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Tnt Huckster. 



The travelling egg buyer, commonly known as the huckster, figures 

 very prominently in the egg trade of Ontario. His custom in some sections 

 is to call at the doors of the farm houses and solicit the purchase of the 

 farmer's eggs. In other sections he will estabhsh himself in some con- 

 venient central point — usually a small village in the midst of a good 

 trading section — and announce to the farmers in the community that on a 

 certain day he will receive their eggs. As a rule, there is little or no com- 



Fig. 7. — Market day in a country town. 



petition, and needless to say he buys at his own price. From here he 

 passes on to another point, duplicating the practice on the following day. 

 From the standpoint of quality in eggs received by the larger markets, 

 those received from the huckster generally compare very favorably with 

 those coming from other sources. It is the usual practice of the huckster 

 to make regular weekly collections. Where farmers are in the habit of 

 selling to him regularly, such eggs are fair in quality. But, with this 

 system, the price received by the farmer is usually not so high. 



