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income. The consumptive demand is keen and seems to 

 be growing more urgent year by year. Prices for a 

 variety of commodities are on such a high level that 

 liberal profits are assured as soon as selling arrangements 

 are right. 



A factor that should have a marked influence in im- 

 proving the farmers' chances of finding good markets for 

 new laid eggs is the parcels post now in experimental 

 operation. Doubtless it will not be long before enter- 

 prising manufacturers will follow the lead of German 

 manufacturers and place upon the market boxes suitable 

 for carrying even so fragile things as eggs safely through 

 the mail. When these are obtainable and when the parcel 

 post service gets in good working order, farmers in 

 even out-of-the-way places, but with first-class eggs to 

 sell, can easily work up trade with special customers in 

 nearby or even in distant towns and cities. The out- 

 look for such developments has never been better. 



The celery growers of Kalamazoo, Mich., in one year 

 grew 800,000 boxes of celery, each containing six dozen 

 stalks. The value of this crop is $800,000— one dollar a 

 box. 



