The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1914-06-20

second zones of the parcel post
service, a package costs five cents
for the first pound and only one
cent for each additional pound
o, dinariIy eggs weigh about u
pounds dozen, which with the
additional weight of the wrapping
and container, would make pack.
age of a dozen eggs weigh he
tween two and three pounds.
The postage on this would be- Z
cents. If another dozen eggs
were included in the package the
postage would not he more than 9
cents, or Al instead of Z cents a
dozen eggs.
TO the value Of the eggs aud
the cost of postage must be added
the cost Of thes c0ntainer and the
wrapping. For two dozen eggs
this may be estimated at 8 cents
With postage at 8 cents. it would,
therefore, cost Z cents to market
two dozen eggs, or 81 cents doz-
en-. BY shipping III 10 dozen lots,
it is estimated that the marketing
cost can be reduced TO A. cents q
dozen.
Where the cODtainer can DO
used more than once, this cost can
of course be somewhat reduced
Large sized containers will stand
from two to fOul trips, smaller
ones three to five, 70 that 1t will
pay the producer 10 induce his
customer to return the containers
periodically. The postage requir-
ed for this is Of course deducted
from the bill for the next ship
ment.
Although it is obviously advan
tageons both to the producer and
consumer that the eggs be shipped
III large quantities and c0Dse.
quently economically, it must be
remembered 10 takihg.orders that
the supply of eggs underg0es the
greatest fluctuations In times of
scarcity il is no. good policy tor
the producer to send all his ont.
put to one customer, neglectiDg
his other friends, nor in times of
plenty can be expect to dispose of
his entire stock to his regular cns-
toners. These points must BE-
given due consideration and the
quantities that are to be supplied
at each season Of the year careful
~ stated in the contract. The
price, too, varies with the supply
One good manner of determining
this il to take as q basis the
wholesome price Of eggs on the
open market and add to this q Ger.
tain number of cents q dozeD for
the new laid parcel post eggs
Care should be taken, however, to
see that there is no possibility OF
any Misunderstanding arising 10
regard to the basic price. To OBJ
viate this. the quotations publish
ed in a given newspaper or some
other similar authority may be &C
cepted.
i Eggs are scarcest and highest
in the fall. Chickens should,
therefore, be hatched early enough
to begin laying at this season.
Moreover little difficulty will bc
experienced then IN disposing of
the entire output and it will in
cons. qneIlce be Improbable To d.
vert any of the supply to home
pui poses. This difficulty can be
ovei come by presei wing eggs in the
spring, when they are plentiful
aud cheap A solution OF water
glass, which can be- obtained at
drug STORES for Is cents gallon,
should be used for this purpose,
each quart being diluted with 10
quarts of water which has been
BOILED aud cooled The egg should
be packed IN stone srs or crooks
aud the ISOLATION poured over
them, or they may be carefully
placed in the solution each day.
Eggs kept 10 this way are retfect
" good but naturally they do not
comm aud the prices Of those new
iy-Iald. The shells sometimes
break in boiling, but this. may be
avoided BY puncturlng the end
With = PIN just before they ale
dropped Into the water.
The only drawback 10 market.
ing eggH By parcel post appears to
be the time aud trouble involved
III packing them. This is cOmprn-
stated by the extTx price that can
always be obtained for products
tnat are absolutely reliable. At
bottom, therefore, the shippers
! a cess depends upon the care
With which he safeguards the rep
utati0n Of his products. Satisfied
cat. mers will soon build up his
business. Any Post Onioe will
furnish complete information iu
regard 10 regulations and rates,
and. ~ already stated. the several
State Experiment stations have
Information IN regard to the vari-
IONS tYIlea Of ahinpinR boxes. The