MARKETING 



market the ducklings rather than to sell the eggs. 

 There are always, however, a certain number of 

 cracked eggs and others which may be too large or 

 too small to use for hatching and which are there- 

 fore marketed. In addition the infertile eggs tested 

 out on the 5th day are sold. The eggs may be packed 

 in ordinary 30 dozen egg cases such as are used for 

 hens' eggs, utilizing a special filler 5 cells square. 

 With these fillers a case holds 20 5-6 dozen duck 

 eggs. A special duck case, holding 30 dozen duck 

 eggs may be used, the fillers in this case being 6 

 cells square like the fillers used for hens' eggs. The 

 cells in these fillers are 2 inches square and 2^ or 

 2^ inches deep. 



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