STAMPING EGGS. 



Some associations have marketed their eggs under a trade-name, and individuals 

 have marketed eggs under a special trade-mark, with only fair results. There are 

 too many ways for the storage or held (pickled) egg to fall from their own basket 

 into another under the present system to allow this practice to continue if better 

 results are wished. 



The theory that a stamp placed upon eggs would offset all difficulty of selling a 

 good product has beeii cast away. This act of stamping did help producers for a 

 very short time, but it has been found that some of the stamped eggs were placed 

 in storage for a while when the price was low, then taken out when the market 

 price was higher, and retailed as " Fresh Number One/' 



Again, it has been known where unscrupulous persons have secured stamps 

 and used them on a poor-quality egg, selling them for a high-grade article. 



Others have put eggs on the market in their own cartons, and have not stamped 

 the eggs, relying on the carton to do the advertising. After the carton has adver- 

 tised certain brands of eggs and built up a good trade for the retailer and the 

 producer, the trouble begins. Persons have been known to collect the empty cartons 

 and place other eggs in them, retailing them under the name of the owner of the 

 carton. 



Eggs displayed for consumption in direct rays of sun. 



To obviate this, It is not a difficult matter for the poultryman, O r, better, 

 poultry association, to have a certain carton and seal of their own. The carton 

 may be plain or decorated, as suits the association. The seal or sticker should 

 be one which is out of the ordinary class, large enough to cover one-half the top 

 of the carton and three-fourths of the side. The printing on this seal should 

 mention the fact that, once this seal is broken, neither the association nor any 

 of its individuals are responsible for the quality of eggs in the carton. 



A difficulty may arise from this people other than the association members 

 may have seals made which resemble the association seal. To prevent any such 

 fraud, the same - seal- may be used by all producers in British Columbia having 

 the one seal made in a good design and copyrighted to prevent deception. The 

 different associations may then have their own separate cartons, numbers of mem- 

 bers, etc., on the individual's carton and eggs. 



Such a practice, however, calls for the co-operation and hard work of each 

 member of each and every association. It also calls for every egg sold by associa- 



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