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so that nothing can escape from the package. All such parcels shall be 

 labeled "Eggs." Eggs in parcels weighing more than 20 pounds, shall be 

 accepted for mailing to offices in the first and second zones when packed in 

 crates, boxes, buckets, or other containers having tight bottoms to prevent 

 the escape of anything from the package and so constructed as properly to 

 protect the contents. Such packages to be marked, "Eggs This side up," 

 and to be transported outside of mail bags. The weight of a single dozen 

 of eggs in a carton properly packed and wrapped for mailing will weigh from 

 2 to 3 pounds If the eggs are small, the container light, and the package does 

 not weigh over 2 pounds, the postage within the 150 mile limit, or first and 

 second zones, would be 6c; if the package weighed between 2 and 3 pounds 

 it will cost 7c within the first and second zones under normal conditions. 

 Remember that the sender's name and address preceded by the word "From" 

 must be on every package. It is well to know that the larger the package 

 (within the size and weight limits) the cheaper is the postage as the first 

 pound costs 5c within the first and second zones, while each additional pound, 

 up to 50, only costs Ic. 



Marketing Through a Creamery. In some localities marketing through 

 a creamery has been found very profitable. To make the most of this method 

 a high quality of product should be maintained and the eggs stamped so that 

 the consumers, recognizing the merit of the goods, will call for them. A mar- 

 ket is sought in a city. Some large grocery store is good. It does not take 

 long to work up a paying business by following this plan, as the quality of 

 the goods calls for high prices. 



Co-operative Marketing. In a few sections of our country the organiza- 

 tion of egg circles for the co-operative marketing of eggs has been successfully 

 tried out. In European countries this system has been very successful and 

 we believe it deserves more widespread attention in the U. S. This method 

 is similar to the one of marketing through a creamery. However, in- 

 stead of the creamery tending to the business, a manager is hired to collect 

 and dispose of the eggs. The manager must have considerable ability since 

 the success or failure of the undertaking rests largely upon him. Usually 

 twenty-five or thirty farmers form one group. They agree to furnish fresh, 

 sorted, strictly guaranteed eggs. In this way they put out an article of high 

 quality and soon raise the standard of their product. With a better article 

 comes a higher price. 



There is more money in the poultry business every year for the farmer 

 who markets his poultry products in a systematic way. It will pay him to give 

 more attention to this branch of the business. 



SIMPLE SYSTEM OF POULTRY ACCOUNTING. 



It shows : 



1. The value of the houses and appliances. 



2. Value of stock. 



3. Amount of feed bought and its cost. 



