14 BULLETIN 664, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
fitting egg, even when, as in these experiments, care was taken to 
slant the egg into the most advantageous position. Figure 8 indi- 
cates the frequency of the occurrence of extra wide eggs. 
0 20 40 GO SO 700 
Fic. 7.—Relation of length of eggs to depth of fillers. Measurements made from 2,100 eggs, 
THE SOUNDNESS OF THE EGGSHELL. 
The number of eggs showing damage to the shell before shipment 
is given in Table 3. The presence of an average of 19 cracked eggs to 
the case, as it leaves the hands of the shipper, might lead to the in- 
ference that these eggs would be a fertile field for further and more 
Width of Filler Cells 1.78 itr. 
19.1 fo 
0 Nae 40 60 &0 /00 
Fic. 8.—Relation of width of eggs to width of filler cells. Measurements made from 
2,100 eggs. 
