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Checked eggs may consist of blind checks and cracked 

 eggs (not leaking). They must be sweet in flavor, and 

 the loss must not exceed 3 doz. per case. 



18. Loss, as used in these rules, shall comprise all 

 rotten, spotted, broken (leaking), broken-yolked, hatched 

 (blood-veined), and sour eggs. Very small, very dirty, 

 cracked (not leaking), badly heated, badly shrunken, 

 and salt eggs shall be counted as half loss in all 

 grades excepting dirties and checks. * * * 



19. At the discretion of the Egg Committee it may put 

 in force two grades of firsts at the same time, one 

 requiring a higher proportion of reasonably full, strong- 

 bodied eggs than the other, and when this is done, 

 the higher of the two grades shall be designated as 

 "extra firsts." 



All requirements for grades determined upon by the 

 Egg Committee must be chosen from those specified 

 under Rule 2. 



20. The classification provided in this rule shall ap- 

 ply equally to hen eggs, duck and goose eggs, but in 

 the case of duck and goose eggs the maximum loss shall 

 be pro rata with the number of dozens contained in the 

 packages. 



RULE 3. PACKAGES AND PACKING 



1. All grades of eggs not storage packed, shall be 

 in new or good second-hand substantial egg cases, of 

 uniform size. 



Fillers shall be of substantial quality, sweet and dry, 

 with flats or other suitable substitutes under bottom 

 layers and over tops, and sweet, dry excelsior or other 

 suitable packing under bottom and over tops. 



Any grade of eggs not storage packed, which shall 

 inspect in quality according to these rules, but be 

 deficient, not to exceed 10% in flats or other suitable 

 substitutes on tops and bottoms, shall be a good 

 delivery. 



2. Storage packed. When sold as "storage packed," 

 all grades must be in new 30 doz. cases, well seasoned, 

 smooth, clean, and substantial, fillers dry, sweet, 



