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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



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PACKING EGGS FOR SHIPMENT. 



In packing trout eggs for sliipment they are usually placed on trays 

 and packed in wet moss and the eggs divided into from live to ten equal 

 parts, according to the size of the shipment, using trays of suitable 

 size to hold each part. If 30,000 eggs are to be shipped, ten trays are 

 used large enough to contain 3,000 eggs each; if 15,000 eggs, ten trays 



A. Egg-tray. 



B. Foundation-board. 



containing 1,500 eggs each; 10,000 eggs, eight trays of 1,250 each, etc., 

 and if over 30,000 eggs are to be shipped the shipment is made in 

 more than one lot. In a package of more than ten trays, especially if 

 the trays are large, the eggs on the lower trays are liable to be crushed 



