Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-06-06
PARCEL POST BOOM
T0P0ULTRY RA|SERS
Without lnterve ntion of Mid
dlemen.

dIemen.
The American poultry raiser is at
present doing a little hurried figuring
Although he has not fallen into any
little specializing on the possibilities
concerning the future Like any good
business man, he is viewing certain
conditions with some suspicion Eggs
have Slmmped quite badly in price
within the past two months, someth-
ing that is the usual thing in the
are all in full lay AS rule the low
prices do not last long and steady
increase can be generally looked 70:
after few weeks Of a months de.
PRESTON The producer is putting
two and two together and has dis
covered this makes four Calculat-
ing on this same basis, a little far
Their he thinks he has discovered that
free eggs from China and Russia
equal low prices for the product of the
American hen. Perhaps this is the
correct answer, but there is no hurry
about donning the garb of mourning
for lost hope-not yet
There is a parcel post. This, If
the producer but knew it stands in Il
measure as a bulwark between the
Dr01nrnr To
prices for the product Of the poultry
farm, garden or orchard. Taking this
trucker and poultry man with utility
stuff to sell can break even by elimin-
ating a couple of middlemen. Let him
deal direct with the consumer and his
bank account will keep on growing
Deduction Simple.
The deduction is simply this: No
matter about those millions Of Chin
csc or Russian eggs, the fact remains
that any good Judge Of hen fruit would
rather have fresh-laid egg for his
breakfast anytime than cold stor-
| age "has been" from the Orient
Right here is where the producer and
the parcel post come in. Build up a
trade by mail direct with those in the
city who are willing and able to pay
| the real price for real eggs right
from the nest. Quite lot Of people
are doing this very thing-are today
getting twice, and in some cases three
times the market price for their eggs
via parcel post. 1t is only ques-
ton Of just trifle advertising knOwl-
edge, little tenacity of purpose, a
| little patience and, above all, keeping
faith with ones customers and de,
livering the goods.
A fresh-laid egg, eaten within "a
hours, is worth five cents of any per-
sons money Even at 60 cents per
dozen, eggs for the table are no dearer
than most forms Of meat. In every
large city there are thousands OF
well-to-do peoplewho vii be willing to
pay good price for eggs not over
4S hours old, regardless Of the market
price. Why shouldn't they? The
eggs they purchase on the market are
seldom less than 10 days old, even
when labeled strictly fresh. In many
cases they are two or three weeks
Old
Too Much Handling.
The history Of country egg is the
farmers wife with few hens (and
the bulk Of the eggs come from the
American farms), who turns her eggs
in to the nearest market after allow.
ing them to accumulate for a week
or ten days. The merchant to whom
they are delivered holds them for
several days longer, then turns them
over to his nearest wholesaler, who in
due course ships them to the dealer
in the large city. In the course OF
a few days more the retailers Of the
city get them and they are then ped
| died out to the consumer as fresh