American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-03-05

what might be called a rough finished
gloss upon them which cannot be
duplicated or initiated In any way.
The egg which has once been goiled Ia
unmarketable. Any effort to remove
the dirt emove also the gloss and
produces an appearance that is incon-
sistent with the general idea OF fresh
ness.
Not only must the egg be Of a good
appearance, but il must be good
throughout. The testing is by the
now well known system Of Gambling
in a dark Oom Il is held up AGAINST
a powerful light to reveal whether il
is a fresh egg or one in which there
has begun tht process Of deteriora-
ton. The co-operetiv associations,
handling as they do so large a num-
Der. generally test their eggs In large
trays, the trays often holding 40 eggs
at a time Dirty eggs, bad eggs, ques-
tionable eggs no longer appear. Be
cause Of care on the farmers part
they are no longer produced Since
the society buys by weight. which is
after all a far more just measure than
the count, the average egg is gradual
~ growing bigger. IF sIlall eggs are
produced they do not reach the mar
ket.
Cooperation Helps the Consumer.
II is of course conceded that il
there is a big supply Of good food,
food will be cheaper than when it Is
scarce and more people win be able to
get it. II cooperation not only sends
better eggs to the city. but sends them
in double OF triple the quantity then
eggs will in the end be plentiful and
cheaper. As a result the consumer
win profit. This is particularly true II
the eggs are, under cooperation. pro-
duced at less cost and with less waste.
It will be readily understood that II
the farmer finds that egg producing
is a profitable enterprise the quantity
OF eggs produced viii vastly increase.
Comprehensive figures for Ireland are
difficult to obtain. but this has proved
true in Denmark. IN 1895. according
TO official figures, there was exported
from Denmark something less than
100000 worth of eggs. Fourteen
years later, when cooperative market
ing had demonstrated the profit that
was in the business. there was ex-
ported in one year nearly 81. 900, 900
worth Of eggs. Wolf states that while
in 1893 the number Of hens kept in
Denmark was about $500. 900. in 1911
the figure had reached the 100000
mark. II is significant that while the
number of hens had only q little more
than doubled, the value of the weld
had become nearly four-fold. This
j. vas largely the result OF the fact that
E the improved conditions under which
T. poultry was kept had greatly improved
d the laying ability of each hen. The
t same sort OF thing is occurring every.
y where in C@ontinental Europe. In Ger
many, in France, in Belgium. in italy
8 cooperative societies have undertaken
J. the marketing Of eggs with grea
profit to the farmer and with consid
y cradle satisfaction 10 the consumer.
Democratic Management.
= All the Offices Of the concern ar
in the hands OF officers elected by thl
members. It is a most democratic or
/, ganization. Every man has one vote
= no la has more. The member VIII,
markets eggs produced by a dOzei
hens has as many votes as he VIII,
own a thousand layers. In Dunglow
! and elsewhere as well. they conside.
this "one mar q vote plan essen
tiaL. The man should vote the,
say, not his money"
-, They pay a good price In cash 70
- -, 49, A. - 49, --.---r -.
Element comes there is always a divi
dend to investors. But those VIII
have invested their money, much o
: little. get only five per cent. No SC
= ciety under the supervision Of To
= Irish Agricultural Organization socier
is permitted 70 pay dividends upoi
shares in excess OF that percentage
/ What is left is distributed to the men
j. bers IN proportion to the amount Q
= eggs they have marketed through tn
cooperative society. It goes as a
additional price paid for eggs.
These two principles are considers
: fundamental and essential; first. on
= man n vote: second. all profits Il
= excess Of a small dividend TO investor
= must go to those who contributed 0
the profits by furnishing the product
Why Not in American
-e Why hasn't this sort OF thing bee
s. done in America? It isn't becsus
De the American farmer and his wife d
y not need the money. They do. ]
ID isn't because there is no demand 70
sr good eggs Eggs were never so nnuc
in demand and BUYERS are more ma
-y ticular than ever about quality. Tn
/; strictly fresh eggs find buyers ever,
Of where The fact is there is no goo
reason why American farmers shoul
ie not do business as intelligently q
re Irishmen. Some Of them do, but nc
Id many. Il takes no capital and can b
lie done N a small scale.