La Junta tribune., 1914-06-20

As a housewife what would you think
OF a plan OF handling eggs which
would make eggs boiled with the shell
on always available for the table?
How would you like TO feel sure that
any egg in your basket could be
dropped into a kettle of hot water
with some certainty that II would
come out n paiatable egg and not q
nondescript animal product represent.
ing the period of transition from egg
to chicken?
When you buy your eggs at the
grocer how would you like II II YOU
could be as sure that they were fresh
and palatable as you would be II your
own hens had laid them yesterday
and you yourself had taken them from
the nest and placed them In the
kitchen?
Now II the tales that they are tell.
ing here In Ireland and Denmark and
elsewhere abroad are true. a proper
organization OF the egg producing In.
dustry would give TO eggs definite
uniform quality. Here uncertainty as
to quality has been eliminated. and
cooperation has brought standariza.
ton. inspection. and branding. which
render every cooperative egg a strict.
ly fresh egg The claim is. too. that
In addition to giving you strictly
fresh" eggs. cooperation will give
them to you at n cost no greater
than the presen: cost OF ordinary
eggs.
From the Farmers Standpoint
II you look at Il from the stand.
point OF the farmer who has the fresh
eggs In his nest. he ought to be
anxious to know how he can hurry
these eggs TO market before they get
spoiled and are worthless. lie Ii also
Interested In getting u market that
supplies n steady all.the.year.around
demand for eggs for. unfortunately.
hens have = habit Of laying the most
eggs when the price In lowest 4
farmer must have = market when this
time Gomez.
And &c = little party Of Us Ameri.
cans have come over here to see II
cooperation IL anything that can b.
used In America to help the American
farmer and the American consumer.
We are also going TO Denmark. Bel.
GUM and Germany 10 see II coopers.
tion In those countries IL doing what
II claimed for II: to see II coopcra.
ton can b. adopted and adapted 10
American needs.
ce.opssstisN Market Tor Gees.
The Irish cooperation egg market.
ing association II primarily for the
purpose Of securing . good profitable
market for eggs. The market must
be- reached promptly. the eggs must
not psss through too many hands.
They must not BE- shipped Into . de.
tant city. then half way back across
the country ~ IL done with some
farm products In America.
Wy the time eggs that start -
strictly fresh. have gon. on = journey
like this and arrive at their fnai des.
tinstion they are no longer strictly
fresh"-shey are simply eggs"
The cooperative egg marketing ~.
ISOLATION her. IN ireland soon found
out that 10 successful, market their
members eggs they must ind q mar.
kct not too distant. they must ship
BY the most speedy and direct route.
snd they must go care for the eggs
during the shipment a. TO prevent tho
deterioration that comes within even
= few days under ubfsyofable eondi.
tons. In short. there IL q double reason
for direct marketing Of eggs: the FIRST
reason IL that any roundabout. Ind.
rect marketing costs the consumer
money and IL an element In fixing th.
high cost Of living: the second reason
IL that this long drawn.out pfoeess
Of marketing renders this particular
product unmafketshie when the mar.
ket Ii finally reached. Thus coopefa.
tive egg associations are doubiy DE-.
sirabie.
Quality IN eses
After the direct marketing route
Wss established cooperative egg ~.
sociatIons still found that eggs which
were not strictly fresh when deliv.
cred 10 the association could not be
so,d % strictly frcsh. no matter how
sspldly and directly they were rushed
- MARKET. The managers were CON.
pelDe6 70 ADOPT very harsh measures
y tsetiAs ssss delivered 70 then.