Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-01-02
IN Defense
Of THE ABUSED HEN

the consumer raises a howl, the en-.
tire machinery Of government is set in
motion and the power Of the press
rushes to the rescue. The consum-
er is a great talker, but he is not the
whole thing, and what he has to say
should be taken with a grain of salt.
Whose Ok Is Gored?
If patriotism and justice were the
motives that actuated the investiga.
lions and resolutions which the. hen
has been subjected to on account of
the high price OF eggs, why is it the
low price of eggs has never received
the attention OF these public spirited
citizens? Should not the farm house.
wife feel as deeply outraged when she
is compelled to sell eggs at a low
price as the city housewife when she
is compelled to pay a higIy price?
Is it not a question of whose OK is
gOred? =. al
1t would be interesting I know,
when and whers~ the hen eataeeed into:
an agreement with the CONSUMER to-
furnish eggs on demand at Prices fix.
ed by the city housewife. Can anyone
produce the document? Why should.
she be arraigned before hes'hfghest
tribunal in the land and Inundated
by inquisitorial proceedings and her
conduct subjected to review by mere
consumers whose knowledge of the
poultry business has been acquired at
the breakfast table? |"l ..
During all this Juror the hen has
stood upon her constitutional Fights,
cackling merrily as she laid fifty mil
lion eggs per day and producing
wealth approximately nor than a
half million dollars per annum. The
farm value of the poultry products
produced per annu min the United
States is equal to the annual gold
production of the world. The yearly
egg production alone is double the
value of the annual petroleum. supply
of the nation and is equal to the
value of the iron ore production of
the United States. ~
The Hen Not At Fault. P'>
There are many causes which have
contributed towards sending the cy-
clone OF high prices raging through
the market places, but in my oopinion
they are largely artificial and 81 am
sure did not originate in the poultry
yard. .'#-. ~ q
The pure food law has forced; large
quantities Of ancient stock, usually
ayailaleS in emergencies, to be, dump
ed. R1leS-tnalian faulty system of,distri.
button has snapped in its weak Gplac-
es. All these forces of trade, have
combined t obring about a riot in the
market places, but the hen has enter
cd no conspiracy against the ;consum.
er. AS a rule she has cen doing her
duty. Perhaps she may have hesitat.
ed to perform the full service allotted
her by civilization; as we all some
times do, but she has been on the job
all the time and no court can sen.
tence her to lay more eggs ornfix a
price for her products. 9u;.
Where The Farmer Fails
Our reckless system of distribution
must stand the brunt of the blame
for loss to the producer, but there
are other causes wholly witliil the
control of the producer. By 'propes
housing and balancing the rations Of
the hen, the egg producing Season
can be more evenly distributed
throughout the entire year, and the
Importance of using cold storage
,lHntS minimiZed. The cgr GRANTS One
OF the very few harvests that can Q
made TO extend throughout the en-.
tire year. Science and enterprise
should follow closely in the wake OF
the r%cccding stream Of swollen pric.
es and strengthen the weak" places
which have developed under the
strain. 1@4~',-
Oh Your MiddIeman! u
The farmer did not get the money.