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Sonoma County, California. Trap-nests on a chicken ranch. The rancher is noting the weight of an egg just laid. He keeps check on the quantity and quality of each hen's eggs, thus producing high quality pedigreed eggs for breeding purposes
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Credit lineSonoma County, California. Trap-nests on a chicken ranch. The rancher is noting the weight of an egg just laid. He keeps check on the quantity and quality of each hen's eggs, thus producing high quali. 1942-01-01. Lee, Russell. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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