The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1914-01-31

Dunglow County Donegal, Ireland
This Is the story Of how the Irish hen
scratches a living for the people of
Dunglow out Of the desolate boys and
hillsides Of County Donegal The hen
could not do It so long as the farmers
failed to market probably the eggs
she laid She could not do 1t In
America where the men who market
the eggs get more Of the selling price
than does the farmer who owns the
hens The Donegal hen Is a money
maker for her Donegal owner because
cooperative marketing has made eggs
a profitable produce for the farmer
Hens to the Rescue,
Throughout the more fertile parts Of
Ireland the American party continual
~ saw evidences that cooperation
played an important part IN making
possible the prosperity that was every
whore apparent, It was several times
mentioned to us, however that II we
wanted TO see what cooperation would
do under most adverse conditions we
must 90 to Dunglow, in County Done
gal SO to Dunglow we came, The
adverse conditions are here, yet the
people are neither ragged nor starved,
The children are as happy as Amerl'
can children and the first little girl
that we saw in the community had n
store doll In her arms, That means
money from some source for toys walt
for the necessities OF life, Inquiry
soon revealed that the lrst source Of
income which Ia depended upon ls the
sale OF eggs through the cooperative
society conducted by a native boy,
Paddy Gallagher II IN true that the
soil Ia 10 poor and 10 thin that
living can not be dug from II, But
the industrious hens are buglly
scratching away where the soil In too
thin for hoe or spade or pillow, For.
morly no farm product brought good
prices and prior to the organization
OF the cooperative society the local
price for eggs was four to six cents
less than the price quoted upon the
nearest market at strabone or Derry
Generally, too, this prioo was paid IN
trade ut the store and there was never
any certainty that the merchandise
delivered was worth the prices
charged, Egg raising was not profit
able and the few eggs produced were
merely an incidental by'product
When the cooperative organization,
"Tho Tomploorono Cooperative Agri
cultural society,"" ~ II In called, was
formed, however, there was u change,
The farmers eooH learned that II they
furnished good eggs they got good
prices, They we're told how 10 pick
out good layers how to keep the eggs
fresh and clean how often to gather
them; how frequently TO bring them
70 market, they were instructed as
to testing eags and breeding egg lay.
ors They bring IN the eggs, The az.
ISOLATION does the roat
Good Business Methods,
This IN how they do Ii Each week
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Dublin sends TO the local manager
forecast giving tho figures that will be
obtalnablo for eggs, butter and poul.
try and stating whore there IN llkoly
10 be- u demand for eggs,
Each day on the other hand the
manager writes to the wholesale 80.
eiety telling just what he has on hand
and what the prospects are for the
next few days Sometimes they use
the telegraph Then every few days
the Wholesale society writes or telo.
graphs definite directions as to whore
and when the eggs must be sent The |
eggs, however II should be noted |
are not sent to Dublin but are sent
directly TO the place whore they are
TO BE- eaten There In no complicated |
machinery no red tape, no delay no
waste, no bad eggs and, best of all |
from the standpoint Of the members,