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Show Much of Hen's Labors Vain. Between tho hen and consumer thero Is a wasto of $200,000,000 worth of eggs each year. ThU was the testimony given at tho attornoy general's "egg trust" Inquiry In-quiry by William Mann ot tho law department de-partment of tho Now York Central railroad, who read a letter from tho department of agrlculturo to Bupport his claim. According to theso figures tho American egg crop Is worth $700,000,-000 $700,000,-000 a year, and $30,000,000 Is lost through brdahngo In transit. Tho egg ns tho hen lays It is almost Invariably a good egg, ran tho evidence evi-dence but ono out of ovcry ten tho hen lays for market Is broken on tho way thero. Thieo of tho remaining nlno eggs are addled beforo they reach tho consumer, and 40 por cent of tho eggs nro good only for strong palates pal-ates or tanning leather. |