COMMERCIAL STATISTICS. 61 
Statistics also show that the Northern States, 
particularly New England, produce the largest 
number of eggs from a given number of hens. 
This is probably due to the greater care and 
variety of food given the hens, since the milder 
climate of the South ought to favor the pro- 
duction of eggs. 
Most of the eggs used in large hotels in 
Florida, and elsewhere in the South, are sent 
from the Northern States. 
Large eggs naturally bring the highest price, 
and will continue to do so as long as eggs are 
sold by count instead of weight. 
In some places it is now customary to sell 
egos by the pound, and when this practice pre- 
vails cookery will become a more exact science. 
Kees are often sorted or sized, like fruit, by 
passing through a ring. 
The average weight is as follows : 
Hens eggs 1} to 2 ounces. 
Ducks “ 2 toro 
Turkey -*s 3 c0 ae: 
Goose ‘* 4 tong, 
