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  REPORT 
  OF 
  COMMISSIONER 
  OF 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
  

  

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  . 
  

  

  Cross-sectiou 
  through 
  Bos 
  after 
  it 
  has 
  been 
  packed 
  and 
  closed. 
  

   PACKING 
  EGGS 
  FOE 
  SHIPMENT. 
  

  

  In 
  packing 
  trout 
  eggs 
  for 
  shipment 
  tliey 
  are 
  usually 
  placed 
  on 
  trays 
  

   and 
  packed 
  in 
  wet 
  moss 
  and 
  the 
  eggs 
  divided 
  into 
  from 
  five 
  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 
  30,00(> 
  eggs 
  are 
  to 
  be 
  shipped 
  the 
  sbii^ment 
  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 
  

  

  