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that are rejected), you get some idea of what indifference on the part 

 of the farmer as to what kind of eggs he markets has to do with 

 the price he receives. The percentage of seconds has to be taken 

 into account by the packer who makes the price. 



During the hot and early fall months the percentage of seconds is 

 much greater. There are times in the extreme hot weather when 

 there are scarcely any No. 1 eggs except those furnished by near-by 

 henneries, often No. 1 April packed storage eggs being preferred to 

 the current receipts. It has been estimated that this state alone 

 suffers a loss each year of $5,000,000.00 to $6,000,000.00 because of 

 the indifference of so many of our farmers as to the kind of eggs 

 they produce and the manner of their handling. 



That it pays to give more attention to the quality of your product 

 is evidenced by the fact that the price paid by the merchants and 

 dealers in certain communities invariably ranges from two to five 

 cents higher than in most places. Admitting that competition may in 

 part account for this at times, I think you will find on investigating 

 that in the majority of cases the quality of the eggs enables the dealer 

 to pay more. 



The following tabulations will be of interest, as it shows the 

 variations in price one month with another for the last twelve years. 

 Also it compares the receipts and prices of this year with those of 

 last. We are getting back close to pre-war prices. 



EGGS 



No. Doz. 1921 133,100,000 



No. Doz. 1922 ■ 159,720,000 



Average Price 1921 38.6c 



Average Price 1922 27.26c 



Total Value 1921 $51,376,000 



Total Price 1922 $43,539,672 



AVERAGE PRICE PAID TO IOWA FARMERS FOR EGGS ON 



THE FIRST DAY OF EACH MONTH OF THE 



YEARS SHOWN 



Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 



1910 28 28 21 18 18 17 16 14 17 20 22 25 



1911 26 21 14 13 14 13 12 12 14 17 20 25 



1912 27 28 23 17 17 16 15 16 17 19 22 25 



1913 23 20 17 15 15 16 15 14 16 19 23 29 



1914 27 26 22 16 16 16 16 16 20 21 21 26 



1915 28 30 22 16 17 16 15 15 16 20 23 27 



1916 28 27 22 17 18 19 19 20 21 26 30 34 



1917 35 36 33 25 30 31 27 28 32 34 35 39 



1918 42 47 38 30 31 28 28 33 33 39 42 51 



1919 56 45 30 34 37 38 33 37 38 47 52 59 



1920 55 45 39 37 38 33 37 44 48 53 64 61 



1921 49 32 21 18 16 20 22 26 27 37 46 44 



1922 26 23 18 20 20 16 



