THE MARKETING OF POULTRY PRODUCTS. 9 
Egg packages should be selected with reference to the needs 
of the particular trade for which they are designed. When 
eggs are delivered to consumers in lots of a few dozen, the 
small pasteboard carton with a capacity of one dozen eggs is a 
decidedly neat, convenient, and popular package. ‘These are 
made in a variety of forms, one kind being fully illustrated in 
frontispiece. Their cost, including printing of cover, ranges 
from $5 to $7 per thousand, according to quantity. Such 
packages are especially desirable for use in private trade and 
form a constant advertisement for the up-to-date poultryman. 
These cartons are also desirable for use in making express 
shipments to private customers, especially when placed in at- 
tractive shipping cases. The three-dozen size is constructed as 
follows: It is 11% x 12 inches inside measure and 4 inches 
deep. The material is any light, well seasoned wood, white- 
wood or white pine being most satisfactory. Hard pine may 
be used if an exceptionally nice finish is desired. The ends 
are 7% inch, and the sides, bottom, and cover 3 inch in thick- 
ness. ‘The cover is reinforced with two strips of % inch thick- 
ness to prevent warping and splitting. The entire case is 
further strengthened by tacking a % inch strip of galvanized 
iron around each end. A 2% inch hasp and 2% inch strap 
hinges secure the cover, which is also equipped with a light- 
weight, cast-iron handle for convenience in handling the pack- 
age. - The capacity of this case may be increased in multiples 
of three dozen by simply making it deeper according to the 
number of layers of cartons desired. Fifteen inches in depth 
will accommodate five layers—fifteen dozen of eggs. 
_ After completion the case should receive a good coat of paint 
or be oiled and shellacked, according to the material of which 
it isconstructed. Finally the name and address of the poultry- 
man or farm should be plainly marked upon the top and end 
of the case, this being most easily done by means of a stencil. 
The case described above is 4 inches deep, while the depth 
of the carton is but 2% inches. The remaining space is 
designed to permit the use of plenty of packing material to 
avoid loss by breakage enroute. Dry, clean excelsior is the 
best material for this purpose, although clean hay or straw will 
prove satisfactory. A liberal amount of packing material 
should invariably be used in each package of eggs shipped by 
express, regardless of its size. \ 
