Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-02-06

The eges must not only be fresh,
but they must look fresh In some
citiea, moreover. the people want
brown cgga others will buy nothing
but pure white eggs. In some mar
keta the small eggs viii sell almost az
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 they must
have certificate OF character at
tached This may take the form OF a
/ guaranty. or Il may be simply the
brand, date or number OF the associa-
ton Itself, but the purchaser soon
learns not 10 buy cggs that are not
responsibility youchod 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 dozen OF big
freah eggs are worth more than
dozen small eggs-tlat a pound and a
half OF eggs Is worth more than
pound and quarter. BY offering
more money for bis eggs. they are IN
ducing the producers 10 breed for
size OF eggs as wen as for number
How the lrlsh Market Eggs
We find here IN Foynes good Il
lustration OF an egg marketing asso-
citation. II Is representative OF many
others like Il. The association here
has built up a simple business system
that has accomplished three desired
things. First. the farmer delivers a
good quantity OF good eggs. second.
he gets good prices; third. the city
man gets good eggs at a reasonable /
price. Their system IA net a complex |
ono, II has no red tape about II, but |
Is simple. direct. common senso---e |
system that would work In any VII /
lage In America. provided only that I
there were hens to lay tho eggs
Up to 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 dairyiug. except upon very
small scale Even the smallest farms.
however. had room upon them for
hens and hens did well In ireland.
How II Was Organized and Operated.
The Irish Agricultural Organization
society Ia an association formed for
he purpose OF helping rural communi-
les TO organized their business and
marketing processes. Sir Horace
an agricultural statesman
I there ever was one. is az the head
4 this society. This association dis
overed that In the neighborhood OF
'oynes there were many hens, but
hat the farmers were getting little J
ront from them because the eggs
iere not hurried 20 market speedily /,
nough. we're not tested and were not
raded and. consequently, the farmer
eceived very low price for his eggs.
fanny cities on the other hand were 9
ufering because they were getting :
DOR eggs. 80 Il was suggested that
cooperative egg buying association q
. formed az Foynes man who UNI s
crstood the marketing OF eggs "a c
ell as the testing OF eggs aud some z
ling OF the raising OF chickens and 8
5ultry was put 10 charge OF the or 8
and a small store room was 7
'nted. The farmer was required to 2
silver eggs three times every week. =
e must gather every sgg from the o
'st the day Il Was laid His nests
ust be kept clean he must Keep q
10 eggs when gathered IN cool
ace Re munt bglag Ia his eggs on %
certain day when Il was arranged al
have enough essa from other farm @
> brought in 60 make a fair sized %
irment. %
The eggs after having been tested -
ere graded as to size aud color and =
. man who bad been placed In ~
grSS shipped Them 20 a market i'
own 10 him. guaranteeing them TO y
strictly fresh. calling Alteration TO ~
. grading which had been done.
ls farmers were surprised to find ~
AZ a price several cents higher than ~
NJ which they had previously OBJ ~
ned for eggs raised In that com y"
unity was at once paid. and that y
nse1aently their eggs were bringing "a
IN more than they had ever brought As
I'm before when the farmer deliv- ~
ID the eggs he was not ST first paid -
cash: he simply became a partner ~
ID The oghere Ia the marketing ven
e. Later Il became the practice -