Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1919 — Reducing Losses of Eggs. [ARTICLE]

Reducing Losses of Eggs.

The bureau of chemistry, through the food research laboratory, has been assisting in reducing the damage to eggs in transit by giving practical demonstrations at shipping points in loading cars of eggs or mixed eggs and dressed poultry. Much of the damage is directly,due to faulty methods of packing eggs in cases and stowing the cases in the car. Four meetings held recently in lowa attended by over 100 practical shippers who send cars weekly, at least, to eastern markets and who expressed great interest In the methods which the department has worked out for the conservation of this valuable foodstuff. They and many others have found the department’s folder, “How to Load' Carnot Eggs,” of assistance. Copies of this folder can be had by writing to the bureau of chemistry. United States department of agriculture, Washington, D . C.