



9. All receivers of eggs should use care and intelligence in handling 

 them, always keeping in mind that it is a waste of eggs, fillers, flats, and 

 valuable transportation space to ship "rejects" or other eggs of doubtful 

 character. 



10. "Rejects" shall not be sold for human consumption. 



11. Eggs unfit for food must not be held in possession unless they 

 are broken into a suitable container and denatured so they cannot be 

 used for human food. 



The following denaturants are approved for general user carbolic 

 acid, creosote and crude oil. 



Special denaturants for special purposes shall not be used unless ap- 

 proved by this office. 



12. Dirty eggs and washed eggs should be used where produced. 

 They must not be accepted except at a reduction in price equivalent to 

 their market value. 



13. All merchants, dealers and hucksters shall after candling eggs 

 place on the top of every case of candled eggs a certificate stating the 

 date of candling, by whom candled, and license number of licensee. This 

 certificate shall be of the following form: (Note — this form should not 

 be smaller than 2% by 4^/4 inches.) 



This case of eggs is packed and candled in com- 

 pliance with the Iowa Egg Law and regulations 

 provided for therein. 

 Candled by 



DATE >A!MK OF CA.NDLER 



Iowa Egg- License Number 



HENERY PRODUCE CO. 

 Nester, Iowa. 



WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 



The special and routine work of the Weights and Measures depart- 

 ment continues to constitute a large portion of our work. I have found 

 it necessary to assign the entire time of three men to the duties of heavy 

 scale Inspection and to use such time of our Food and Dairy inspectors 

 as they could spare to the inspection of counter and cream scales in retail 

 establishments and cream stations. With the prevailing high prices for 

 all commodities, the necessity of accurate scales and weights is apparent. 

 Demands from grain and stock buyers, farmers, and merchants for 



