CHAPTER VII. 



REMARKS. 



some "dont's" ^ I ^HERE is a long string- of "don'ts " in regard to 

 SSHJtSf' 1 packing-, handling- and storing- egg's which might 

 be put down, but the writer will be content with a few 

 of the simpler and most useful ones. To start with, 

 don't store very dirty, stained, cracked, small or bad 

 appearing eggs of any description. Have your grade 

 as uniform as possible. The culled eggs will usually 

 bring within two cents of the market price, and it 

 pays better to let them go at a loss rather than try to 

 store them. Don't use fillers and cases the second 

 time; they are more likely to cause musty eggs than 

 new ones. Don't ship eggs in cold cars, or set eggs 

 which are intended for storage in ice boxes. In ship- 

 ping eggs from the producing section to the storage 

 house in refrigerator cars, no ice should be put in the 

 bunkers, because if the eggs are cooled down and ar- 

 rive at their destination during warm or humid 

 weather they will collect moisture or "sweat," and an 

 incipient growth of mold will result. Don't use heavy 

 strawboard fillers for storing eggs. If "the best way 

 to improve on a good thing is to have more of it," then 

 the best way to improve on a poor thing is to have less 

 of it; and if strawboard fillers are objectionable, then 

 the thinner they are the better, because less of the 

 material is present to flavor the eggs. Further, the 

 thin board fillers are more porous, and allow of a freer 

 circulation of air around the egg. As already stated, 

 odorless fillers are better than any strawboard fillers. 

 Don'tlise freshly cut excelsior. It should be stored 

 in a dry place at least six months. Use no other kind 

 but basswood or whitewood. Don't store your cases, 

 fillers or excelsior in a basement or any damp place. 

 Don't run warm goods into a room containing goods 



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