HOW EGGS ARE MARKETED 
We may all grant that the opportunity given the small 
dealers to grab quick gains and in so doing hurt the trade 
ought to be abolished. But how are we to do it? ‘Have State 
and Federal branding of the cases as they go into or come out 
of storage,” says one—an excellent plan, to be sure by which 
the grocers could buy one case of fresh eggs and a back room 
full of storage goods and do Elijah’s flour barrel trick to per 
fection. 
Clearly government inspection and stamping of each egg 
is the only method that would be effective and the considera- 
tion of what this means turns the whole matter into a joke. 
The official inspection now maintained by the boards of trade 
of the larger cities may be extended and the producers, deal- 
ers and consuming public may be educated to appreciate 
quality in eggs, as they have been in dairy products. City and 
State laws may also be made which will taboo the sale of 
spot eggs or eggs that will float on water. Meanwhile, a 
great opportunity is open for the man who has high grade 
eggs for sale, whether he be producer or tradesman. 
Many eggs that would not do for ordinary storage are pre- 
served by direct freezing. These eggs are broken and care- 
fully sorted and placed in large cans and then frozen. Such 
a product is disposed of to bakers, confectioners and others 
desiring eggs in large quantities. Another method of pre- 
serving eggs is by evaporation. Evaporated or dried egg is, 
weight considered, about the most nourishing food product 
known. The chief value of such an article lies in provisioning 
inaccessible regions. There is no reason, however, why this 
product should not become a common article of diet during 
the season of high prices of eggs. Dried eggs can be eaten 
as custards, omelets, or similar dishes. 
Preserving Eggs Out of Cold Storage. 
Occasional articles have been printed in agricultural papers 
calling attention to the fact that the cold storage men were 
reaping vast profits which rightfully belonged to the farmer. 
Such writers advise the farmer to send his own eggs to the 
storage house or to preserve them by other means. 
As a matter of fact the business of storing eggs has not of 
late years been particularly profitable, there being severe 
losses during several seasons. Even were the profit of egg 
storing many times greater than they are the above advice 
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