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Journal of Agricultural Research 
Vol. XXXI, NO. 2 
Table IV .—Effect of storage on bacterial counts of dehydrated eggs 
[Samples held in sealed bottles at 20° C., and examined at the dates indicated] « 
Sam¬ 
ple 
Type 
Quality 
Bacteria on plain 
agar held at— 
Colon 
Bacteria on BCP b 
agar held at 20° C. 
for 4 days 
No. 
20° C. for 
4 days 
37° C. for 
2 days 
group 
Total 
Acid 
1 
July 11, 1922 (start): 
Whole_ 
Good.. _ _ 
350 
175 
0 
370 
30 
2 
Yolk.__ 
__ .do__ 
550 
235 
0 
530 
50 
3 
Whole_ 
Heated_ ._ 
2,900 
1,025 
225 
100 
3,400 
900 
4 
Yolk__ 
_ _ do__ _ 
75 
0 
1 ,130 
280,000 
970,000 
280 
0 
5 
Whole... 
Rotten___ 
250,000 
235,000 
355 
177,000 
385,000 
240 
0 
170,000 
200,000 
6 1 
Do_ 
_do_ 
0 
1 
October 30, 1922: 
Whole_ 
Good__ 
0 
0 
2 1 
Yolk__ 
_do.. 
530 
325 
0 
470 
0 
3 
Whole___ 
Heated_ 
4,250 
9,350 
95,000 
430,000 
300 
480 
0 
3,200 
2,300 
86,000 
235,000 
210 
0 
4 
Yolk___ 
.do_ 
175 
0 
0 
5 
Whole_ 
Rotten_ 
93,000 
350,000 
235 
0 
0 
6 
Do.... 
_do... 
0 
0 
1 
May 7. 1923 (37° C. for 2 
days): 
Whole.. 
Good_ 
0 
30 
2 
Yolk__ 
_do_ 
490 
245 
0 
150 
0 
3 
Whole _ 
Heated._ 
1,400 
780 
700 
0 
440 
220 
4 
Yolk__ 
.do__ 
100 
0 
40 
0 
5 
Whole.—. 
Rotten_ 
41,000 
146,000 
42,000 
118,000 
0 
32,000 
108,000 
11,000 
78,000 
6 
Do__ 
.do____ 
0 
« The samples used in this experiment were dried by the spray process. 
b Brom cresol purple lactose agar. 
Table V .—Effect of storage on bacterial counts of dehydrated eggs 
[Samples held in sealed bottles at 37° C., and examined at the dates indicated] • 
Sam¬ 
ple 
No. 
! 
Type 
1 
I 
Quality 
Bacteria on plain 
agar held at— 
Colon 
Bacteria on BCP& 
agar held at 20° C. 
for 4 days 
20 ° C. for 
4 days 
37° C. for 
2 days 
group 
Total 
Acid 
1 
July 11, 1922 (start): 
Whole__ 
Good 
350 
175 
0 
370 
1 
30 
2 
Yolk... 
dn 
550 
235 
0 
530 
50 
3 
4 
Whole 
Heated . .. . 
2,900 
1,025 
250,000 
235,000 
235 
225 
100 
3,400 
1,130 
280,000 
970,000 
190 
900 
Yolk ... 
dn 
75 
0 
0 
5 
Whole .. 
Rotten_ 
177,000 
385,000 
215 
0 
170,000 
200,000 
0 
6 
Do . 
__ _ do. _ 
0 
1 
October 31, 1922: 
Whole _ 
Good_ 
0 
2 
Yolk.—. 
_do__ 
610 
230 
0 
470 
0 
3 
Whole . _ 
TTAatftd 
2,300 
540 
130 
0 
1,600 
430 
0 
4 
Yolk. 
.do. 
65 
0 
0 
5 
Whole_ 
Rotten_ 
7,500 
81,000 
300 
7,500 
86,000 
115 
0 
6,000 
70,000 
80 
0 
6 
Do__ 
.do.. 
0 
0 
1 
May 7, 1923 (37° C. for 2 
days): 
Whole_ 
Good_ 
0 
20 
2 
Yolk.. 
__ __do_ 
530 
100 
0 
150 
0 
3 
Whole 
TTAfttAd 
335 
35 
0 
60 
30 
4 
Yolk... 
.do_ 
130 
20 
0 
0 
l0 
5 
Whole_1 
Rotten_ 
600 
1,250 
1,300 
0 
700 
lo 
300 
6 
Do. 1 
.do.. 
1,350 
0 
1,400 
® The samples used in this experiment were dried by the spray process, 
*> Brom cresol purple lactose agar. 
