Country Life
Tin Bernardi r•GG.
St. David's Day may be claimed as the festival of the British egg. From March 1st, 1929, it will be an offence to sell any preservedegg without printing the word " preserved on each individual shell. This means that when the supply of a4tique eggs from Russia and elsewhere shall be exhausted, almost the only unmarked eggs on the market viill be fresh home-produced supplies. The eggs will be in three grades (in lieu of older and more facetious classifications), to wit " special," `.` standard " and " pullet standard," words indicating weight as well as freshness. The zeal for the new mark and marketing scheme is commendable. Numbers of grading stations equipped with the new and most ingenious machinery are being built, some on a very big scale as in Norfolk and Wilts ; and already over 120 applications from large producers have been received for registered enrolment under the scheme. These come from many districts in England and Wales. A similar scheme for Scotland is just coming into force. May the little map of Britain, which forms part of the stamp, have a wide circulation ! We may as well put into our own pockets a part of the eighteen million pounds that we now send abroad. * * * *
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