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typical cold-storage plant. From this it appears that the greater 

 part of the surplus is stored during April and May and a smaller 

 portion during June, whereas the movement of eggs out of cold 

 storage takes place mainly from October until February. 



1910 



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1911 



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1912 



DIAGRAM I. Relative Number of Eggs taken in and out of Storage during the 

 Leading Months of a Two-Year Period, by a Typical Cold-Storage Plant 



The effect of this distribution of supplies is seen in the less- 

 ened fluctuations of prices between the various seasons since 

 cold-storage methods were adopted. Previous to 1900 we find 

 wide variations in price for the different seasons, whereas recent 



