The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-01

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EGGS PACKED FOR NARKRr.
taller or to large consumers, such as
hotels, clubs and cafes. Selling of
poultry produce directly to- the small
consumer Is not very profitable
thing, and i should not advise zone to
attempt 1t unless 1t 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 a village flock Of
fowls where the children take a dozen
eggs around the corner to friends and
nelghbors.
To the farmer In the great agrleul-
tural districts. far removed from any
city these outlets. for poultry and
eggs are not available. 1t is entirely
feasible for the farmer who has a
large enough flock to insure a case or
more a week, to ship eggs by express
to cities some two or three hunderd
miles distant, but with the exception
OF the larger consuming centers of
the east the premiums paid will hard
" mike this profitable. When none
Of the previous mentioned opportuni.
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-
citation and market their own produce
Where the local produce buyer Is ut
nil fair and reasonable I should not
advise farmers to hasten into coop.
erative deals, for some one must be
IN charge, and a. mhn who owns the
business will giYe. It more careful at
\ tention than one who Is merely work
Ing on n salary. But in either case
1t Is highly desirable that the farmers
get together aud come to some under
standing with the egg buyer regard
Ing 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 III Denmark are NIL 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
. cnndled basis, especially in the sum-
mer and fall. This means TINT The
buyer must keep each lot Of eggs sep
4 arntely aud 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 why known by which the
n grade Of eggs can be kept up and a
good price obtained. II
II eggs are bought case count dis
honest producers will send bad eggs
to market. which, mixed in with good
oiies, win lower the price to all, and
the farmers who produced fair qual.
ity Of eggs will be cheated out Of their
honest profits. The egg dealer Is only
Il too anxious to have eggs bought upon
quality basis, and 1t is the ignorance
Of the. farmers to their own interest
that prevents such methods of buying
:. frora becoming universal. s ID I a.
f. ;Erterprising. communities can make
: n great step In advance Of the market,
ing Of their produce II they will adopt
!: trade name for all products put out
y ny their locality and take. pride In
a saelng that nothing goes out under this
name that is not Of the best quality
Such movement usually involves
> farmers fco.opcration, n propaganda
which is rapidly growing in popular
ity throughout the country. \
Essential Points of Egg Quality.
!, Sometimes poultrymen secure a fancy
! outlet for their eggs. but do not appre
I ciate heiactual points OF guilty suf
ficientlyi to hold their market, i have
" known poultrymen to ship eggs which
Q were produced on-u poultry farm mt
were but few days old and on tina
Il account INTO think they had a sufii
Client basis upon which to ask a goodl,
premium above market prices, when, d!
matter Of fnct, their eggs were nc
Istually inferior to The better grade d
fnrm receipts from the more northern.
]. and ,densely settled communities
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