4 BULLETIN 66.!, V. S. OKl'AKTMEXT 01- A(i lill'l' LITHE. 



The Freezer sriould be equipped with shelves of piping through 

 which brine is circulated for freezing the cans of liquid egg (PI. II, 

 fig. 1). For accommodating two rows of cans of 30 pounds capacity, 

 these shelves should l>o about 20 inches wide and about 15 inches 

 apart. Such brine pipe shelves may be used as a "sharp freezer," 

 while the body of the room, which can be maintained at about 

 10° F., may be used for holding. 



TRANSFER OPENINGS AND CONVEYORS. 

 TRANSFER OK SHELL EGGS. 



Trucks ordinarily are used for moving cases of eggs from the 

 receiving floor to the chillroom and thence to the candling room. 

 If the candling room adjoins the breaking room, it is convenient 

 to use a roller conveyor (fig. 1) for transferring the candled eggs 

 in pails to the breaking room. If the space is not suited to a con- 

 veyor, the pails of eggs may be pushed by hand on a metal-covered 

 slide through a small door into the breaking room (fig. 2). When 

 the candling room is above or below the breaking room, the pails 

 of shell eggs may be moved by means of a chain conveyor of the 

 type shown in Plate II, figure 2. If the breaking and candling 

 rooms do not adjoin, it is usually less expensive to use trucks for 

 moving the eggs. The taking of trucks into the breaking room 

 should be obviated, however, whenever possible, because the wheels 

 are carriers of dirt and dust. 



. — 1 ( 'liiitt- [or i ran sferrLng shell egg . 



TRANSFER OK LIQUID EGG 



The prompt transference of the liquid egg from the breaking 

 room to the freezer is important. 'If the breaking room and freezer 

 adjoin, this may be accomplished very conveniently by means of a 

 small refrigerator door, about 2 feet square and 3 feet from the 

 floor, leading to a vestibule, 2 feet wide by 2 feet high and several 

 feet long, with a door in the side or in the opposite end. The floor 



