Show ITS TS NO YOLK 47 11 iowa s eggs are not confined to one basket features DES MOINES IOWA if all the eggs laid in iowa in one year were fried sunny side up and stitched together into a giant patchwork quilt they v 7 blanket an area eight times the size of the chicago loop known as americas egg basket because it ranks first in production of eggs iowa earned from this product in year which figu figures are available according to a report compiled by the iowa development commission in that year the state produced 4 eggs and grossed an income from eggs amounting to three times the gross income from all citrus fruit lem ons oranges and grapefruit pro deuced that year in texas iowa produces 7 per cent of the nation s entire consumption of eggs rated as one of the seven basic foods necessary to assure good health the state appears destined to lead all other states in prodoc tion of this protein food for many years to come the devel commission maintains pointing to iowa s proper cli mate and enormous feed production possibilities as well as to the fact that producers are interested in exporting superior poultry and egg products egg production in iowa has en cou raged considerable industrial development produce plants were organized 1 in the state more than CO 30 years ago with development of cold storage houses came intro introduce duc tion of refrigerator cars which de liver eggs in good condition to cold storage houses in various colsum ing centers iowa ships more eggs annually to boston chicago phila delphia and new york the tour four great egg markets of the country than any other state many of iowa s eggs are reduced to liquid form egg breaking plants having been established in 48 local ties fourteen dried egg plants also are located in various sections of the state trailing iowa its as top poultry states of the nation on the basis of 1945 figures are minnesota with 3 eggs produced gross income texas 3 eggs produced 94 gross income missouri 2 eggs produced 78 gross income ohio 2 eggs produced 88 gross income illinois 2 eggs produced 76 gross income and penn sylvania 2 eggs pro deuced 93 gross income CHEEP CHEEP the feeble V sound which these baby chicks emit Is not representative of the egg output of iowa which ranks as the egg basket of america this picture submitted by S W lock of mason city iowa won honorable mention in the greater iowa photographic contest spon bored by iowa development corn com mission at the state fair |