The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-06-11

EGGS PACKED FOR MARKET. -.
taller or to large consumers, such Us
hotels. clubs and cafes. Selling OF
poultry produce directly to the small
consumer is not a. very profitable
thing. ana should not advise one to
attempt It unless it is: done in con
nection with the milk route or other
regularly distributing business. OF
course this remark would not apply
to those who have village flock Of
fowls where the children take q dozen
eggs around the corner to friends and
neighbors.
TO the farmer In the great agricu1:
tural districts far removed from any
city these outlets for poultry and
eggs are not available. It Is entirely
feasible for the farmer who has a:
large enough dock to insure 1 case or
moro u week, to ship eggs by express
to cities, some. two or three hunderd
miles distant, but with tho exception
Of the larger consuming centers of
the east the premiums paid will hard
~. make this profitable When none
of the previous mentioned opportuni-
ties IL available it remains for the
farmers Of "a community: to content
themselves either with the price that
the local produce dealer gives or to
form cooperative marketing asso-
citation and market, their own produce.
Where the local produce buyer is at
all fair and reasonable should: not,
advise farmers to hasten into coop
erative deals, for some one must be-
In charge. and a man who owns the:
business will give it more careful at
tention than one who Is merely work
ing on a salary. But III either case
It is highly desirable that the farmers
get together and come to some under
standing with the egg buyer regard
ing purchasing OF eggs on some other
method than by case count. g.. s..
: The term case count means to buy
At a uniform price all eggs as they are
offered regardless. Of size and quality.
Eggs in Denmark are all purchased by
weight. The time will undoubtedly
come when the same method will be,
pursued in this country. The most i'm
mediate need Of reform, however, is
to insist upon the buying Of eggs upon
4 candled basis, especially in the sum-
mer and fall. This means that the
buyer must keep each lot Of: eggs sep.
arately and examine them with the
candle or light and throw out the rot.
ten and stale eggs. This, Of course, Is
some trouble and expense. but there
h no other way known by which: the
grade Of eggs can be kept up and 4
good price obtained. ~. =
II: eggs 5are bought case count dis
honest producers win send bad eggs
b markSt. which. mixed In with good
ones. will lower the price to all, and
the farmers who produced fair quail
~ " eggs win bs cheated out Of their
honest profits. The egg dealer IL only
too anxious to have eggs bought upon
quality basis, and It Is the ignorance
Of. the farmers to their own interest
that prevents such methods Of buying
from becoming universal. 5.s:s.*. rs.
Dnterprising communities can make
= great step in. advance Of the market
Ing OF their produce II they will adopt
Z trade name for Ill products put out
BY their locality and take pride id
seeing that nothing goes out under this
name that Is not Of the best quality.
Such a movement usually involves
farmers cooperation, q propaganda
which is rapidly growing IN popular
ity throughout the country.
Essential Points of Fog Quality. {
soanstimss poultry men secure fancy
outlet for their. eggs, but do not appre-
ciate the actual points 81 quality sui.
dciently b hold their market have
known poultrynen g ship eggs which
were produced on u poultry farm and
were butsa rev days DID ana on that,
account seem to think they had SUN.
cient basis upon which 70 ask I goodly
prerrium above market prices, when. 40
= matter. of fact cher. eggs were ac-
tnllly intsrler toss tn better grads 81
farm receipts from the more northerlJ
:and dshssy settlad colnmtniti es
Eegs % tn ~ tiaancy stoek must be ].
]1!,lt n, 81 1!ll1 II NJ btst grads
OF Danlsh IN seigh ttwenty mine
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