Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-07-17
Apparently coinciding with the post.

Apparently coinciding with the post
farm produce from the producer to
'ae consumer by means Of the parcel
post, some promoters, 1t is asserted, |
have formulated scheme at Warrens-
burg, Kansas, styled the Farm Blu
reau" which has for its object the
transporting Of absolutely fresh eggs
and farm products at a relatively low
er cost than they can be bought for
in the city.
One of the main objects Of the bu-
reau is to eliminate unnecessary ex-
pense in handling farm products sent |
by parcel post direct to the consumer
This can be accomplished, 1t is
claimed. by buying containers in large
lots and by securing customers for the
farmers through advertising in the
daily papers. The bureau will be in
position to guarantee all goods sold
through this agency.
| Farmers will be compelled to ship
only first quality stuff to the custom
| ers Of the bureau and the customers
will have to pay for same promptly.
At the present time the only product
being handled by the bureau is eggs.
Later on the projectors of the plan
expect to add poultry. vegetables,
country sausage, butter and other
products to the list They will not
experiment with these, however. until
1t has been definitely demonstrated
that their scheme Is feasible and they
hope to do this by first dealing in
eggs exclusively.
The way. the plan works Is this:
When the farmer joins one of the bu-
reau's egg circles he must agree to
ship only infertile eggs handled with
certain care. After he has joined. a
rubber stamp is leased to him at
cost of IS cents. This stamp bears
the label of the bureau and certain
letters which act as q key number
showing the individual farmer from
whom the eggs are received, enabling
the bureau to check up any irregular
tiles or complaints that may como
from the buyer.
The name of the farmer and his
stamp are recorded in the office of the
bureau at Warrensburg and he signs
an agreement to observe list of rules
which further the production of first
quality eggs. The eggs are packed
on the farm in containers furnished
by the bureau and are delivered sealed
to the purchaser, each package bear
ing the label and key number of the
farmer shipping the eggs. These are
, the rules to be observed by the farm.
, err concerning the gathering, grading
: and shipping of eggs:
1. Eggs must be gathered daily,
preferably before 8 o'clock in the after.
noon.
2. Eggs must be kept in dry. cool
place.
3. Eggs must be clean without hav-
ing been washed. (That means clean
nests.)
4. Eggs must be infertile. (That
means the killing of all roosters.)
I 5. Eggs must be protected from ex.
{ tremes Of heat and cold.
8. Eggs must be marketed at least
! twice a week in summer and once q
l week In winter.
Z. Each carton must be sealed or
the farm and must be opened only by
|. consumer.
, City consumers who answer the ad
|. vertisements of the bureau will be fur
o nished with the names Of farmers be
n longing to the organization and ths
y bureau guarantees the products sole
:. by them. Aside from the guaranty
b feature, this Is in line with the plaI
Il followed by the postmasters Of tn,
large cities where the farm to table
experiment is being tried out and tn
, fallacy Of which has been exposed.
The bureau claims that 1t will b.
able to place the very best quality o
eggs in the hands of the consumer a
b the prevailing city retail prices o
b. lower. Every egg will be guarantee
D and the bureau will stand all loss b
. breakage. Postage will be prepaid
D but they announce that owing to tn
fact that parcel post rates are not ye
p as low as they should be, 1t will
= impossible to ship in less Quantitie
than six dozen and they prefer to shi
twelve dozen "as the rates are cheape
that way"
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