The Rainbow Trout - Runkebjerg.dk

PACKING EGGS FOR SHIPMENT.In packing trout eggs for shipment they are usually placed on trays and packed in wet moss andthe eggs divided into from five to ten equal parts, according to the size of the shipment, usingtrays of suitable size to hold each part.If 30,000 eggs are to be shipped, ten trays are used large enough to contain 3,000 eggs each: if15,000 eggs, ten trays containing 1,500 eggs each; 10,000 eggs, eight trays of 1,250 each, etc.,and if over 30,000 eggs are to be shipped the shipment is made in more than one lot. In apackage of more than ten trays, especially if the trays are large, the eggs on the lower trays areliable to be crushed by the weight above, and if less than five trays are used in a shipment thepackage is liable to become dry, and the eggs reach their destination either dead or in a shriveledcondition.