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Show Poultry Head Warns Against Egg Dipping Dipping eggs in water or any other artifical treatment ruins their keeping keep-ing quality and thus entirely destroys all commercial value, declared Benjamin Benja-min Brown, director of markets for the Utah Poultry Producers Cooperative Coopera-tive association, during a recent visit, to Utah. Mr. Brown came to this state from his eastern headquarters specifically to urge all Utah producers to desist from these practices. Water dipped eggs are not only positively worthless for sale after the first few days, but their presence on the New York market as Utah products pro-ducts reflects on the whole poultry industry of this state. A few dipped or artifically treated eggs in Utah shipments will damage the reputation of all those sent from this state. Reports indicate that some eggs have been coming onto the New York market as "Utah eggs," after they have been treated with water or., some other liquid. They naturally spoiled in a short time and though no particular particu-lar damage was done to the trade, persistent per-sistent repetition would certainly kill the public Confidence and esteem for Utah quality which has required years to build up. Utah produced eggs, according to the visitor, now have a stronger hold on the New York egg market than ever before. The great quantities of beneficient publicity given the local product several months ago when an attempted racketeers' boycott was investigated in-vestigated by New York state officials offi-cials have lead to. a priceless public good-will. Beehive state producers are still realizing as fair a price as can be expected, considering other commodity prices and general business and economic econ-omic depression. Mr. Brown will make a plant inspection tour through Utah before returning to New York. i |