Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-02


Poutrymen have come 10 crisis.
The world war has turned nearly
every business topsy-turvy. Poultry
culture has TAX sn its STARE Of tits
confusion and discouragement. I he
final upshot Is certain to be good.
Thousands Z have been put out Of ac-
ton: but n re-aifnment of forces IS
hound to result. When this is toIe
there viii be iaunch, d the mig ii st
offensive in the history Of the bust
ness. This is said with the utmost
confidence after careful study Of
conditions.
The United States Department Of
Agriculture informs us that the yearly
product Of poultry and eggs 10 this coun-
trv is worth moro than sDJ,000O OD) THIS
nuts the hen neck to neck with the wheat
crop ms n national food asset. We poultry
raisers represent one Of the largest and
most. valuable food-producing Industries
of the world We are here to stay.
NECESSITY or COOPERATION.
o,,r crisis is an economic hold-up.
We were not prepared. Every poultry
man was "a law unto himself We
were like atoms unrelated. We were a
crowd instead Of an army No wonder
the shock of abnormal conditions could
not be sustained. We sec 1t now we
must get together.
The product Of the poultry industry
is peculiar. Corn viii keep inde niteiv.
50 will wheat These are not peri~haf r.
Eggs are extremely sensitive to their
! surroundings. They must be handled
with great care. for they are very break
able. The firnsicst flaw sends the egg
| to the compost heap Two days OF tom
per,t,lra among the eighties should put q
| question mark after he quality OF any
| fertile cgg. A frosty temperature =
equally blighting. =,
These facts put premium on inc
| right kind Of methods for marketing
| eggs About 8 per cent ot the efi'Ift
egg output Of the United States = lost
| between the hcnhouse and the consumer
| Defective methods in marketing 'nls
| valuable food product are responsive ior
| this amazing waste
Nothing short of cooperative methods
Of selling can stop the leak We must
pct together. work together and stay
! together. Denmark, Australia, Canada,
and other sections IL che world have long
since beaten IA 10 tins goal But We are
on our way. That means that something
unusual for the poultrynan will happen
| or this continent. We are convinced oi
the necessity Of the cooperative system
MOVEMENT j. ~.
| You must have heard of It. ! mean
! the ..Comnunity Egg Circle 1oi
viii find Il h many places ail over the
| land Poultrymen are beginning 70
| take to themselves the meaning of the
( old saving, In union there is strength
| Ii hashington is sending out informing
bulletins on the slhJect - are MI q
/ the really worth while sources Q! poultry
] information and Inspiration
| There are 30 many tricks about The
trade Of marketing eggs IN Just the right
way that verv few producers can %
| their best work alone. A large circle
| Of them have the advantage Of storage.
Ilrger shipments, abrasive and UNI I'm
packages. frequent sales, protection
| acainst heat and cold, cash sales at
hight st prices on account Of uniformity
in size q color of eggs, and rellaLle
| market throughout the Year.
Every member Of the c rcle also has
the advantage Of the advertising cam
p4ign that is conducted under the power
fal ausp c .es Of the organization ht
higher standards set by such cooperative
selling are sure % be Of large heneht tc
e4ch member Better fowls. better eggs
greater zeal FOR the business. and large
| vision are certain TO come to every
member of such cooperative coulbina
ton
These things are working out IN actua
practice Like Other selling ASSOCIATION
| OF hike nature these community, Stat
and county organizations for mutua
benefit are rapidly lifting the buslnes
of producing and marketing eggs Ia ;
much higher level of efficiency. In
| dangers from schemiug midClemen ar
eliminated altogether or reduced L
their lowest possible limit. The alm .
cooperation IN the best and fullest sens
OF the word
This means that there IS close an,
warm ard confidential sympathy a
along the line between producer ant
corsunar Ii results from the vel
assured fact that eNpeLsCs III Distribution
are reduced To the minimum, and tha
the most direct route possible Is followet
from the hen which laid the egg TO th'
man who eats it, Net least among n,
advantages OF the movement Is the con
idence sprineing up N the soul Of ever,
member If the association that the bes
that is possi. le is being done for his husl
ness. which means that still better thing
Will come IN the future.
This confidence is what IS needed i.
any business above anything else. Sus
picion is the death of any trade \ man
must believe that the best IS being don
for his business or he IS pretty certain I
get heart failure Coop tive egg sci
ing is producing this confidence
COOPERATION : BUSINESS PRINCIPLE.
This principle dominates the worl
over We fourd II rreat cost that con,