The Raymer enterprise., 1914-04-02
IT PAYS TO WORK TOGETHER
Farm Women Of Catawba County,
North Carolina, Make Money by
Cooperating In Eggs.

I All OF us like money, must have It.
and don't know Of any easier way
/ for the farm woman to have her own,
her very own money, than by selling
eggs.
Six years ago ! thought ! was doing
| fine with my chickens, when on Sat
urday, | sent six or seven dozen eggs
+, to town and traded them for coffee,
sugar or other groceries | needed and
perhaps had enough left TO buy some
dry goods or shoes. The merchant Of
course paid me what he wanted to for
my eggs. also charged what he wanted
for his goods ! was purely at his
mercy ! didn't know what either was
worth.
OF course | liked to do this. so We
would not have TO spend our crop
money for groceries, and | was inter
ested to certain extent. But the
children didn't care whether We sold
five or ten dozen eggs-their pocket
book vas never made any heavier
nelther was NINE
But now, several years later. can't
get enough hens, work. work as ] do
all can and read every article find
on how to care for chickens. in order
to get more eggs, writes Mrs. John
Robinson OF Newton. n. C.. in the Pro
gressive Farmer. It's my business,
and naturally you feel more interested
when you're getting money out OF any
thing feel quite proud and import
ant when the good man says to me.
Mother. can't you loan me dollar?"
Why the change, you ask? Its this:
We farm women in Catawba county
are selling our eggs comparatively
through the Creamery company. When
the man comes around for our cream
he gathers up our eggs also and pays
us cash for them. We have the fresh
eggs gathered every day. nice and
clean, stamped with our individual
number and packed in the egg crates
that the creamery furnishes free. Each
crate holds one dozen, SO there is no
getting mixed up counting them
This is safe way TO handle them
no cracked ones, none undersized or
spoiled, all guaranteed and no dock.
ing on the price. II three eggs OF the
same stamped number are found
spoiled and reported to the company.
they quit taking our eggs. And. is 1t
any wonder | strain every point to
get eggs, when, as the business in
ereases. my pocketbook gets heavier
with cash.
It's very interesting to the children.
too, II you give them penny a day
for helping with the eggs or a penny
dozen for all they find; and you al
ways have the penny. so their banks
will fill up quicker My little girl re-
ceives all the money from her duck
eggs and the bantams' two eggs equal
one. SO ! pay her and use them at
home
But how about the groceries, Well,
by ordering through the Union We get
them, much cheaper and also get
higher price for our eggs by selling
comparatively: so you see. We profit
in buying and selling. We never re-
ceivsd less than IA cents per dozen
last year, and as much as 36 cents per
dozen at one time.
But my money doesn't go for gro
ceries unless ! want II TO. We sell
hogs. garden products that are vast
ing navy beans, celery. etc. TO pay
the Union bill There are lot Of
others who exchange canned goods
II you have nothing to exchange why
shouldn't the corn and cotton crop
money go for groceries as well as the
egg money! What do | do with my
money? Buy clothes II they are
needed, buy hat II ! want to. give
$40 to the church. all without asking
anyone for the money.
II there is any more. | can buy
some new carpet, picture. curtains,
book or magazine, take trip to the
farmers institute at Raleigh, or some
other place I'D like to go. All these
are things dear to a woman's heart,
but to which most men are sure to
say, II asked for the money. Il don't
see how we can afford IT,"
There's no use being extrayagant.
II you're in debt II makes you feel
mighty good to take $40 or $40 to
your good man and say, Il want you
to pay this on our note" or Il want
you to put this amount on the chill
dren's school fund"
! have recently taken a share In
our rural credit association, and ex.
pect to pay the dues out OF my egg
money-s1 per month. Why can not
farm women be more independent
and have their own money, when
they have such a fine opportunity!
As yet We have not sold poultry Co
operatively. but think We will in the
spring.