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ceived by the managers. It will never be po-ssiblc to guarantee quality to the 

 consumer until there is some uniformity of care given to the preservation of eggs 

 in local stores. 



Table 10. — Variation in Quality Found in Fourteen Dozen of a Popular 



Brand of Eggs 



Brand No. 2 



April 



Brand No. 5 



April 



33 



41 

 46 

 46 

 46 

 46 



35 

 34 

 44 

 39 

 39 

 40 

 33 

 27 

 33 

 28 

 30 



16 

 20 

 19 

 20 

 25 

 23 

 15 

 12 

 16 

 18 

 21 



16 

 19 

 23 

 23 

 25 

 22 

 17 

 19 

 17 

 18 

 20 



24 H 



20 H 



24 >^ 



24 



241^ 



24}^ 



25 



25H 



26 



26 



255^ 



20-28 



20 

 22-24 

 21-26 

 21-26 

 21-25 

 24-26 

 23-28 



24 

 23-26 

 24-27 



67 

 73 

 86 

 82 

 89 

 85 

 65 

 58 

 66 

 64 

 71 



Summary of Tabular Analysis 



The tabular analysis may be summarized as follows: The best and the 

 poorest dozen of eggs were found in April. The poorest dozen, a well-known, 

 labeled brand, was almost inedible and cost but 10 cents less than the very best 

 dozen. The consumer who buys eggs in cartons has but little opportunity to 

 know what she is buying. However, although the consumer does have to take a 



