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BULLETIN 664, V. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



fitting egg, even when, as in these experiments, care was taken t<> 

 slant the egg into the most advantageous position. Figure 8 indi- 

 cates the frequency of the occurrence of extra wide eggs. 



2.44 if? 

 2.36, 



He/qfrt of Filler 2. £S/r?. s2<u 



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2 a& 



6.3' 



77% 



gog> 



13 77. 



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ZO 40 60 80 (OO 



Pig. 7.— Relation of length of eggs to depth of fillers. Measurements made from 2,100 eggs. 



THE SOUNDNESS OF THE EGGSHELL. 



The number of eggs showing damage to the shell before shipment 

 is given in Table 3. The presence of an average of 19 cracked eggs to 

 the case, as it leaves the hands of the shipper, might lead to the in- 

 ference that these effffs would be a fertile field for further and more 



W/Jfh of F/(/er Ce/fs /.7&/n 



lei/n 



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 38--. 



14.67. 



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2.0.8 V. 



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(81 in 



/.77/n , 



— : — £Z2Zg 



/9./X 



11% 



5.5 Z 5.5Z42>. 



80 



100 



20 40 60 



Fig. S. — Relation of width of eggs to width of filler cells. Measurements made from 



2,100 eggs. 



