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177. Production of Small Eggs. Pullets lay small eggs. Mon- 

 grel hens often produce a large percentage of small eggs. Eggs 

 should weigh one and a half pounds to the dozen or forty-five 

 pounds net to the thirty-dozen case. Small eggs should not be 

 marketed unless there are more than are needed for home use ; 

 then they should be sold separately. 



Fig. 25. A graph showing the average percentage of eggs to expect 

 of a flock each month. Note the heaviest production is in April and 

 May. Compare with graph 26 and note that the greatest production is 

 in the time of year when eggs arc lowest in price. 



178. Grading According to Color. If large and small eggs 

 and white and brown eggs are in the lot to be graded, the eggs 

 should be divided into four lots, as follows: large browns and 

 small browns, large whites and small whites. 



