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of first quality at the same price he pays for eggs of poorer 

 quality. There will, however, always be another class of 

 consumers who are unable or unwilling to pay the price 

 that will enable the producer to ship them by parcel post. 



The post office department has made certain regulations 

 in regard to shipments that the shipper must observe. The 

 package must be made in such a way that the contents of 

 the egg, if broken, will not run out of the package and in- 

 jure other mail matter. To obviate this it is required that 

 each egg be wrapped separately, except when in packages 

 exceeding 20 pounds ; those are not required to be wrapped. 

 All parcels must be labeled EGGS. Parcels weighing more 

 than 20 pounds will be accepted, but the crates or boxes 

 must have tight bottoms. Such packages must be marked 

 "Eggs this side up." They will be transported outside 

 mail bags. Producers wishing addresses of manufacturers 

 of shipping packages, may apply to their home state ex- 

 periment stations. 



The larger the package or the more eggs shipped in one 

 package, the lower the cost per dozen for parcel post. For 

 instance, in the first and second zones the first pound costs 

 5 cents, while each additional pound up to fifty, costs but 1 

 cent. A twenty-pound parcel would cost 24 cents or 1.4 

 cents a pound. Five dozen eggs weighing, with container, 

 ten pounds, will cost for postage in a distance from 50 to 

 150 miles, 14 cents, or 2.8 cents a dozen. The return postage 

 would be 6 or 7 cents. The postage should be charged to 

 the customer, likewise the cost of the container. When the 

 container is returned the customer would be given credit 

 for it. 



To make the business a success there must be mutual co- 

 operation between the producer and consumer. It must be 

 understood by the producer that the consumer will purchase 

 his eggs only so long as he can furnish a superior article. 



