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Show EGGS PURCHASED BY WEIGHT Custom Is Growing and Seems to Bo Only Fair Way Light Brahmas Lay Largest Eggs. The consumer of eggs knows that there is considerable difference in size of eggs. As a general rule a dozen eggs may mean very little as to the amount of food contained. The custom of buying eggs by weight rather than by the dozen is growing. Really this is the only fair way to sell or buy. There is considerable variation in the size and weight of eggs. This variation va-riation is more among individuals than among breeds, yet there is a relative standard for the breeds. Light Brahmas Brah-mas lay the largest eggs, the relative average being 28 ounces per dozen. Eggs of Black Langshangs and Barred Plymouth Rock hens weigh a little over 26 ounces per dozen. The weight of eggs laid by Single Comb Brown Leghorns, late-hatched Plymouth Rocks, White Wyandottes and Buff Cochin hens ranges from 21.7 to 24.7 ounces per dozen. The eggs of Peking ducks are heavier than those laid by hens, the weight of duck eggs being 35.6 ounces per dozen. |