Show ITS NO YOLK all iolas eggs are not confined to one basket features DES MOINES lowa IOWA if all the eggs laid in iowa in one year were fried sunny side up and stitched together into a giant patchwork quilt they would blanket an area eight times the size of the chicago loop known hs as americas egg basket because it ranks first in production of eggs iowa earned from this product in an 1945 latest year for or which figures are available according to a report compiled by the iowa development commis commission in that year the state produced pd eggs and g grossed an n income from eggs amoun amounting ting to three times the gross income from all citrus fruit lemons oranges and grapefruit produced that year in texas iowa produces 7 percent of the nations entire consumption of eggs rated ss as one of the seven basic foods necessary to assure good health the state appears destined to lead nil 01 other states sta in production of this protein food tor for many years to come the development commission maintains pointing to iolas proper climate and enormous teed feed production possibilities as well as 1 to 0 the tact that producers are arc interested in exporting superior poultry andega and egg products egg production in iowa has encouraged cou raged considerable industrial development produce plants were organized in the state more than CO years ago with development ot of cold storage houses came introduction of refrigerator ca cars rs which deliver eggs in good condit condition on to cold storage houses tn in various consuming centers iowa ships more eggs annually to boston chicago philadelphia and new york the tour four great egg markets ot of the country than any other state many ot of iolas eggsware eggs are reduced to liquid form egg breaking plants having been established in 48 localities fourteen dried egg plants also are located in various sections of the state trailing iowa as top poultry states of the nation on the basis of 1945 figures are minnesota with wilb eggs produced 1 gross income texas eggs produced gross income missouri eggs produced gross income ohio eggs produced gross income illinois eggs produced gross income andeenn and pennsylvania syl varda eggs produced gross income |