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Fig. 15. Same view of the table as in Figure 2, but with the two 

 covers on the side towards the observer raised. Note the compartments 

 for the eggs (each vertical column of compartments — 11 compartments 

 in a column — receives the eggs from one hen whose band number is 

 placed on the edge of the table at the end of the column) ; the lining 

 of the covers; the small iron uprights which project through the covers 

 when they are closed, and receive the locking pins. 



partments formed by these fillers may then be devoted to the 

 eggs from a single bird and the number of that bird placed at 

 the end of the row (cf., Fig. 15). In order to prevent the 

 eggs from being broken when the table top was turned the 

 trays were lined below and their covers above with extra thick- 

 deadening felt. This felt may be obtained from any dealer in 

 builders' supplies. In the table in use here each side is divided 

 into 4 trays. . The dimensions of these 4 trays are such that 

 each will hold eggs from 25 breeding hens. Consequently, the 

 whole of the top of the table contains eggs from 100 hens. 

 The width of the table is such that there are 11 compartments 

 for each hen so that 11 eggs from that hen may be stored be- 

 fore incubation. 



As has been said the table top is made double. That is. 

 the construction is the same as if two egg distributing trays 

 such as those just described were placed back to back and. fas- 

 tened together. Thus, for example, in Figure 15 the table is 

 shown with two of the trays on one side (say "'side 1") open. 



