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SOLVE EGG-MARKETING PROBLEM
THROUGH CO-OPERATIVE METHODS
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Co-operative Marketing Has Made Egg Production a Business Instead of
a “Side Line” With Many Poultrymen.
Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.
From 2(5 local egg circles which left
the problem still unsolved, to a state
wide egg-marketing association with
central offices in Portland, is the step
taken by poultrymen in Oregon in
solving the egg-marketing problems.
The story, officials of the bureau of
markets and crop estimates of the
United States Department of Agricul
ture believe, points a lesson for egg
producers in other parts of the coun
try. Recent reports of the success
of the association were received by
them with much interest, as being an
outgrowth of community egg circles
along lines advocated by the depart
ment.
Egg circles, they say, are good to
start small groups of producers along
the right course, but do not solve the
larger egg-marketing problems; for as
soon as a circle grows to such a size
as to handle a half carload of eggs
it becomes a real business proposi
tion.
Handle Eggs for Few Producers.
The circles in Oregon were organ
ized in the leading poultry-producing
sections and each operated independ
ently of the others for a while, sell
ing their eggs to Portland produce
dealers or to private customers, such
as hotels and restaurants. They
found however, that they were still
helpless and had very little control
over their products. Some eight or
ten circles near Salem co-operated
through the Salem circle manager,
but the business was so small it was
not very encouraging. Things went
from bad to worse, and it was de
cided to form an exchange with of
fices in Portland to which all the cir
cles could consign their eggs.
This move was ridiculed by produce
dealers, for they knew the farmers
were not under contract with the cir
cles or the exchange; the dealers,
therefore, would be able to obtan their
supply of* eggs by offering higher
prices at the country buying points
than the exchange could realize on the
market. During the egg-storage sea
son some of the firms paid more in
the country, and, as they predicted, the
exchange practically failed, and it
appeared for a time that co-operation
in the poultry business was at an end
in Oregon.
A study was made of the Poultry
Producers’ association of central Cal
ifornia, which was more successful,
and as a result after a year's effort,
the Oregon producers launched forth
again to do their own business .on a
new' basis. A state-wide member
ship campaign was undertaken, and
the producers were asked to join the
association and sign a three-year con
tract. or marketing agreement, where
by their whole production was to
be delivered to the association to be
marketed. These contracts and the
storage of surplus production during
the storage season placed the associa
tion in position to be an important
factor in the Portland market.
Modern methods of grading, pack
ing and standardization were adopted,
and all eggs are now candled and
graded into three classes. Those
which are of the finest quality are
put under the Diamond brand, while
No. 2’s, which contain off colors, un
dersized and off-shaped eggs, are grad
ed out; No. 3’s are sold to the bakery
trade. The business during the year
was expected to reach a volume of
approximately 2.000.000 dozen.
During the present season the as
sociation has shipped several cars
each week to eastern markets, thus
keeping the Portland market clear of
surplus and in a stable condition.
The success of the association has
been so great and the increase in
business so rapid that as recently as
February no new members were being
admitted, although applications nt the
rate of 30 a day were received. The
reason for closing the membership
temporarily was that they were stor
ing eggs and the finances of the as
sociation did not permit handling ad
ditional supplies from new members.
frganizcd on Co-operative Basis.
Tlie association is organized on a
co-operative basts, with both common
and preferred stock. Each member Is
obliged to purchase a? 10 share of
common stock for each 100 hens or
fraction thereof. The preferred stock
carries no vote and is limited to an S
per cent cumulative dividend. Some
$40,000 preferred stock has been sold 1
and is being retired by a levy of one
half cent on each dozen eggs. The
operating expenses of the' association
are paid out of a charge of 3 cents
for each dozen eggs received.
So successful has been this asso
ciation in the southern portion ot the
state that a similar organization has
been formed, with headquarters at
Ashland.
The Department of Agriculture Is
encouraging egg producers in other
parts of the country to form similar
associations for (disposing of their
wares. The success of the Oregon or
ganization, It believes, can be achieved
in any other community where the
producers go about it In a business
like fashion. Organized marketing
along right lines, it says, has been
found to be satisfactory to all con
cerned.
SELECTING BEAN AND
PEA SEED IN AUTUMN
Choose Plants Alike in Varietal
Character and Earliness.
When Plants Have Fully Ripened
Avoid Shattering in Pulling and
Hang in Airy, Dry Place Un
til Seed Is Quite Hard.
Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.
The best seed of beaus and peas is
to be obtained by marking a few of
the finest plants with a bit of cloth
at the beginning of the harvesting
season and allowing the crop of these
plants to ripen completely, say ex
perts of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.
In making such selections it is best
to choose plants alike in varietal char
acter and earliness. When ripened
until dry, pull these plants in the
early morning, in order to avoid shat
tering, and hang or spread them in j
an airy, dry place until the seed is
quite hard. Then shell the seed,
spread it out not over two or three
grains deep, and when thoroughly dry,
store it for the winter in bags of
coarse open-meshed fabric hung in a
cool, dry pluce.
Pods which for any reason have
been overlooked when picking beans
or peas for the table should be saved,
since they can be shelled for seed,
though inferior to the selected stock
described above. In saving seed from
remnant crops of this kind it is well
to discard all pods containing only one
or two seeds, as these may have come
front plants with a tendency to pro
duce poorly filled pods.
Some very destructive bean dis
eases, including pod-spot, are carried
In the seed; so it is extremely Im
portant to observe the general rule
that no seed should be saved from dis
eased plants when saving beans for j
seed. Never save seed from pod:
which are not bright and clean.
HANDLING BRUSSELS SPROUTS
Considered by Some as Superior to
Cabbage Because of lie
Milder Flavor.
There seems to be a growing ap
preciation of brussels sprouts, which
some consider much superior to cab
bage because of Its milder fiavor. The
fact is not always realized, though,
that the brussels sprouts can be kept
long in the winter. It is only nec
essary to dig them up and take them
Indoors when cold weather comes, set
ting the roots In earth In boxes or
on the cellar bottom. This can be
done even if some of the sprouts have
been removed, and, of course, they
should be taken off as fast as they
grow large enough for use.
SCATTER GRAN FOR POULTRY
Proper Way to Give Feed to Hens If
Distribute It Over a Large
Surface. •
Some hens are gluttons, and in their
greediness will seize food to prevent j
other bens from securing their share, j
Those are the hens that become over- j
fat and finally quit laying. When food
Is given In away that permits the ;
hens to eat without having to scratch, :
there Is sure to be an unequal dis
tribution of the food among the fowls
[of the flock. The proper way Is to
scatter the grain over a large surface
so that each hen will be compelled
to work and all will faro alike
THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR. MT. VERNON. GEORGIA.
GOOD ROADS AID PROSPERITY
Instance Cited of Virginia Community
Where Great Progress Has Been
Accomplished.
That good roads are closely related
to prosperity there is no question of
doubt. (.Inly a few years ago this
1 section of Virginia laid hut one macad
am road, one creamery, which went
to the wall, and a mere handful of
pure-bred dairy cattle, writes C. C.
Conger, Jr., of Virginia in the Practi
cal Farmer. One not fumiliur with
, tlie many roiuls hrii'n
about might wonder m what way good
roads would affect creameries and
pure-bred cows. Let us take, for in
stance, Rockingham county, and see
just what good roads did in tills sec
tion in tlie dairy business alone, to
say nothing of the prosperity good
roads brought about in various other
ways. Previous to our good roads tlie
one creamery did some business dur
ing the summer mouths, when tlie dirt
roads were at their best, but business
dwindled to nothing during the winter
months because fanners could not get
over tlie roads to deliver their milk.
Tlie creamery finally closed down for
the lack of milk. About this time a
mere handful of progressive fanners
began a movement for better roads,
calling a meeting at a little village
centrally located in tlie county. The
attendance was good, and u great deal
of “good roods” enthusiasm was
aroused. It was the first step in bet
ter roads that gained impetus by leaps
and bounds. Today, in a tew short
years, we have a network of fine mac
adam roods throughout the .entire
county. Following good roads came
creameries. They sprang up over nigTit
like mushrooms, till today tlie county
is dotted with creameries, the sight of
: which dot's not look much like clos
ing down for the lack of milk, par
ticularly during the early hours of tlie
day, when auto trucks are pouring in
from the country, bringing milk from
every nook and corner of the county.
Pure-bred cows came with tlie cream
eries, till today scrub stock no longer
dominates our farms. Ask any farmer
w hy he disposed of his scrub cows, re
placing them with pure breds, and he
will tell you the creameries, did it.
Stretch of Hard Surface Road in Vir
ginia.
Ask him what brought the creameries,
and lie will tell you better roads.
While milk has slumped somewhat at
j times in this section, it has never
halted the dairy business, ami farm
ers are now reporting fair profits in
j dairying. The wealth that good roads
i lias brought to this section in dairy
ing alone is astonishing. We are
striving for more wealth and pros
perity by building still more good
roads. Experience has taught us that
good roads, wealth and prosperity go
hand in hand.
ROAD MARKERS AID TOURISTS
Trunk Highways Designated by Num".
ber to Correspond With One
on Official Map.
Since the adoption of a standardized
system of highway markers by the
state of Wisconsin, five oilier states
and England have followed the model
plan. Each of the state trunk high
ways is designated by number to cor
respond to the number on the official
road map. Markers have been placed
at close intervals carrying the number
shown on the map, making It easy
for the tourist to reach the most re
mote villages in the state.
AUTHORITY ON ROAD TRAFFIC
William Phelps Eno, Graduate of
Yale College, Is an Expert
on Highways.
William Phelps Eno of Washington,
1/ C., a graduate of Vale college, in
the class of 1882, is an authority on
highway traffic regulations, having
been closely identified for many years
with the working out of the traffic
problem in large cities In various parts
of the world.
Some More Truths.
WOULD you use a steam shovel to move a pebble? Certainly not. Implements
are built according to the work they have to do.
Would you use a grown-up’s remedy for your baby’s ills? Certainly not.
Kemedies are prepared according to the work THEY have to do.
All this is preliminary to reminding you that Fletcher’s Castoria was sought
out, found and is prepared solely as a remedy for Infants and Children. And let
this be a warning against Substitutes, Counterfeits and the Just-as-good stuff that
may be all right for you in all your strength, but dangerous for the little babe.
All the mother-love that lies within your heart cries out to you: Be true to
Baby. And being true to Baby you will keep in the house remedies specially
prepared for babies as you would a baby’s food, hairbrush, toothbrush or sponge.
Children Cry For :
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e * js' Iff . A doctor in the house aU the time would be a good idea. Yet you
jEvf Thereby PromotingDisc* can’t afford to keep a doctor in the family to keep baby well or pre-
Cheerfulness and Resign a V ent s j c ]j ness> But you can do almost the same thing by having at
neither Opium. jgT hand a bottle of Fletcher’s Castoria, because it is a wonderful remedy
j J Mineral. Nqj. —for indigestion, colic, feverishness, fretfulness and all the other dis-
Hecyxaf orders that result from common ailments that babies have.
\ Fletcher’s Castoria is perfectly safe to use. It is a harmless suh
jfSM i I stitute for Castor Oil, Paregqric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. Children
«8i u‘“ 1 f cry * or Fletcher’s Castoria, and mothers recommend it because they
, *br£'w e 1 have found it a comfort to children and a mother’s friend.
If you love your baby, you know how sweet it is to be able to
help baby when trouble comes. You cannot always call upon a doctor.
But doctors have nothing but good to say of Fletcher’s Castoria, be
cause they know that it can only do good that it can’t do any harm
and they wouldn’t want you to use for baby a remedy that you would
use for yourself.
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