Transcription of United States Egg-Grading Manual
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AUnited StatesDepartment ofAgricultureAgriculturalMarketingServic eAgricultural Handbook Number 75 Egg-GradingManualiContentsI. Production and maintenance of Egg and ..3 Feeding ..3 Care of Eggs on the Farm ..4 Egg-processing Facilities ..4 Buildings and Premises ..5 Washing, Grading, and Packing Operations and Equipment ..6 Cooling Facilities ..9 Health and Cleanliness of Employees ..10 Distribution ..10 III. Structure, Composition, and Formation of the Egg ..11 Physical Structure ..11 Composition .. of the of the of the Shell of the of Quality of Exterior Quality Shape and of of Interior Quality ..20 Interior Quality.
II. Production and Maintenance of Egg Quality Egg production has been, and continues to be, a major agricultural industry in the United States. In 1999, total egg production was almost 7 billion dozen. The north central area continues to lead the Nation in production, followed by the west and the middle Atlantic areas.
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