The Carlisle independent., 1921-01-20
administrators, Executors Guardians legal blanks for salt by l.. R. Kirby.
"BIDDY" IS ADDING HER PAST TO THE HEALTH OF
 ARKANSAS

Farmers, business men and bankers too often forget that the hen and her egg play an important part in he eco homie welfare of both the rural and city population. Those who think of farming are apt to visualize bales of cotton and carlots of hogs, cattle, corn ! and wheat. The hen seems to be a negligible quantity.
 But when the same farmers, bank CTS and business men know that the annual egg production of Arkansas is 30, 100000 dozen and remember the price that eggs are bringing on the market today, it is enough to make them recognize that the universal "Biddy" and her egg are playing their important part in adding wealth to the state.
 In the past, commission men have been prejudiced against Arkansas eggs because they have been lacking in quality. But that sentiment is be- ing overthrown, for forces are at work in the state to increase the quality and quantity of eggs in Arkansas and to put them up at standard where they will compete with eggs from other states.
 Egg Circles" with Quality as their slogan have been formed in different sections of Arkansas by the county home demonstration agents, working with the Agricultural Extenson Divi- sion, University of Arkansas and the Federal government. These egg cir cles are putting on campaigns for more standard focks. Standard bred roosters are taking the place of the mongrel on many farms as result of the work of the Egg Circles"
 Perhaps the most notable example of the work of the Egg Circles" is found with the Harrisburg Egg Circle in Poinsett county. This "circle" has been in operation two years and they have succeeded in creating a demand for their products because of the high quality of the eggs and poultry which they market. Members of the Harris burg Egg Circle are composed of farm men and women, members of boys and girls poultry clubs and men and women of the town of Harrisburg. II The reason for forming the circle was because the town of Harrisburg could not use all of the surplus eggs and poultry that was produced in the community and because the local buy CTS were paying far below the market prices. Miss Vivian Hawkins, the county home demonstration agent or ganized the "circle" and each Monday is shipping day. The produce is ship ped to either Memphis, Tenn, or to St.
 Louis, Mo.
 T The cost of shipping eggs includes
 cases, filters, drayage, cypress and
 commission. This amounts to seven cents a dozen to St. Louis and five cents to Memphis. The cost of mar keting poultry includes GOODS, drayage express, and return express on empty coops, and commission. To St. Louis this amounts to five cents a pound and to Memphis three cents pound. All members are enthusiastically in favor of the work of the "circle" be- cause they have been shown the value of cooperative effort in disposing of their products. Because the commis- sim men have come to know the good quality of Harrisburg eggs and poul- try gcod price is paid for them. When the Harrisburg Egg Circle first sold eggs on the St. Louis market the commission man wrote back and . asked that the stamp of Arkansas be
 left off because if it were known the
 eggs came from Arkansas they would
 not bring good price. The "Cirdle'
 wrote back and said, If Arkansas
 eggs are being discriminated against
 we want to show that we areproducine
 good eggs that are worth full value.
 And the Harrisburg Egg Circle stamp
 continued to be put on the eggs ane
 the commission men are coming td
 realize that Arkansas eggs are of as
 good quality as those of other states