Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-05-28
Small Eggs.

Those who have seen the market re
port from Boston will have Doticed tina
eggs from Cape Cod are quoted from one
to two cents higher than Eastern. Thus
in a report before me dated Feb. 12lS7S
Near by and Cape per dozen, Is cents
Eastern, fresh laid II cents; Eastern
fair TO good l5al6 cents" Now the DIS
lance from Boston to the extreme part,
Of the Cape would bring us into Maine
thus it is not distance but size aud clean
iness that makes the difference. 1t i,
ike Goshen butter. The people on the
Cape send good sized, clean eggs; aud fol
these they find ready market, for the
buyer is satisfied aud will come the second
time. The market men Of Boston tell me
that eggs from Maine are the smallest
of any that come to that market, and that
N0Jibcrn aud Canada eggs are better IN
SIC but not 20 fresh. These small,an as
some would call them disbOnes. eggs hurt
our trade very much
From a letter dated Boston, FEB Q,
1878, I extract The following; ia years
rome by We had large handsome fresh eggs
80 much 80 tbat the trade called Tor Mich
o.s' cgs,, and they gave satisfaction But
for two years past we have h-d great
many small, uDsaleable eggs, SO much 50
shat many turn their backs On Your eggs
The result Is We sell for about two cents
less than We should, and buy accordingly.
Some wall say My eggs are Of good SIZE.
Very true We thank YOU, we find many
that viii pass first rate. But how shall
we get rid Of these eggs? | wish some one
would tell me. I can see DO way but 10
ce; au act from thc Legislature TO this
cfcct-tha; If either party requested they
sbal. be weighed (some eggs Wi, oyerun
the ,taudardl This was TIE commence
ment Of weighing corn, oats etc Il eth
or patty requested, the article should be
weighed instead Of measured. There Is
go, much trouble about e. Our farmers
esrry butter In a box or htkiu. The buy
ar weighs the whole and takes out the
.arc; let them DO tho sane with cgrs I'M
nl We get nd Of these little egg, and
.hen r, called for repeal III, law
A, 10 !, now We must either sort the
,-c, IS vi, 90 ep7les, and make one class
MERIDIAN ab.e, and the other marked Sec
uI quality, aud have price for each, or
,e.I together at the medium rice The
trmcr Knows his large rel Ba dwiu ap-
-.cs are nor tor cider, and makes quite a
Inference price between these and his
>mal. apples But there is jus, about a
much difference between .arce yellow
Br-sua c.s, ANA ,hc Sea Bugats as
here - between Iarse Ba.dWius aud small
lc. sp,.,, And yer IN years pas, we
nave ps'i the same tor large aud small
but d, IT just. aud many ave re-
using Zoo bus these it;.c ecI- un..,, 81 o
..rc- price Those who now have tow
.aa, produce sI-. eggs, vi. have aG OPP
rul.'y me coming year TO procure eggs
ur hi,chr- Ct .a-te k',4 Eggs
Should weigh about tvo ounces each. The
smi, tba; wi.. give "a, such cccs are the
Bratma, Coch,us. Plymouth Rock. Leg
aous aud Dorkiugs The Hamburgs, Be-
ton Greys, Sea Brights and Bantams are
,nal-the two last very small, not fit to
lie sold unless by weight Then for
staujard-Jwo ounces Tor each CCc
would Doe easily reckoned eggs az l.
cent, per poucd would be i cents per
dozen And the balance would be Ike @
De i>ion in the supreme court-no appeal,
a.. would De satisfied Maine Farmer.