The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15

taller or TO large consumers. such 80
hotels, clubs and cafes. Selling OF
poultry produce directly to the small
consumer Is not very profitable
thing. and should not advise one to
attempt It unless 1t IS done in COZ
nection with the milk route or other
regularly distributing business. ..
course this remark would not apply
- those who have village dock OF
fowls where the children take dozen
esss around the corner to friends and
neishbors-
To the farmer In the great aSricul-
eural districts far removed from any
city these outlets for poultry and
EGGS are no. available. 1t IS entirely
feasible for the farmer who has
large enough dock to insure case or
more q week. to ship eggs by express
TO cities some TWO or three hunderd
miles distant but With the exception
Of the larger consuming ceute1s OF
the east the premiums paid VIII hare.
~ make this profitable. When none
Of the previous mentioned opportua'-
ties IS available it remains for the
farmers Of community to content
themselves either with the price that
the local produce dealer gives or to
form cooperative marketing asso-
ciat!on and market their own produce.
Where the loca! produce buyer Is at
all fair and reasonable I should NOT
advise farmers to hasten into coop
erative deals. for some one must be
II charge. and man who owns the
business win give It more careful ct
teuuon than one who Is merely WORK
fns OF salary. But in either case
It Is highly desirable that the farmers
get together ard come to some under
standing with the esg buyer regard
!ng purchasing Of eggs on some other
method than by case count
The term case count means to buy
at Uniform price all eggs as they are
offered regardless Of size and quality.
Eggs In Denmark are all purchased oE
weight The tine will undoubtedly
come when the same method Will be
pursued in this country. The most iu-
mediate need OF reform. however. Is
to :nsist upon the buying Of eggs uron
q 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
IS no other way known By which the
grade OK eggs can be kept up and
good price obtained
II csss are bought case count DIS
honest producers VII! send bad eSSs
to market. which. mixed In with good
ones, will lower the price to all. and
the farmers who produced 1a!r quai-
ity OF eggs Will be cheated out Of their
honest profits. The ess dealer IS only
too anxious TO have eggs bought upon
quality basis. and It Is the ignorance
OF the farmers to their own interest
that prevents suea methods OF buying
from becoming universal.
Enterpr;sinS co.nuuniues can maze
great step IL advance Of the market
ing Of their produce II they will adopt
q trade name 70. all products put out
BIZ their locality and take pride IN
seeing that nothing goes out under this
name that Is not Of the best quality.
Such a movement usually involves
farmers cooperation, propaganda
which Is rapidly growing IN popular
!,y throughout the country.
Essential Points Of Ess Quality.
Sometimes pou!trymen secure fancy
outlet for their eggs. but do aot appre-
c.ate the actua! points OF quality suf-
sc!ently to :lold their market have
known pou'trymen to ship eggs which
were produced on poultry farm and
were but few days old and on that
account seem 10 th:nk they had suth-
cient basis upon which to ask soodly
premium above market prices. when. as
a matter Of fact. their eggs were ac-
;ua!ly inferior 10 the better grade OF
farm receipts from the more norsheelE
ard densely settled communities.