The Harrison times., 1914-02-28

The eggs must not only be fresh,
but they must look fresh. In some
cities, moreover the people want
brown eggs; others will buy nothing
but pure white eggs. In some mar.
kets the small eggs will sell almost as
well as large eggs, In others none
but the large ones need apply. In
some markets, too, in fact in most
markets, the eggs must not only be
fresh and look fresh, but they must
have q certificate Of character at
tached, This may take the form Of a
guaranty or 1t may be simply the
brand, date or number Of The associa.
tion itself But the purchaser soon
learns not to buy eggs that are not
responsibility vouched for This CO.
operative association also takes note
Of size in buying eggs and In selling
They find that gradually the public
Is appreclating that a dozen Of big
fresh eggs are worth more than a
dozen small eggs-that a pound and
half of eggs is worth more than a
pound and q quarter, by offering
more money for big eggs, they are In
ducing the producers to breed for
size Of eggs as well as for number
How the Irish Market Eggs
We find here in Foynes a good H.
lustration OF an egg marketing asso'
citation, It Is representative Of many
others like t. The association here
has built up simple business system
that has accomplished three desired
things, First the farmer delivers a
good quantity Of good eggs second
he gets good prices; third, the city
man gets good eggs at reasonable
price Their system is not a complex
one, It has no red tape about II, but
is simple, direct, common sense-a
system that would work In any vii.
lago In America, provided only that
there were hens to lay the eggs,
Up to within the last decade rural
Ireland failed sadly OF prosperity, In
many sections the farms were too
small for extensive grain raising and
oven for dairylng, except upon very
small scale Even the smallest farms,
however, had room upon them for
hens and hens did we'll in ireland,
How II Wac Organized and Operated,
Tho Irish Agricultural Organization
society IN an association formed for
tho purpose Of helping rural oommunl,
ties to organized their business and
marketing processes, Sir Horace
pmnkett, an agricultural statesman
If there ever was one, Ia at the head
Of this society, This association dis.
covered that IN the neIghborhood Of
FoynoB there were many hens, but
that tho farmers were getting little
profit from them because the eggs
were not hurried 20 market speedily
enough, were not toRtod and were not
graded and, consequently, the farmer
received very low price for his eggs,
Many cities on the other hand were
suffering because they were getting
poor eggs, So IL was suggested that
cooperative egg buying association
be formed Mt Foynos, A man who un.
dorstood tho marketing Of eggs ~
we'll Oa the teatlng of oggs and some
thing OF the fOiaing of chickens and
poultry was put IN charge OF the or
gahlsatlon and small store room was
rented, The farmer was required TO
deliver eggs three times every week.
llo must gather every egg from the
nest tho day II was laid, Ills nests
must be kept clean, 1lo must keep
the eggs when gathered In cool
place He must bring In his oggs on
n certain day whom II was arranged
TO have enough ogga from other farm
ere brought IN 10 make fair sized
ahipmenb
The eggs after having been tested
we're graded 40 to size and color and
tho man who had been placed In
charge shipped thom 70 n market
known TO him, guaranteeing them TO
be strictly fresh calling attention TO
the grading which had been done,
The farmers we're surprised TO find
that a price several cents higher thsh
that which they had previously OBJ.
taned fer eggs raised IN that com.
munity was at once paid and that
consequently their eggs were bringing
them more than they had ever brought
them before, When the farmer deliy'
cred the eggs he was not NJ nrst paid
In cash ho simply became n partner
with tho others IN the marketing ven.
ture Latar II became the practice