La Junta tribune., 1914-06-20

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 thee must
have certificate OF character at.
tached, This may take the form OF
guaranty. or II may be simply the
brand, date or number of the associa.
ton itself. But the purchaser soon
learns not TO buy eggs tina, are not
responsibility youched for. This CO.
operative association also takes note
OF size In buying eggs and In selling.
They find that gradually the public
is approaching that a dozen OF big
fresh eggs are worth more than
dozen small eggs-that pound and
half Of eggs is worth more than
pound and 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 n good II.
lustration OF an egg marketing asso-
citation. II is representative Of many
others like II. The association here
has built up a simple business system
that has accomplished three desired
things. First. the farmer delivers
good quantity OF good eggs: second.
he gets good prices: third. the city
man gets good eggs at reasonable
price. Their system In not complex
one. II has no red tape about II. but
Is simple. direct. common sense-a
system that would work In any VII.
lase In America. provided only that
there were hens to lay the eggs.
Up 10 within the last decade rural
ireland failed sadly Of prosperity. In
many sections the farms were too
small for extensive grain raising and
even for dsirying. except upon = very
small scale. Even the smallest farms.
however. had room upon them for
h-ns and hens did well In ireland.
How Il Was orosRisse sNd Operated.
The Irish Agricultural Organization
society IL an sssociation formed for
the purpose Of helping rural communi.
ties TO organized their business and
marketing processes. Sir Horace
Piunkett. an agricultural statesman
u there ever vas one. 10 st the head
Of this society. This association dis
covered that In the neighborhood Of
Foynes there were many hens. but
that the farmers were getting It'll.
proht from them because the eggs
were not hurried TO market speedily
enough. were not tested snd we're mo-
graded and. consequently. the farmer
received very low price for his eggs
Many cities on the other hand were
suffering because they were gettinE
poor eggs. So II Was suggested tina,
. cooperative egg buying association
be formed nj foynes. A man who un,
dcrstood the marketing Of eggs a.
well ~ the testing Of eggs and somr.
thing Of the raising Of chickens and
poultry was put IN charge Of the OF.
sanixation and small store room was
rented. The farmer was required to
deliver eggs three times every week
". must gather every egg from the
nest the day II was laid. Ills nest
must be- kept clean. lie must keep
the eggs when gathered In . cool
places lie must bring In his eggs OF
q certain day when Il was arranged
TO have enough eggs from other farm.
ers brought In 10 make q fair sired
shipment
The eggs after having been tested
were graded ~ to size and color and
the man who had been placed IN
charge shipped them 10 4 market
known 20 him. guaranteeing them 10
be- strictly fresh. csii.ns attention 10
the grading which had been dore.
The farmers we're surprised 10 iind
that = price several cents higher than
that which they had previously oh.
tanned for eggs raised In that com.
muntty was u once paid. and that
consequently their eggs were bringing
them more than they had ever brought
them before. When the farmer deiiy.
cred the esss be WAS not at first paid
10 cash: he simply became . partner
With the others In the mssketins ven.
] eufo Later Il bsea0s The Drasties