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Show MAKE A NOTE OF THIS. Commission merchants say that on an averngo there Is a dlffcrcnco of four cents a dozen between soiled cgg3 and those that aro sent to market bright and clean, nnd It Is not necessary neces-sary that all tho eggs of a shipment shall be soiled In order to mnko a consignment rank as such. Even a very small proportion of soiled eggs In a package will cati30 tho wholo to bo rated several cents bolow tho market mar-ket price. Tho trampling on tho eggs by the dirty feet of the hens, fresh from tho moist earth of tho yard, and tho discoloration produced, does not affect the contents, but It gives tho eggs nn uninviting- nppearance, nnd It Is not expected thnt people will bo Indifferent to the looks of things which they buy for their table. Poultry keepers can afford to tako tlmo to clean tho shells ot tho eggs which they send to mnrket when tho failure to do so means tho loss of four cents a dozen. |