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(8) More damage occurs in the top layer of eggs than in the 
deeper layers of the case, and more in the ends than toward the 
center. 
(9) When cars are buffed with straw at the bunkers there is a 
shght but clear rise in damage as the cases near the center of the 
ear. There is also a progressively increasing breakage in the rows 
as they progress from the middle hne to the side of the car. The 
location of: layers is apparently immaterial. 
(10) The load of eggs must be a solid unit in the car, fitting 
without play. This is the most important factor in avoiding dam- 
age in transit. Either the step-joint or straight-joint load ney be 
used. 
(11) The amount of damage 1 in properly loaded cars ‘natal with 
straw is slightly less than in the same cars buffed with wood. 
(12) When the straw buffing is placed at the bunkers and extends 
from the top of the load to the floor of the car, at least 50 per cent 
of the refrigeration is lost. 
(13) Braces nailed to the car seldom arrive in place. They cause 
much damage. Self-bracing of the load by means of suitable strips 
placed ae the cases is most satisfactory. 
(14) Cars having steel underframes show a slightly greater amount 
of damage than those with wooden underframes. 
(15) The shocks incident to ordinary freight train handling while 
running seldom cause damage in well-stowed cars. The shocks in- 
cident to switching are sometimes destructive. More care should be 
exercised in switching cars containing eggs. 
(16) While the haul in wagons or trucks between the railroad 
terminal and the warehouse or store may be responsible for some 
damaged eggs, the breakage is ordinarily not more than 1 cracked 
egg per case. 
(17) By following good commercially practicable methods of pack- 
ing, storing, and hauling, eggs can be transported in carlots with a 
)total damage of less than 2 per cent. Under “experimental” 
_nandling, where the work is of a high grade, though still following 
the commercial routine, the total damage can be reduced to less than 
‘1 per cent. 
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