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oped. Under this system the individual producer 

 brings his eggs to the auction market where they 

 are graded and sold on the basis of weight, size 

 and other factors pertaining to quality. In this 

 method of selling the producer receives a definite 

 price for his eggs less a small charge per case 

 made by the selling agency. 



A successful type of direct marketing is 

 through roadside stands. This is especially 

 successful in or near large centers of population 

 where eggs can be purchased, together with 

 other farm commodities, at the same stand. 

 Another method is the operation of a retail 

 route in which the producer sells the eggs by 

 the door-to-door method in a near-by city. This 

 method is followed successfully by many poultry- 

 men who deliver eggs as regularly as the milk 

 distributor or the baker deliver their products. 



Still another method is the use of mail or 

 express as a means of transporting the eggs to 

 consumers in urban centers. This method, while 

 largely in use some years ago, has not proved 

 so generally successful as have some of the 

 other methods previously given. 



A well-organized program of work is essential 

 in successful poultry keeping. The following 

 schedule is followed by many successful poultry- 

 men as a means of distributing their time to 

 the best advantage during the day. 



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