The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1914-01-31
1-Where the Members Bring Their Cooperative Eggs.
2-euaranteed New Laid Irish Eggs Selected.
BY MATHEW S. DUDGEoN
pyright 1914. Western Newspaper Union)

the price Of eggs instead OF being
four to six cents below the figures
quoted In the nearest city markets is
now two to four cents higher than
there 1t is all simple and we see
no reason why the entire plan cannot
be used In any American village and
the results duplicated.
Expert knowledge Necessary.
The association did not rush into
the egg business without preparation,
Patrick Gallagher, the manager Of the
society, after he had made a begin.
ming with the society, felt the need
Of more expert knowledge. lie went
TO the Dunboe Cooperative society
and here he gained thorough knowl.
edge Of packing and dealing in eggs
and poultry, and also learned co.
operative bookkeeping and the gem
eral business methods followed by
that society Up to this time Mr.
Gallagher had given his services TO
the society gratis, He was now en-.
ployed at 70 cents per day, The 30
clety's eggs were now handled nc.
cording to the most improved method,
and a good market found for them, no
that the society was able TO compete
on favorable terms with the local buy.
ers, The result was that the price
offered for eggs by the other buyers
throughout the entire district imme.
dIately rose and oil egg producers
prohted,
The association after giving careful
consideration Of the question of buy.
Ing eggs by weight. decided to give
II trial. being convinced that II is
not only fair TO those bringing in the
larger eggs, but that II Ia the best
and In fact the only indueoment TO
the rearing Of an improved breed OF
fowl laying the larger eggs, Old Gus.
toms die hard and many Of the mem.
beers looked aRkanco at the novel meth.
cd Of calculating the price OF their
goods, But on the whole II has found
favor, There Is already q marked i'm.
proyoment IN the size Of the eggs
throughout the district and there Ia
every reason to expect that the pro.
ducton of larger oggs IN the district
may cause eggs 10 become n much
greater source Of income IN tho future,
The association has also supplied itB
poultry station with trap nests, 30
that members will be able to procure
the eggs Of tho best laying strains.
A an instance OF what might be-
achieved In this direction, the society
has received this year for lS,pound
eggs the record price Of 90 cents per
dozen, Those eggs were, OF course,
picked from among u large quantity
ana sold when prices were highest,
still II In very striking example OF
what may BIO gained by u careful no,
lection Of layers, The fact that the
Templeerono eggs gained third place
NJ the Shotlleld poultry exhibition held
this yoOr aud second place at the
Bristol exhibition, shows that MIR Gal
logher IN doing hlB part In building
up reputation for them,
Quality the Dig Thing,
The fact must not DO ignored, how.
oyor that tho results are obtained not
altogether by good bualuena manage
ment In the marketing, Higher prices
prevail not only because the eggs are
sent promptly to a good market, but
because the eggs are actually the eggs
OF the highest possible grade and are
sorted In such way az to form nm
attractive and profitable article OF.
commerce for tho retail dealer who
purchases from tho marketing asao.
citation, In other words lt has been
demonstrated that good marketing can
only succeed where the eggs Thorn.
solves are good Quality IN Of pr.
mary Importance
The first point TO be- considered IN
the outward appearance OF the eggs,