. The prevention of breakage of eggs in transit when shipped in carlots . well stowed cars, buffedwith straw, with that in well stowed cars, buffed with wood, showsa small margin (about eggs per case) in favor of the straw, asmay be seen by comparing the typical shipments listed in Table 12. Table 12.—Comparison of damage in strata- and wood-buffed cars. Straw-buffed cars. Wood-buffed cars. Experi-ment No. Damaged eggs per case. Experi-ment No. Damaged eggs per case. .51305118512051325181517351275129 51025103510451055140514651485172 The am
. The prevention of breakage of eggs in transit when shipped in carlots . well stowed cars, buffedwith straw, with that in well stowed cars, buffed with wood, showsa small margin (about eggs per case) in favor of the straw, asmay be seen by comparing the typical shipments listed in Table 12. Table 12.—Comparison of damage in strata- and wood-buffed cars. Straw-buffed cars. Wood-buffed cars. Experi-ment No. Damaged eggs per case. Experi-ment No. Damaged eggs per case. .51305118512051325181517351275129 51025103510451055140514651485172 The amount of damage given in Table 12 is, of course, the averagefor all parts of the car. Reference to the discussion of the damage BREAKAGE OF EGGS IN TRANSIT. 23 in different parts of the car shows that the extra protection affordedby straw is largely distributed over the rows close to the straw,where apparently it visibly reduces the number of eggs broken. Inthe rows toward the middle of the car both forms of buffing, so longas the load is tight, are equally Fig. 10 &? sS& *?<? GO 7& -Rate of cooling of eggs in refrigerated storage room. <5^ The effect of straw buffing on the temperatures maintained inrefrigerator cars is too important to be omitted in a discussion of itsrelative value in the saving of waste in eggs. It is difficult to chilleggs packed in cases even when conditions are favorable. Figure 10 24 BULLETIN 664, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. shows that in a mechanically refrigerated room about 72 hours wererequired to reduce the eggs in the center of the package from an
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