Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-03-06

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operative association also takes note
Of size In buying leggs and In selling
They find that gradually the public
Is anpreciatinE that dozen Of biz
fresh eggs are worth more than a
dozen small eggs that a pound and
half Of eggs III worth more than n
pound and a quarter by Offering
more money for big eggs. they ara in
ducing the producers to breed for
size OF eggs as well as for number,
How the Irish Market Epns.
We find here In Foynes a good II.
luatratien OF an egg marketing aaso.
citation, II IL representative Of many
others like II, The association here
has built up q simple business system
that has accomplished three desired
things. First, the farmer delivers a
good quantity OF good eggs. second.
he gets good prices; third, the city
man gets good eggs at a reasonable
price. Their system lis not complex
one. II has no red tape about II. but
il simple. direct. common sense n
system that would work IN any VII.
lage In America, provided only that
there were hens TO lay the eggs.
Up to within the last decade rural
ireland tniled sadly Of prosperity. IN
many sections the farms we're too
small for extensive grain raising and
even for dairying except upon very
small scale Even the smallest farms,
however, had room upon them for
hens and hens did we'll ID ireland.
How Il Was Organized and Operated.
The IrIBh agricultural Organization
society lii an association formed for
the purpose OF helping rural eommunl.
ties to organized their business and
| marketing processes. Sir Horace
Pinnkett. an agricultural statesman
| If there ever was one. Ii ut The head
/ of this society. This association din.
covered that In the neighbUrhood oi
| Foynes there were many hons. but
/ that the farmers we're getting little
profit from them because tho egsa
were not hurried to market speedily
enough we're not tested and were mol
graded and, consequently. the farmer
received a very low price for his egga
Many cities ON the other hand werf
suffering because they Wero getting
poor eggs, So II was suggested TINT
a cooperative eRK buying association
be formed ut Foynes. A man who IN.
derstood the marketing Of eRRB II
well a. the testing Of eggs and e0ma
thing Of the raising Of chickens and
poultry was put In charge of The or
| ganlzation and small store room VA
rented. The farmer waH required r
deliver eggs three times every week.
He must gather every egg from thf
| nest the day II WAS laid Ills naHt1
must be kept clean. lie must kset
the eggs when gathered In coo
place. He must bring In his eggs Or
a certain day when II WAS arranged
to have enough eggs from other farm
erg brought In 10 make a fair stzet
shipment.
The eggs after having been tester
| wore graded AZ To size and color ans
the man who had been placed II
charge shipped them to maTkn
known to him. guaranteeing them Il
be strictly fresh. calling attention /.
the grading which Ind been done
The farmers were surprised to fius
that q price several cents higher thng
that which they had previously oh
taIned for eggs raised In thai com
mHnity vas IL once paid, aud tim
consequently their eggs we're brfnginl
them more than they had ever brought
them before. When the farmer dellv
cred the eggs be waa not At first pail
In cash he simply became b partue
with the others III the marketing ven
tnre. Later Il became the Dr4esie,
TO pay about the market price 10
eggs When they were delivered an
later this price was supplemented b.
division of profita
In this way IL was possible TO star
the organization without an capita
stock 1t was agreed however. thai
small portion Of the profits b. -
aside 10 make up a reserve fund. an.
thus small capital bas been grad
ualiy accumulated
More Eggs Laid.
II soon came about thai not only 81
the farmers IN The community yer
furnishing all their eggs 70 The asad
citation. but they we're saving thsI
pulleta and accommodating a large
number Of hens 70 produce the eggs
for which they were receiving SO goo
4 price The city folk are helped. 10
more good eggs reach them and Eeacl
them In better condition
Il aaa deemed wise 70 enlarge IN
territory covered b. the a5HoeIatloI
and three or four anbatatinna for col
Letting eggs acre established A
J each Of these snbatatt6ns. the egg
|. brought 10 are carefully tested. AZ
after having been paekad afa feFsart
. ed 10 FoyneA 10 become 4 part o.
! larger shipment TO 80 English mafkaf
THE eKga sent ii b. each colieetin
] anbsiaflon are kenf separate aad tea
! ed separately . that II any local sal