EQUIPMENT OF AN EGG-BBEAKING PLANT. 3 
To avoid unnecessary walking and trucking, the various rooms 
should be placed as compactly as possible. The plan shown in 
figure 1, which provides space for 12 breakers, and has a daily capac- 
ity up to 120 cases, when whites and yolks are packed separately, 
or up to 180 cases, when eggs are packed whole, has proven satis- 
factory. In such an establishment a trained breaker may be ex- 
pected to open from 12 to 15 cases a day when preparing whole eggs, 
and from 8 to 10 if whites and yolks are kept separate. The ster- 
ilizing room shown accommodates two workers at a time. The 
vestibule or anteroom has been found a distinct economy, because it 
saves refrigeration, and at the same time protects the important 
breaking room from the dust of the more frequented space beyond. 
Although this plan can not be followed rigidly in all plants, slight 
modifications doubtless being necessary to meet varying conditions, 
the ideal arrangement and equipment should suggest many readily 
effected improvements, and afford a practicable standard by which 
egg breakers can measure the efficiency of their establishments. 
Those who wish larger egg-breaking rooms can increase the over- 
all dimensions, but they should allow 5 feet for the center aisles be- 
tween the tables and 3 feet between the tables and walls. The unit 
tables for two girls are 2 feet wide and 3 feet long, although these 
may be lengthened to seat the number of breakers desired. In any 
rearrangement of the plan, however, .the egg-breaking and sterilizing 
rooms should not be separated. For convenience the candling room 
should connect with the breaking room, which can be accomplished 
by placing it next to or above the breaking room. The freezer, 
whenever possible, should be located next to the breaking room. 
The general requirements of construction of the different rooms 
are given in Table 1. 
Table 1. — General requirements of construction of the rooms of an egg-breaking plant. 
Room. 
C ork insu- 
lation (or 
its equiv- 
alent) in 
walls and 
floor. 
Temperatures to be 
maintained. 
Wall finish. 
Floor. 
Windows. 
Chill room 
Inches. 
4 
2 
2 
6 
None. 
o F 
32 to 40 
Plastered to 
smooth finish. 
do 
Concrete or wood. 
do 
Not required. 
Do. 
Candling room... 
Breaking room . . 
50 to 55 
60 to 65 
Plastered and 
white enameled. 
Plastered to 
smooth finish. 
Plastered and 
white enameled. 
Concrete with 
drain. 
Concrete or wood. 
Concrete with 
drain. 
Oto 10 
Not required. 
Essential. 
Sterilizing room. 
Room tempera- 
ture. 
The windows in the breaking room should be treble paned for 
insulation. Prism glass is frequently used for the outer panes in 
order to distribute the light more evenly. 
