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There was a considerable range in such replacement charges, which 

 for persons shipping 25 cases or more during the year ranged from 0.4 

 cents to 31 cents per case. 



The extent of the replacement charges is a better indication of the 

 need for improved practices than the price received for eggs sold, since 

 the latter includes the producer's eggs plus the replacements for which 

 a charge has been made. Any producer whose replacement charges 

 exceed 3.5 to 4 cents per case can and should make the improvements 

 that will be indicated by a careful study of the grading sheets returned. 



Table 6. — Producers selling on New Hampshire Egg Auction, grouped according 



to replacement charges per case sold. 



BUYERS OF EGGS AT AUCTION SALES 



Types of Buyers 



Information as to the type of buyers who purchased about 80 per 

 cent of the eggs on the auction is given in Table 7. Retailers and ped- 



Table 7. — Types of buyers with quantities of eggs purchased on New Hampshire 



Egg Auction over two-year period 



