| Amount actually received | $23,832,000 |
| Values at quotations for strictly fresh | 44,730,000 |
No one would contend it is possible to bring the entire egg crop of the country up to the latter value, but the fact that there is a definite market for eggs of first class quality at almost double the figures for which the egg crop as a whole is actually sold, is a point very significant to the ambitious producer of high grade eggs.
Requisites of the Production of High Grade Eggs.
(a) Hens that produce a goodly number of eggs, and at the same time an egg that is moderately large (average two ounces each). Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes, Rhode Island Reds, Orpingtons, Leghorns, Minorcas are the varieties which will do this.
(b) Good housing, regular feeding and watering, and above all clean, dry nests.
(c) Daily gathering of eggs, when the temperature is above 80 degrees, gathering twice a day.
(d) The confining of all broody hens as soon as discovered.
(e) The rejection as doubtful of all eggs found in a nest which was not visited the previous day. (Such eggs should be used at home where each may be broken separately).
(f) The placing as soon as gathered of all summer eggs in the coolest spot available.
(g) The prevention at all times of moisture in any form coming in contact with the egg's shell.