352 APPENDIX 



SCORE CARD FOR MARKET EGGS 



Date Exhibitor 



Entry No Breed Age . 



Weight per dozen in ounces 



DESCRIPTION Counts Cuts 



FRESHNESS (30) 



Size of air cell, perfection is one-eighth inch or less in 

 depth. Cut five points for each additional eighth 

 inch in depth 20 



Natural shell lustre, lack of same due to washing or age 



is a serious defect 10 



WEIGHT (20) 



Weight of total sample, perfection is 27 ounces or more 

 per dozen. Cut one point per dozen for each ounce 

 under weight. Overweight is not a defect 10 



Uniformity of sample, all eggs making up a given 



sample should be of the same weight 10 



COLOR (20) 



Color of total sample, pure white or brown is perfect. 

 Creamy or tinted white eggs, a defect. Dark brown 

 eggs have the preference over light brown 10 



Uniformity of sample, all eggs in sample should be of 

 same tint. Cut one point for each egg varying in 



color from average color of sample 10 



SHAPE (10) 



Egg shape, the ratio of the large to the small diameter 

 is about one to one and one-fifth; this varies slightly 

 with different breeds 5 ; 



Uniformity of sample, cut one point for each egg vary- 

 ing from the average shape of all eggs in a given 



sample 5 



APPEARANCE (10) 



Clean, all eggs should be free from dirt or blood stains; 

 cut one-half point for each egg so stained 5 



Not cracked or broken, cut one point for each cracked 

 egg in sample. More than five cracked eggs or any 

 egg broken so that the contents loak disqualifies the 



sample 5 



CONDITION OF SHELL (5) 



Smoothness of shell, cut one-half point for each rough 

 shelled egg 3 



Hardness of shell, thin-shelled eggs which break easily 

 and dp not offer desirable shipping possibilities are 



defective 2 



PACKAGE (5) 



Neat and attractive package. . . 3 



Lightness of package 



Durability of package 1 



Total 100 



Final score Judge 



