La Junta tribune., 1914-01-17

Dunylo~. County Donegal. Ireland
This is the story OF how the Irish hen
scratches = liviLs for the people OF
Dunxlow out OF the desolate boxs aud
hillsid-s OF County Donegal. Tn. hen
could not do It NO long as the farmers
she laid She could not do IL In
America where the men who market
the eggs get more Of the selling price
than does the farmer who owns the
hens. The Donegal hen Is 4 money
maker for her Donegal owner because
cooperative marketing has made eggs
. profitable produce for the farmer.
Hens 70 the Rsseus.
Throughout the more fertile parts OF
ireland the American party coatinual.
ly saw svtAences that cooperation
played ~ iaportast Vart In making
possiels the prosperity that vas every
vhers apparent. Il was several times
msationed 70 us. however. that II We
waited to see what cooperation would
DO under most adverse coalitions ~s
must 20 TO Dunglow. II County Done
gal DO to Dungiow Ne eams- The
sAvsrss conditioas are here. yet the
people are neither ragged nor starved
TIE children are - happy ~ Ameri-
can children and the drst little girl
that Ne sa~ In the community bad .
stoes doll In her arms. That means
money from some source. for toys wait
for the necessities Of life. Inquiry
sooa revealed that the Arst source Of
income which Is depended upon 10 the
sale Of eggs through the cooperative
society conducted BY = native boy.
Paddy Gallagher. II 10 true that tn.
soil 10 % poor and 20 thin that .
ltviag can not Be dug from Il. But
the industrious hens are busily
scratching away where the soil 10 too
thin for hoe or spade Or plow. For.
meriy no farm product brought good
prices and prior to the organization
Of the cooperative society the local
price for eggs vas four 10 six cents
lsss than the price quoted upon the
nearest market 1t Strabons or Derry.
0sneraliy. too. this price was paid In
trade at the store and there was never
any certainty that the merchandise
delivered vas worth the prices
CHARGED. Egg raising vas not prodt.
able and the few eggs produced were
merely ~ incidental by.product.
When the cooperative organization.
The Templecrone Cooperative Agri.
cultural society" a. Il 10 called. vas
formed. however. there was . change.
The farmers soon learned that II they
furnished good eggs they got good
prices. They we're told how 70 pick
oct good layers; how to keep the eggs
frssh and clean: how often to gather
them: how frequently 10 bring them
- market. They were instructed A.
70 testing eggs and breeding eeE lay.
srs. They bring In the eggs. The -.
eocietion does the rest
oeed 0vsInsss Mstkeds.
THIS 10 bow they do Il: Each week
~ agricultural Wholesale society at
Dublin sends 10 the local manager .
NsEeeast Giving The asurss that Will -
OUGUSooosS wv e88S. WessSSs SO UOos'
~. asd stating where tAsss u likely
- ~ demand for ssss.
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0QnAsse writss 70 the wAejesale -
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