Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-08-19
AMERICAS
GREAT HEN

"'there are more than twice a. many
eggs eaten in the United States now
than there were ten years Ego. The
count Of the years laying for 1904
shows 1889, 72s, 77s dozen And this Is
exclusive Of G z which are produced
outside the farms crop which is con
ssrvstively estimated to be about 5
per cent Of the total number. and
which would bring the aggregate in
dozens to easily over 1000, 200, 900.
The value Of the farm eggs alone At
30 cents a dozen is $500 $3.50.
The increase, which is over IS per cen,
for the decade. is estimated at . lit
tie over 6O0,OOO.OOO dozen for the last
Eve years. The greatest factor in this
increase has been the greater facilities
and efficiency Of cold storage. Applied
in transportation II has worked q great
change in business methods. In the
early applications Of cold storage eggs
were stored only as a last resort. There
was no selection with cold storage in
view and inferior goods were often
stored, bringing the method unGer sus
pieion. Losses followed; and il was
seen that the first consideration Of sue-
cessful cold storage was a judieious Sc
lection Of products. When this was
LEARNED thoroughly cold storage made
rapid bounds as a factor in egg raising.
81; Is estimated that 100000 cases,
each containing thirty dozen eggs, were
stored over last winter in the cold.
storage warehouses Of the United
States The space for eggs was esti-
mated at over S75,OOO,OOO cubic feet
and was $50 per cent greater than ten
wears ago. That these quantities are
flooded upon the market when the sup
ply Of fresh eggs is cut OF, and in such
amounts that the price does not become
exorbitant, is one Of the steps in the
regulation Of prices in which the cold
a storage has lately proved the balance
a wheel. The other Is that its demands
; relieve the producer At a time when he
. has the most trouble in disposing Of
his product. and consequently his
e prices are vel sustained. As this has
4 gradually become the situation the egg
industry has been taken out Of the
q hands Of the wives and daughters OF
farmers and has become one q the
In most important OF the farm industries
70 The business has becomes systematiEet
and organized 20 closely that undel
ne favorable conditions enormous profits
ss amounting sometimes 20 IS and 81
per cent. are realized. The eggs ar,
bargained for aud picked up BY wag
ons which 90 around for the purpose
they are tested and selected, thus re-
lisving the farmer Of all dihculty
q. and, moreover. the payments ar
We made In cash. The competition Whie.
~ arises ai-o has the ehect Of keeping q
the snmmeT prices, - that the farme
hnds IL worth while 20 pay closer al
10 ~tention 70 the breeds Of fowl which IA
ar steadily and Is killing on The undesirs
re bic breeds That this attention 70 n
scieutihe side is becoming more gei
Ger sal i shown by ne fact that the Ia,
census reported the number Of doEs
~" of eggs per chicken at a little mol
ger than ave and one half, while ten YEA
ale ago the average United States hen pr
ae' dueed but a little over three dozs
eggs annually.
"These conditions rave also had ?
suits in q more steady demand durir
''ly the zeal, ~hieh brings 10 light anofh
treason for Increasing eonsumptio
- This is the Introduction Of Europsi
I" cooking, which = not only applied
.e- the Americas cuisine in generl. b
IL nosieeAbly used upOn eggs in part
ular. Also Is included the apparent
Irrelevant fact that the habit Of ma
Tag attFaetiveness = chief feature
diaAea served uPoa American tables
her more and mere observed Ia 4 n
AGO toe mach 70 cay hat the psrsn Vi
has In any sense = varied diet does n
a. eat a meal Ia uAlsA eggs 40 not appe
50 Ia soAs form o. ether. A dssaas