today reach the consumer uncartoned. These figures would indicate that 

 some cartoning was done by stores and dairies. 



Table 18. Form in Which Eggs were Sold to Different Types 



of Outlets, 1965. 



Cartoning and Type of Label 



The percentages of all eggs handled that were cartoned and the 

 type of label used on the carton by states are presented in Table 19. 

 In Massachusetts 71 percent of all sale were of cartoned eggs. This was 

 closely followed by New Hampshire with 69 percent, Connecticut with 

 49 percent, Maine 44 percent and Vermont 33 percent. 



Sixty-five percent of the cartoned eggs carried a private label, 23 

 percent carried the cartoner's label and 12 percent carried a standard 

 label. Connecticut and Vermont firms reported no eggs packed in 

 standard cartons. 



Table 19. Sales of Cartoned Eggs and Type of Label, by State, 1965. 



Conn. 



State 



Maine 



Mass. 



N.H. 



Vt. 



Totals 



Sales of cartoned eggs 



Type of label 



Private label 

 Own label 

 Standard label 



Total 



(percent of all eggs handled) 

 49 44 71 69 33 



(percent of cartoned egg sales) 



18 



23 



41 



17 



57 



100 



23 



