Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-02-20

Whist might BE- called . rough fiuishe
gloss upon them, which cannot |
} duplicated or initiated In any wa,
The egg which has once been soiled
unmarketable- Any effort to rernoy
the dirt removes also the gioss an
produces an appearance that is incor
sistent with the general idea of fresh
) ness.
Not only must the egg be Of a goo
appearance. but IT must be goo
throughout. The testing Is By tn
now well known system OF caadlin,
In dark room. II is held up agains
a powerful light 90 soveaI whether 4
Is a fresh egg or one In which thers
has begun the process of detmiora
ticn. The cooperative associations
handling as they do so large a mum
Der, generally test their eggs In large
trays, the trays often holding 100 egg
al 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 far more Just measure than
the count, the average egg Is gradual
~ growing bigger. II small eggs are
produced they DO net reach the mar
ket
Cooperation Helps the Consumer.
1t is of course conceded that If
there is big supply of good food.
food will be cheaper than when II Is
scarce and more people will be able to
get H. II cooperation not only sends
better eggs to the city, but sends them
IN double or triple the quantity then
eggs VIII In the end be plentiful and
cheaper. AS a result the consumer
viii profit This is particularly true II
Che eggs are, under cooperation. pro
duced at less cost and with less waste.
II Will DO readily understood that If
the farmer finds that egg producing
Is a profitable enterprise the quantity
of eggs produced win vsstly increase.
Comprehensive figures for Ireland are
difficult to obtain, bat 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 1
was In the business. there was ex-
ported In one year nearly s7,000,000 |
worth OF eggs. Wolf states that while
In 1898 the number of hens kept In
Denmark was about 100000. in 1911
the figure had reached the 100000
mark. 1t is significant that while the
number OF hens had only little more
than doubled. the value OF the yield
had become nearly four-fold. This
was largely the result of the fact that
the improved conditions under which
poultry was kept had greatly improved
the laying ability of each hen. The
same sort of thing is occurring every.
where in Continental Europe. In Ger
many. In France. In Belgium, in Italy,
cooperative societies have undertaken
the marketing of eggs with great
profit 10 the farmer and with consid-
cradle satisfaction to the consumer.
Democratic Management.
All the Offices Of the concern are
In the hands of officers elected by the
IL IL a most democratic or.
ganization. Every man has one vote,
no man has more. The member who
markets eggs produced by a dozen
hens has as many votes as he who
owns a thousand layers. IN Dunglow.
and elsewhere az well. they consider
This zone man one vote" plan essen.
tial. "The man should vote" they
jay. mot his money"
They pay a good price In cash for
he eggs. And when the annual set.
lement comes there is always a divi.
tand TO investors. But those who !
have invested their money. much or [
little, get only Ave per cent. No so |
'iety under tho supervision of the '
irish Agricultural Organization society /
IS permitted TO pay dividends upon q
shares In excess OF that percentage. b
What Is left Is distributed to the mem. c
oers In proportion to the amount of n
'ggs they have marketed through the q
cooperative society. 1t goes as an a
additional price paid for eggs. d
These two principles are considered $
and essential; first. one a
nan one vote; second, all profits in d
xcess OF small dividend to investors
must 80 to those who contributed to G
he profits by furnishing the product "
Why Not In America? p
Why hasn't this sort OF thing been
one In America? 1t Isn't because =
he American farmer and his wife do u
OF need the money. They do. II q
,nt because there Is no demand for
God eggs. Eggs were never so much
! demand and buyers are more par. G,
cular than ever about quality. The d
trictly fresh eggs find buyers every Il
here. The fact Is there is no good b
ason why American farmers should II
% do business as intelligertly as +
ishmen. Some OF them do, but not
amy. II takes no capital and can be te
lne on a small scale. NJ
Interview With Or. Mec,rt1v Nj