Ellsworth American., 1883-08-09
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Brahma Eggs in Quincy Market.

Passing through Boston's famous market,
last Monday, We CHANGED to see at the but
ter and egg stall Of wcll-known dealer
display of unusual excellence of fine, large
dark colored eggs Of very even size along
side Of liberal supplies Of white eggs Of ,ari-
Gus shapes aad kinds.
Have YOU such demand for Brahma
eggs that induces you to separate them
from other varieties ?" We asked Of the
dealer.
''Oh YES MANY of our best customers will
buy no other eggs but the Brahmas. if oh
tainable at any reasonable price. 4 single
frst-class restaurant in this city sometimes
buys of US ninety dozen day of these dark
colored eggs. All our leading hotels. clubs
and many private families arrange for sup
ply Of them. paving us at the present time
thirty-ive cents per dozen, when We could
supply common fresh eggs at eight to ten
cents per dozen less
is there any noticeable difference in the
eggs of the light or dark Brahmas 2"
No. except that have found, rule.
the product of the light Brahma TO be the
heaviest in the market. Eggs of these full
blooded Brahmas are very dark colored.
Any crossing with inferior birds gives lighter
strongly on the white"
MANY persons claim that .an egg is an
egg and that il is ali nonsense to claim su-
perority for Brahma egg over Leghorn or
a dung-h DO you think the preference
for Brahmas is merely matter OF fancy or
founded on increased worth -
For upwards Of quarter Of century in
this very stall have kept large quantities OF
eggs on sale. and during that whole time
| have always kept my stock of Brahma egg.
separate from the product Of other breeds
and have never had any surplus of the for
mer. True, my sales of Brahma eggs for
twenty-f five wears were limited to few doz-
en- a week where now | sell thousands of
dozens in the same time, and could increase
the deliveries if ! could secure still larger
supplies of fresh Brahma eggs. Some Of
our best caterers assert that Brahma eggs.
dozen for dozen. are worth fifty to 100 per
cent more in all branches of cooking than
the Leghorn or dung-hill kinds. They are
richer, heavier. larger and more effective.
DO YOU suppose our shrewdest hotel men
and keepers Of eating houses would step up
and pay me thirty-hre cents dozen today
for fresh Brahma eggs when other kinds Of
twenty-eight cents, if they did not believe
they were getting value received? Such
people make study OF their business and
know where and how to economic, but they
never buy cheap eggs when the best are on
sale"
How does the Leghorn egg compare in
value and demand with the Brahma."
"As market egg, for sale 10 my custom
ers, the Leghorn is very far behind the
Brahma, and is even less desirable than
fresh lots Of dung hill specimens. Let me
take cracked egg or two and show you a
practical illustration. The white of the
Leghorn egg is weak, thin and watery, it
will not hold together while the white of
the Brahma egg is of that strength and con-
sistency that II will form a rope or band six
inches long before it will pull apart. Two
fried Brahma eggs will make better and
,oaal | Lar
horns. The latter are of medium size,
though the breed is prolific in number Of
eggs"
What price are you paying for such eggs
as these today ?"
FOR these pure, dark eolored Brahma
eggs am paying thirty to thirty-two cents
per dozen. To a breeder, who has hundreds
of Brahma fowls, | offered this very day
thirty-two cents per dozen and take his en-
tire product. | am paying twenty-four cents
for these fresh Leghorn eggs, and, in fact
only deal in nearby fresh lots of eggs
exclusively for the best city and hote
trade"
AT such prices and with steady demand
egg production must be a remunerativs
branch of farm economy, is it not ?"
Nothing pays better for the care and cap
ital invested. but the margin of profits i,
much larger with the Brahmas than with an,
other fowl, and cannot see why farmers de-
not better appreciate their opportunities il
this direction. 1t always pays to produce
the best, whether it be in eggs or butter OIL
cheese"
"Where is your supply of fresh Brahms
eggs produced
'Mostly in eastern Massachusetts,, Ply
mouth and Norfolk counties largely, tn ougf
am now having large consgnments from
New Hampshire parties, who are making d
regular business of egg production. ano
keeping hundreds of fowls IN detached fam
lilies about their farms. If kept warm ant
properly fed Brahma hens will lay more egg
during the winter season than any othe
breed. Then fancy prices are realized. o
course there are a couple of months In th'
spring when there is such an abundant sup
ply of eggs that prices are generally lowered
though less on the Brshma egg than an,
other"
why is it that your stock Of eggs has sc