Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-17


pete with newly laid Connecticut eggs,
said L G. Davis, Of storrs college, in
an address on the Egg Marketing situa-
ton, Monday evening before the mem
bers of the Norwich Poultry club at the
New London County Farm Bureau Of
fee, Shannon building. Members from
Norwich, Baltic, Sprague, Lisbon, Pres
ton and Montville were present at the
meeting which was presided over by
President Arthur e. Fellows of Plain
Hill.
Don Fraser Of the Ferry Lake Farm
a csrtoonist, entertained the gathering
with a number of free hand drawings
which he rapidly sketched on black
board. Egg records of the ffocks OWL
ed by the club members were then
chalked up on the board, together with
feed costs, market prices secured, profits,
etc. This part Of the programme furn-
ished the basis for an interesting and in
structive discussion.
Marketing of Eggs.
Mr. Davis was then introduced. He
gave a comprehensive talk on the egg
I market and how best to market eggs.
Connecticut markets are the best IN
the world for Connecticut eggs, said
| MI Davis.
|
are sold at the present time are direct to
| consumer. 10 hotels. restaurants, etc,
and to commission men.
| Western eggs ere beginning to COM
pete with newly laid Connecticut egs
| Several carloads per week are arriving
| from the Pacific coast and are going
| into New York markets and others near
/ by. As vet they are not reaching as
far as Providence or Boston, since these
/ two markets cater to the brown egg
! trade.
! Cost of production IL about the same
| In California as It is in New England
50 that the Californian producer is han
! dicapped by the cost of transportation
| from California to the eastern markets
| At the present time, however due tc
'trong egg marketing organizations he
has AZ advantage over the eastern pro
Queer.
You should not be much concerned
however. by Californian eggs, il we look
at the production in the United States
In different sections.
Taking the production in the United
States hv regions We find in the Wes
North Central States and the East NortN
| Central States Tremendous produc
tiou. Many times over that of the Pa
cifc coast or Of New England In fac
in these two sections the increase in egt
production during the nast ten year
has been almost as great as the tota
New Fr,-l9nd nrodnction At The nresen
ltime which is abont * Ooo nno dozen,
the year
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