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very light. The prices range from ten to thirty cents, depending 

 upon the style and size, and from the writer's experience each 

 carrier will make on an average of eight trips before it becomes 

 too badly worn for further use. The customer is requested to 

 hold the empties until four or five are collected, when they are then 

 tied together and returned for the one charge. Thus, a carrier 



Fig. 278.- 



(Courtesy U. S. Dep't Agricullure) 



-Bench killing and picking. 



holding four dozen eggs and costing twenty cents can be made 

 to transport the eggs for about one cent a dozen, which includes 

 the return charges on the carriers. The parcel post charges will 

 amount to about three cents a dozen, bringing the total cost to 

 four cents a dozen. 



Charges on Case Eggs. — At a glance this seems very high and 

 to defeat the idea of shipping by parcel post ; but if we consider 



