The New Hampshire producers reduced these losses and met competi- 

 tion by use of new or better cases and more careful packing. 



The hatcheryman may absorb shipping losses, but he will eventually 

 seek contacts where losses are low. If deductions were made for broken 

 eggs, certainly more care would be taken in packing. The packer is, of 

 course, not always to blame for rough handling in transit which results in 

 many losses. More careful checking of shipping cases and additional care 

 in packing are desirable. 



One hatching-egg producer in New Hampshire shipped 1,760 cases ( 165 

 shipments) by rail during the first five months of 1949. These were dis- 

 tributed as follows: Florida — 1,113, Virginia — 534, Georgia — 70, New 

 York — 28, Connecticut — 10. Pennsylvania — 3, and Iowa — 1. Claims 

 were made in only one shipment, involving 13 cases and 180 eggs, which 

 is a very good record. Another shipper of hatching eggs shipped 4,592 cases 



Figure 4. Illustrations of a Valuable Product 

 Care'essly Packed and Handled 



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(a) Eggs badly damaged 



(b) Both flat and coie damage 



(c) Total loss could result here 



(d) Notice the split wooden case 



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