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The white of the egg or the albumen of the egg is sent thru a screen separating the heavy from the thin. The more heavy the better the egg

The white of the egg or the albumen of the egg is sent thru a screen s...

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Future may see hens lay eggs of different colors through experiments of government experts. Washington, D.C., April 7. Joseph's coat of many colors may now be duplicated in the poultry laboratory where hens paint their own eggs over a range of hues from pearly white, through the various shades of brown, to sky blue. These experiments are in progress at the National Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland. In this picture is shown Charles A. Denton, Junior Chemist, measuring the width, circumference and height of the white of a colored egg to determine the amount of albumen present. 4-7-39

Future may see hens lay eggs of different colors through experiments o...

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[...]y part of the albumen or the [...] scraped off the screen and again [à]

[...]y part of the albumen or the [...] scraped off the screen and aga...

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