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station takes any bad eggs and for.
ward them to the association at
Foynes, it is charged back with all
bad eggs found in the shipment. In
this particular association 1t Is not
deemed best to brand the eggs them
selves, but every case Is marked, 30
that the bad eggs car always be
traced back to their origin. There Is
also back Of every egg the guaranty
Of the association. Not only this, but
a mere glance at the eggs themselves
shows their class. The eggs in one
case are all of the same size, Of the
same color, and all have the fresh
! surface which cannot be preserved If
eggs are long stored or much handled.
The Irish Wholesale Society.
The Irish Wholesale society is a
central association formed chiefly for
the purpose of assisting the local or
gapization in marketing farm produce.
It Is a. federation of local cooperative
societies. 1t has headquarters at Dub
lin and is managed by shrewd, capable
men. They understand the market
ing game thoroughly and have many
correspondents at home and abroad.
They are often able to- foresee and
prepare for coming demands and are
always able to give valuable sugges-
tons as to when and where produce
can be best disposed of. Each week
This central society sends out to con-
germs like that at Foynes letters of
advice giving prices and probable
points to which shipments are to be
made.
1t will be readily understood that
with a skilled marketing man IN
charge, neither time mol eggs are
wasted N shipping. to markets which
are already flooded with eggs. The
manager has correspondents and
business connections which insure
him against any such losses. When
the eggs start he knows exactly
where they are going, knows exactly
who Is to take them, knows that there
Is not to be a food of other eggs in
competition with his and knows that
he will receive the top market price
for every egg sent.
~ What the Society Does.
Last year this Foynes association
marketed 100000 dozen eggs. The
total expense of handling all these
eggs and conducting the affairs Of the
association amounted 70 less than one
quarter of a cent per dozen including
weight from substations, drayage,
postage, rent and all other disburse-
ments.
The association has done 80 well
with the eggs that the members have
asked the manager to market other
farm products, chiefly poultry, honey
and butter. While the association
does not emphasize these other fea-
lures the poultry, honey and butter are
handled as advantageously> and as
profitably for its members as are the
eggs. Last year the members also
called upon the association to pur-
chase fuel for them since they found
that coal was unreasonably. high and
difficult to get. +, Last year therefore
the association not only marketed the
produce Of its members but assisted
In procuring cheap fuel Tor them.
Prices Received.
On the average the farmer receives
about twenty-four cents per dozen for
his eggs, net. The consumer In Eng
land or elsewhere more or less dis
tant, Is, Of course, required to pay a
slightly advanced price, but the in
creased price to the consumer never
exceeds seven or eight cents and Is
generally much less. This relatively
small increase Of price includes
freight, marketing expenses, retailers
profits, etc. In this way the price to
the consumer is never an exhorbitant
one.
It has been found, too, that this CO.
operative association furnishes a
steady demand for Eggs 30 far as the
farmer is concerned. II the manager
discovers through his correspondence
or through the I. A. o. 8. that one
market is glutted, another 70
searched for and found. Seldom has
the manager failed to find some mar
ket where there Is demand for eggs
Of the grade furnished by the associa-
ton. In any event, no egg Is wasted;
every one reaches the consumer IN
good condition. .. ;,
Notwithstanding our loyalty to
America, we are compelled to admire
this Irish system Of cooperation, and
to admit that. It surpasses Jul Ameri-
can methods Of business. 1t Is more
economical of time and money. The
farmer gets better prices and the city
man gets better eggs, 80 that we can
conclude that it benefits both farmer
and city man. But the best feature
of it is, that there is a system that
is we'll adopted to the needs Of the
American people. "
Copyright. 1914. Western Newspaper Union.)
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