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THE PEOPLE'S PKACTICAL POULTRY BOOK. 



THE CANV ASS-COVERED CASE. 



Figure 1 represents a substantial carrying case, with nine draws, the 

 frames of which are of wood, covered with canvass or sacking, with cords or 

 strings underneath, for the purpose of keeping the eggs in their places. The 



sacks, at the top and bottom, have 

 depressions, as shown in the covei 

 of the engraving, so that the eggs 

 fit snugly, and are not liable to be 

 displaced by handling or transports- 

 tion. Each alternate layer, coming 

 between these depressions in each 

 box or drawer, fills up the interstices 

 perfectly. With proper care these 

 cases will last for years ; are always 

 ready for packing, and can be filled 

 as the eggs are laid thus avoiding 

 repeated handlings, which so fre- 

 quently injure them. The eggs can 

 also be kept in them perfectly se- 

 cure, when the owner desires to 

 hold his stock for a better market. 

 There are nine layers or drawers of 

 eggs in this box, each layer contain- 



FIG. 1. CANVASS COVERED CASE. 



ing eight dozen, or a total of seventy-two dozen of eggs. 



THE COMMON TRANSPORTATION CASE. 



Figure 2 shows a cheaper case, in every respect. It is a common packing 

 box, made with paste or binder's-board partitions, and each layer of eggs is 



FIG 2. COMMON TRANSPORTATION CASE. FIG. 3. SUSPENSION EGG CARRIER. 



covered with the same material. One point connected with packing in these 

 boxes the shipper should know and guard against, that is, it is sometimes 

 the case that the paste-board cover, on which the eggs are placed, is com- 



