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Exercise VIII

EGGS.

The common domestic hen's eggs are probably the most widely used form of animal food. The eggs of ducks, geese, guinea fowls, turkeys, some wild birds and even the eggs of the ostrich are used to some extent as food. We also find that turtle's eggs and the eggs of some kinds of fish are considered delicacies by a great many people. Hen's eggs are, however, most commonly used the world over.

The egg industry in the United States is extensive and is increasing in importance. In the last half of the year 1903, we exported 404,600 dozen eggs valued at $102,000.