The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-27
DEPARTMENT.

lgsth 18th q gentleman VIM
a~rsstion mons of dollars worth OF
SpdIss .pIT, and who has a thorough
rs g9 year. IF the egg trade. He is one
1oTledgoO New York egg dealers:
dtDs la any farmer invest say $50; the
Lev o. oD ordinary COW (atter three
vsue Of saading and otherwise into a
gssrs o. 40 chicks, and then take care
brood o. Build a cheap but warm
them Inter use and they will yield
pus Ios low estimate, $3.50 per year
biD' 81 besides the poultry that ne will
pegs 10 table, and the surplus of
90 it that can be sold and still keep
gOqpg "ood to it's full number. For
ap "urnoses the brown, black or
G gle sLsegborns are the best:
'b D6sssFing of fresh eggs does not
CO... that are called fresh simply
1 nssn eth they have not been salted down
bcsu s,%ise preserved by the various
@o'D0 90 common among farmers;
pNc01 oo0 it mean eggs that have
HSNDsl Ut several weeks by the house
SsD IVY w stored in the barn by the
VIE .bon to be sold to the dealer,
DSo may hold them a "eek longer Dc
W. tDsy are marketed. But what Is
DF0 Nv fresh eggs is, those that are
HeAn .vor one week old when they ar
NV IN the market, and such will at all
ave ell for more money than when
Quo. u.s. onv Of the country producers
.ba idea that because an egg has
oonesrances Of being fresh, and
Il all that is needed to make it
III ns the city consumer will know
drsorepce) LEI them disabuse their
~;oa, IN that subject, the sooner the
natter. City people enjoy the luxuries
- t,osb eggs, and moreover are willing
nav fr a luxury when assured they
oil eat what they buy and pay for. A
farmer that will give his attention to a
bonnerv such as previously referred to,
must not expect to get fresh egg price
At any time for old eggs, neither can he
Ink for an average yield of $3.50 per
snnum from each hen unless he mar
kash his product so that it is not only
called fresh, but is fresh.
Small eggs, as well as dirty ones,
are very Objectionable in market, and
sell in keeping with their size and ap
Dearance.
IF the farmers of the Southern
States would pay nor attention to the
dthe hen and her product, they would
be able to buy a farm in the South and
pay for it in a short time. besides hav-
ing their product sought for at a pre-
MUM in the markets instead of being
sold at a discount for a few months in
the spring, after which rejected en-
tirely.
"A shipper who fails to distinguish
the difference between old and stale
eggs, and persists in packing them with
strictly fresh eggs, only damages his
prospects for realizing the best prices
and establishing a reputation for his
band.
The time has gone by when rotten,
smashed, cracked, or even stale eggs
can be sold either in large or small
Quantities for full prices.
The writer has known entire car
loads Of eggs Matched in transit-not
a gOOdegg in the lot when they arrived.
DE has also seen live chicks come out
OF cases and barrels as they were
opened on arrival. Guinea eggs are
also packed in cases and sell for half
price.
0trlcty fresh hen eggs will never
nave loss of, and always sell at mark,
ana most of the year at a premium.
Inc writer would also refer to the
LOW mat when eggs are sold for less
Juan the top quotations, there is always
pS8llmate cause: either bao packing,
~ONsn' dirty, small, stale, rotten or
.''uFuaole csses; all of these are OBJ
.'Co'onaole causes, and either one is
s0Icent to give the stock a lower
''1ue and naturally g lower price,"
nave written the above views of
w. aeaIer because 1 wish to impress
~ farmers with the facts connected
WIN our egg arrangements. If every
- I:IOes of u Order will read and
lux over the above truths, and will
~ ou 'nem, no trade arrangement for
~, afners a compete with the one
~ Out for you by our Business Agent.
h. one of Us must feel that the whole
~ 'lnss ~devolves upon his shoulders.
=" worth has concluded to start the
SSOcy here in Raleigh and to receive
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