Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1914 — Egg Exports Are Huge. [ARTICLE]

Egg Exports Are Huge.

Reports show that 121,000,000 dozens of eggs were exported to foreign countries during twelve months. From this it would be reasonably safe to estimate that the egg crop of this c nntry crcwas the corn crop very closely, or would If accurate returns could be obtained of the number of eggs consumed in the homes of the farmers. The number of eggs exported has rapidly increased In the last few years. It is reported that in 1903 the value of hen’s eggs exported was $33,297 and In 1913 $4,391,663.