Show Egg Marketing Methods Described in Bulletin Egg marketing In this countr Is the tine subject of a 0 revised bulletin just Issued Issued Is Is- sued by the lie United States Department of Agriculture It covers elS the conditions condi 0 under which market eggs are produced and und the tine methods used In marketing them Tine Tile bulletin prepared by lob Hob R. R Slocum marketing specialist of the tine bureau of agricultural economics emphasizes em em- the fragile delicate nature of the egg us a n food product and und the then n need ed for tor proper handling anti and speed of delivery delhery to Insure tine the consumer the best possible quality Eggs are produced for or market on specialized poultry farms of the tine Atlantic At Atlantic lantic and Pacific coast regions but In greatest volume on the general farms of th the Middle West In fn these sections they tiney are concentrated at shipping points and transported by express or orby orby orby by refrigerated I freight where they go Into Immediate consumption or are placed in cul cold storage to take care of C seasonal fluctuations In the tine rate of production The rhe marketing chan channels Els through which the tine eggs pass vary greatly In their relative complexity sa says s 's the author depending upon how direct the contacts are between producer producer pro pro- ducer and consumer or through how hov u ninny many my different hands the tine eggs pass past during their Journey to market Constant Con stant effort has hns been made to Improve methods of handling and mark marketing including better care on the tine farms more frequent marketing more favorable favorable favor favor- able temperatures by the use of chill chili rooms better packing materials better bette grading and more e efficient distribution tion all nIl of ot which Is resulting In II n gradual raising of the level of quality of eggs reaching consuming markets mUlI and a n reduction In breakage e. e Copies of tine tilE publication Farmers Bulletin No 13 F. 1378 S-P. S Marketing Eggs ma may be he obtained free from the tine Department De Dc- of ot Agriculture Washington Was |