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CANADIAN FARM YEAR BOOK. 



If It is necessary to handle inferior 

 eggs, sell them for what they are. 



Encourage producers to forward 

 their shipments direct. 



Establish if possible, a brand of 

 eggs, which will, in itself be a guar- 

 antee of good quality. 



Every city retailer must realize 

 how quickly the buying public of 

 the better class proportions its con- 

 sumption of eggs to the quality of 

 the product. In fact, there is hardly 

 any class of consumers, however 



careless, but which will Increase con- 

 sumption when the product is im- 

 proved. » 



To the Consumer. 



Demand new laid eggs of good size 

 and color. 



Insist that they be clean. 



Learn to distinguish between a new 

 laid egg and a stale egg; a fresh egg 

 and a storage egg. 



If bad eggs are furnished, demand 

 retribution. 



A Handy Home-made Egg Tester. 



1. Egg tesiting box; 2. Hole through which light shines, and before which 

 egg is held; 3. Chimney; 4. Bottle of water placed between light and egg hole; 

 5. piece of glass placed behind lamp or reflector. 



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