Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-08

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result Of improper care and handling.
the state food and dairy commission
has entered upon campaign to re-
duce this waste and to guarantee the
consumer pure eggs In the future.
The campaign will be directed for
the farmer and dealer alike. At first it
will be educational in character, but
as soon as an opportunity has been
given for farmers and dealers to IA
miliarize themselves with the law. vio-
lations will be prosecuted.
The department urges every dealer
to candle the eggs brought TO him
rather than accept the product on the
old cease count" basis. Such plan
will require the cooperation of all
dealers. but if the department is keen
in its prosecutions all of the dealers
Will enter into such an agreement.
The Iowa pure food law defines food
as adulte-ated and prohibits its sale
III it consists of the whole or any part
of diseased. altrv.- decomposed or
put-id animal or vegetable substance
and provides a penalty for violation
Of this law OF fine not to exceed
800.
Should Candle All Eggs.
II a bulletin issued by State Food
and Dairy Commissioner Barney the
dealer is warned TO candle all eggs
bought or sold. and the farmer is
warned against selling or Offering for
sale bad eggs to his patrons or job
be-S. Eggs unfit for food purposes
can not be sold without violating the
law. it is pointed out
The following suggestions are made
to farmers as 10 the proper care and
handling Of eggs:
Provide plenty o. Clean, dry nests,
Eggs should be gathered daily in cool
weather and twice 2 day in hot or
rainy weather.
Use dirty and small eggs al home.
Do not wash eggs. Keep Your eggs in
p cool. dry place, free from oders. Il
kept in the cellar do not SET egg case
CT p damp floor. Market eggs as often
as possible. Keep eggs cool or out Of
the sun when taking them TO town.
Every farmer should have an egg
GAMBLER and candle all questionable
eggs Kill or dispose OF all old rocst
ers py june :. Tvu rii. Est as many
eggs and intertile eggs will keep much
longer during hot weather
Comm issioner Barney has compiled
2 circular giving numerous suggestions
TO farmers as 10 the care OF eggs, and
these will be supplied 70 the mer-
chants for distribution among the far
Tne-s. The text Of the circular follows:
Matters Of crea: Importance.
The problem Of how 70 improve the
quality Of eggs marketed in this state
IS one that should be Of great interest
TO every farmer and dealer as Ben as
10 the consumer. The main supply of
eggs is produced on the general farm.
The income from those is considera-
bic and very welcome to the farmer.
but is. however. but incidental. The
care and attention given the fowls and
the produA are therefore. usually in
cidental too.
Statistics show that the careless
handling and marketing OF eggs caus-
es a loss TO the farmers of Iowa OF
81 ooe, 900 annually. The public is Of
the opinion that the placing of eggs in
cold storage is the cause for so many
bad eggs. Investigation shows this 10
be erroneous. %
The eggs are very often picked up in
obscure places around the barns and
in the weeds without knowledge as to
when the eggs were laid. The eggs
are brought 20 the house and kept I'M
Ill there is sufficient number TO take
to the village or until the farmer is
making trip to town for other pur-
poses.
No particular attention is given to
the conditions under which the eggs
are kept in the meantime. They may
be put in pantry Or cupboard of the
kitchen where the TEN perature is nigh
and where the eggs are bound 10 IN
dergo considerable deterioration. 9th
ers realizing tina. low temperatures
are necessary. place the eggs in the
cellar which is often damp and the
eggs in consequence become ,nusty.
Bad When They Reach Store.
During the drive 70 town. 1t Is
common occurrence for the eggs TO be
exposed 10 the direct rays of the sun
for an hour or TWO. These eggs are
taken 10 the village store. the farmer
receiving certain price per dozen,
which is usually given in trade.
The village merchant is not deal
er in eggs from choice. but rather be-
cause he feels it necessary 70 take
the eggs in order TO keep the trade OF
the farmer. If he does not accept the
eggs. he fears the farmer viii oner
them to one of his competitors and viii
in consequence be likely TO give that
competitor the bulk Of his trade.
For the same reason, the merchant
believes that he must accept the eggs
as they run. good or bad. fresh or bad.
fresh or stale, CLEAN ur dirty, Fey i ne
does not, his competitor will.
This system of buying by the store
keepers is known as the ease count
system. The merchant holds the eggs
until he has enough to make a ship
nent to some egg dealer or 5ooeer
from whom ne gets regular quotations
1t will be observed that the one factor
than stands out most prominently in
marketing. is the delay in moving eggs.
All Eggs Should Be candIsd.
This department is not in sympathy
with the ease count method Of buy
ing eggs AZ protection both to the
farmer and the dealer, we are insisting
that eggs be bought on the Gambling
basis both by the merchant and the
jebber. This method will eliminate the
bulk of the bad eggs. The only prac-
tical method Of determining the quality
of an egg Is by the Gambling process
and while there is no law that can
compel the dealer to candle eggs, we
shall hold him responsible for the eggs
in his possession or for the sale Of bad
| eggs and We would advise that all eggs