American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-12-09

consumption. We saw that It was useless TO try
to teach people to sell a product that they did not
have, SO we turned the meeting into one Of in
struction on balanced rations and housing The
manual training teacher got busy and with the
aid Of the boys built a model poultry house on
the school grounds The ration advised was given
a thorough test. In about three weeks we received
a petition signed by a large number of persons
asking that we return and teach them how to
ship eggs.
On our second visit we found sufficient interest
and enough eggs to make a beginning. Following
is the constitution used in the egg circle:
The name OF this association will be the Will
amsburg Egg Circle.
A membership fee Of shall be charged
20 defray expenses for supplies needed in ship
ping eggs, the purchase OF stamps, etc.
The officers Of the circle shall include a board
of directors consisting Of five members. three Of
which shall be ladies; a president, vice president,
secretary and treasurer.
1t shall be their duty to solicit membership,
audit the books, instruct the members as to the
manner Of handling eggs for shipment, see that
the rules are properly observed by the member
ship, and investigate complaints Of every char
acter.
Applicants for membership must be elected by
a two-thirds vote Of the members present at any
regular mtttluS " ICJcNbCd W q AhN w.
Each member shall be provided with a stamp,
which shall include the name of the circle and the
number of the member.
Any member is subject to expulsion by the board
of directors for non noncompliance with the rules OF
the organization.
Rules for Handling Eggs.
After the breeding season the males must be re-
moved and only ~infertile eggs marketed.
Eggs shall class as firsts, twenty-four to TWEEN
tysix ounces to the dozen, uniform in color ana
clean.
Gypsum or china eggs shall be used for nest
eggs and no eggs shall be used that come from
stolen nests.
Eggs shall be marketed once each week in win
ter and twice a week during the summer.
Eggs must be stored in a cool, clean, well VEN
tilated place and protected when going to market.
We had advised Professor Hilbun to ask the
people to bring their eggs to the meeting; we
would give an egg lesson and make the first ship
ment; latter the dairy lesson we called for the
eggs. Packages Of every kind were sent up to
the stage. Eggs had been brought in tin pans, 10
paper sacks, in shoe boxes, in buckets, The first
suggestion was that every boy be taught how to
make a box In which to carry eggs to eliminate
b~reakage. Minute instructions were given as TO
the manner of handling eggs.
Sixty dozen eggs were shipped and many had
to be taken back home. The report showed the
price receive dwas twelve cents above the local
price. Formerly the eggs we're snapped for goods
but now the farmers receive cash. The past year
the farmers sold about $4,000 worth of eggs.
Record is kept by means Of a ~triplicate book
containing a white sheet, a pink sheet and a It's
sue sheet. When eggs are brought to the receiver
he places the farmers name in the book with the
number OF dozen. the date and so on. The farm
or is pivnn the whita Shaat m ShotU hs rradit.
the pink sheet is sent to the bank, and the tissue
remains in the book. Al the end Of the month the
member takes his slips to the bank and Is paid.
There was a dearth Of poultry-in fact rost OF
the fowls roasted in trees. We have a report thar
at least twenty modern poultry houses have been
built in the community and that about thirty farm
es are now keeping pure-bred flocks. while others
are trying to get pure-hreds. Many are buying
incubators and using them with success. They
have learned the art of producing winter eggs and
keep up shipments the year round.
As an out-growth OF this work a baby-beef club
was formed, and last spring the club a~uctioued At
public cutlery thirty beeves at an average price
of $3.50. One calf sold for 1895. An enterpris-
ing citizen of Collins who heard that a co-opera-
tive organization had been formed sent a regis
tered beef-bull to be owned by the community.
This movement for better stock came from the
confidence that the community acquired when they
found that they could market a dozen eggs and
make a profit
Professor Hilbun says: I'VE have been push
ing the cooperative club work and now have six
different clubs operating with splendid success.
The corn club has 316 members; the tomato club.
2SS members; the ~baby-beet club, rs members:
the pig club. 2sS members: the dairy club, IS
members; the poultry club. 200 members.
The cooperative club work of Covington couu-
" has done more to give the people confidence
In themselves than anything else that could have
been done Communities once thought TO be If.
less and absolutely without school spirit, are
flourishing.
few schools have demonstrated the POSSIBLE
Hy OF cooperation and this spirit Is spreading
II VIII not be long before the entire people of the