(a) During what months are eggs most plentiful? 



(b) What relation do you observe to exist between the supply of eggs available and their 



price 



(c) During what months are cold storage eggs usually sold? 



(d) When is it most profitable to purchase eggs for cold storage? 



(e) Suppose that eggs were not stored during this period, what might be the effect on the 

 price of eggs during the time? 



(f) What might be the effect if no cold storage eggs were sold during the period of Novem- 

 ber to March? 



(g) The storage of eggs has what general effect upon market price? 



(h) If seasonal changes did not affect the production of eggs what would be the effect 

 upon market prices? 



(i) If eggs were as easily kept as wheat, what would be the effect? 



(j) At what time of year does the farmer and his family eat the most eggs? Explain. 



(k) What effect has this upon the price of eggs? 



(1) When does the city man eat the most eggs? 



(m) What effect has this upon the market price? 



2. The following graphs illustrate the seasonal fluctuations in price of a number of the 

 leading agricultural products in the United States. 



(a) By reference to the graph showing the seasonal fluctuations in the price of corn (Fig. 

 91) determine as accurately as possible the average time of highest prices and the average time 

 of lowest prices. 



(b) What in your opinion is the explanation of why a particular month in the summer is 

 the average time of the highest prices for corn and a particular month in the winter is the 

 average time of the lowest prices for corn? 



(c) Why is it that some years the highest price of corn is earlier than normal and other 

 vears a little later? 



3. In like manner make a study of the graph illustrating the seasonal fluctuation in the 

 price of oats. Fig. 92. 



4. Wheat. Fig. 93. 



5. Potatoes. Fig. 94. 



6. Eggs. Fig. 95. 



7. Butter. Fig. 96. j 



8. Chickens. Fig. 97. 



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