Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-10
nrrn 1Ar LESSON

The fact that a good articlc always
sclls AZ fair price cannot De- dcnici,
and ~ how few producers reach the
standard. The stores are flooded with
trash under the name ~ butter which
.ell. Tor li to l. c-nis. while a good ar
ticle l. readily taken at - to -. Tons
~ grease made from crvam viii b"
handled this war. and worked oh Tor
iu.i What ID Nill bring. While those Who
manufactured Il will complain about the
monopoly II trade ani the misleading
commeui. 20 agricultural writers. Mhy
Nill not thr.e Individuals Who have
failr,i utterly o. observe the conditions,
take the lesson homc to themsel,e. sni
hessi 81
The erg trade furuishr. another strik-
ing illustration 81 the hs.llessnrs- aud
carrlrs.ue.s of tho.e Who should take
hs,sl aud b. careful. To-day eggs
known a. ho frvsh are packed up hy Job
hers 40 - c~ut. dofrn, while the
great hulk Ia drug AZ u and l. cents.
What doe. this meant simply this. that
thc grcat bulk ~ cgg. arr collected
when convenient. hrooly hens arr allow
,si o. rvmain on the nests, the egg from
ihs r,.i. AMI some think they arr smart
ani getting a point on the trader. In
this neglect ~ al proper methods, aud
grasping after possible advantage
over somebody elss, may D. secu the
cause Tor the Generalization ~ the busi-
ness II u NO use a. mincr matters.
BETTER hy far talk out In meeting aud
tell the truth fh~r- l. too much dis-
honesty in thc.r little thlngs. ani by
reason 81 the method ~ gathering aud
shipping The hen product. everybody suf-
fer. SOMEBODY l. constantly striving
to grt pay fpr What they do not give and
the husinss. l. ruined. The farmers ~
Maine might jusi a. we'll have - o. -
cents Tor their egg a. II a. 10. Hut
before ihi. l. possible, all sorts ~ under
hand practices. all forms ~ dec~ption
must cvass. ani the product made What
n l. represented a. D.. The dairy inter
c.ts ~ Maine arr suffering b-,ausc, With
an active foreign demand, parties clse-
Nherr attempted to PALM on an Inferior
article. >ucce-ling for a short time
they have we'll nigh skilled the goose
that laid the golden cgg."
The chrvse trade has passcd through
the same experience, aud even nov
skimmsSi che...c Z. In the market to COM
pete With oar full milk article. With the
one attempt on the part of outside mau-
ufacturrr. to obtain compensation for
What they do not supply. Deception
prevails etcryWhsrv. with the same old
story a. tell AZ the end.
The egg trade must BE- made what u
purports tn D.. N absolutely frcsh then
make Il so. aud when once u /. establish
"a maintain Il 40 all hazards. \ single
rotten egg Nill smear man all over,
.ni the o,ior will cling "a his garments
for years. The prr.ence ~ these in the
eases shipped tell. the whole story why
such low pricc- prevail. This cannot hc
otherwise. Until certain that every egg
{. fresh me- dealer would assume to make
any guarantee. aud therefore the eggs
20 into the store for what they will bring.
The Lesson should DE- Needed. The diff
ference Ia price !. ample to pay for
honesty in collecting aud shipping.
Instead uf turning the product into the
general pile. individuals should Increase
their fiocks 40 that they eau ship them
selVe- and D. free from the possibility
of out side trouble. This j. the point to
h. urged. that poultry brcs,llng De- In
creased aud more hen. kept, Then hy
straightforward upright dealing, 'dolng
unto other. a. We would they should
unto u. the business al once hecomes
profitable Ia the extreme. II the hOck-
average ten dozen a wear, the difference
IN gross receipts would IL al least Que
dollar head. This surely should pay
for square dealing, aud for want of " all
thi. l. lOst Maine Farmer.