The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-04-03
Eggs Now Bought On Grad
ed Basis in Sank Centre
April First Saw Start of Plan Here
Brings More Money to the
Producers

ALI eggs being bough by Sank Cen
tire dealers are now purchased on a
graded basis. The new plan was put
into effect Tuesday April LIST. Deal
ers in Ohio, Indiana, Iowa and Ne
braska as well as Minnesota have
agreed to buy eggs on a graded basis
to commence, during the first ten days
in April. The state of Illinois will
consider the matter at the start of
the Gambling time and in the mean
time all dealers will buy on a graded
basis where producers request that
method of trading.
Dealers in the state of Kansas will
have meeting early in April to de-
termine what they will do in relation
to buying on a graded basis. South
Dakota dealers will shortly hold a
meeting in Huron for the purpose of
determining whether they will buy on
a graded basis, and the prospects are
that South Dakota will fall in line.
No advises have been received from
Missouri as to what action will be
| taken, but the various organizations
of producers are already buying on
a graded basis. State associations in
various states are working in close
contact with agricultural associations,
agricultural department and state I'M
iversities as it is realized that great
deal of educational work must be
done before the plan of buying on a
graded basis will be thoroughly I'M
derstood.
/. A meeting between representatives
of the government and representa-
tives of the National Poultry, Butter
and Egg Association was held at the
executive offices at Chicago, March
25th. This meeting was held for the
purpose of reporting progress on the
question of uniform standardization.
The regulations covering the grad
ing are, for practical purposes, as
follows:
No. 1 eggs must weigh at least one
and one-half pounds to the dozen and
must be clean, sound and freshly
laid. Dimension must must be one and
fve-eights inches in diameter. In
other words: and egg that measures
less than one and fve-eights inches in
diameter will not weigh one and one
half pounds to the dozen and will be
classed as No. 2 egg.
All stores in Sank Centre buying
for cash, as well as the North Ameri-
can Cold Storage Co., and Swift &
Company, are now buying on the
graded basis.
Experience of the few days that
the plan has been worked shows 80
per cent of the farmers are receiving
more money selling eggs an graded
basis than they did previously.
All producers are warned not to
offer eggs for sale which are not
fresh and wholesome, and all dealers
who buy or deal in stale or rotten
eggs will be prosecuted. U. S. No. Is.
per dozen, zoe. Must be clean, full,
and weigh As pounds net to the case,
and comply with the following govern
ment recommendations Shell-Clean
and sound: Air Cell-Localized well
| defined n inch depth or less; Yolk-
| Visible: White--Firm and clear; Germ
NO development; Size-Uniform.
y. S. seconds, per dozen, Ice. Will
include stale, small, dirties, shrunken
.no checked eggs. Eggs should not
be washed. Quotations on eggs in
clnde cases.
The government has five grade
standards for eggs, but only two are
being used by the buyers in these
states, in practical APPLICATION.