BREAKAGE OF EGGS TN TRANSIT. 



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serious damage during transit. It should be remembered, however, 

 that these 19 eggs per case as they leave the shipper are not damaged 

 to such an extent that they are detected in the usual terminal inspec- 

 tion, unless the inspection includes candling or clicking. 



Table 3. — Number of eggs with shells damaged before loading in ear. 





Num- 

 ber of 

 ex- 

 peri- 

 ments. 



Number of eggs per case. 





Packing house No. 



Cracked. 



Dents. 



Total 

 average 

 damaged. 



Total 

 damaged 



eggs per 





Maxi- 

 mum. 



Mini- 

 mum. 



Aver- 

 age. 



Maxi- 

 mum. 



Mini- 

 mum. 



Aver- 

 age. 



case. 



I 



6 

 1 



10 

 1 



15 

 7 



11 

 8 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 8 

 2 

 8 

 7 

 3 

 1 

 2 

 1 



»1 

 1 

 3 

 5 



20 

 8 

 1 

 9 

 1 



20.75 

 10.37 

 21.90 



3.38 



10.37 

 6.37 



15.92 

 10.37 

 14.11 



2S. 85 



3.88 



6.50 



2.00 



12.67 



10.00 



8.63 



5.00 



1.00 



.63 



.75 



.75 



2.25 



.75 



6.00 



1.50 



.88 



3.50 



3.38 



2.00 



3.12 



4.75 



3.63 



19.67 



15.30 



19.67 



13.00 



8.67 



5.00 



5.67 



.67 



0.50 



3.88 



.25 



2.00 



3.00 



5.67 



.63 



.75 



1.00 



.63 



.75 



.25 



2.25 



.75 



11.56 



3.88 



2.56 



2.00 



8.11 



8.14 



3.85 



2.45 



1.00 



.63 



.75 



.50 



2.25 



.75 



2.85 



1.38 



.57 



1.76 



2.46 



2.00 



2.56 



4.75 



3.63 



19.67 



9.88 



15.20 



4.50 



3.74 



5.00 



.96 



.67 



27.48 

 14.25 

 16.67 



2.00 

 18.11 

 19.74 

 23.15 

 21.93 

 20.10 

 11.13 

 11.50 



9.00 

 15.00 

 13.00 

 17.65 

 20.63 

 17.67 

 16.76 

 29.49 



3.90 

 31.61 

 25.45 

 21.93 

 23.67 

 22. 66 

 24.93 

 17.20 

 16.24 

 11.00 

 17.16 



5.00 



Per cent. 

 7.64 



II 



3.96 



Ill 



4.63 



IV 



.56 



V 



18.00 

 17.00 

 23.75 

 23.60 

 19.10 

 10. 50 

 10.75 



8.75 

 12.75 

 12.25 

 20.40 

 23.00 

 23.00 

 23.00 

 30.9 



1.90 

 34.50 

 20.70 

 18. 30 



4.00 

 17.67 

 16.00 

 16.00 

 17.67 



6.00 

 26.40 



4.33 



4.33 



8.67 



11.25 



16.75 



19.10 



10.50 



10.75 



8.25 



12. 75 



12.25 



8.67 



15. 50 



8.S8 



.75 



25.1 



1.90 

 23.60 

 20.70 

 18.30 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 5.67 

 7.33 

 8.00 

 6.00 

 5.00 

 4.33 



10.00 

 11.60 

 19.30 

 19.48 

 19.10 

 10.50 

 10. 75 



8.50 

 12.75 

 12.25 

 14.80 

 19.25 

 17.10 

 15.00 

 27.03 



1.90 

 29.05 

 20.70 

 18.30 



4.00 

 13.78 



9.73 

 12.70 

 12.50 



6.00 

 16.20 



4.33 



5 03 



VI 



5.49 



VII 



6.43 



VIII 



6.09 



IX 



5.59 



X 



3.09 



XI 



3.20 



XII 



2.50 



XIII 



4.17 



XIV... 



3.61 



XV.... 



4.90 



XVI 



1.25 

 .29 



5.72 



XVII.... 



4.91 



XVIII 



4.65 



XIX 



" .'75' 



2.00 



2.00 



4.75 



3.63 



19.67 



6.67 



6.33 



.75, 



.38 



5.00 



8.20 



XX 



1.08 



XXI 



8.78 



XXII 



7.07 



XXIII 



6.08 



XXIV 



6.58 



XXV 



6.30 



XXVI 



6.92 



XXVII 



4.78 



XXVIII 



4.50 



XXIX 



3.06 



XXX 



4.78 



XXXI 



.67 



1.39 







All packinghouses 



147 



34.50 





15.38 



28.85 





4.03 



19.41 



5.39 









To determine the extent of the damage when the lightly cracked 

 or dented eggs were well packed and well stowed, a comparison was 

 made of the injury to sound and unsound eggs. The results are 

 given in Table 4. 



Table 4. — Damage in transit to sound and unsound eggs. 



Condition at packing house. 



Individ- 

 ual eggs. 



Eggs damaged in 

 transit. 





Number. 



76, 386 



4,368 



972 



Number. 



1,162 



125 



22 



Per cen'. 

 1.77 



Cracks 



2.88 





2.37 









Little difference is shown between the amount of injury to checks 

 and that to dents, when the shell membranes are not broken. There 



