110 EGGS AND POULTRY 
low prices are offered. After expenses are 
paid and returns made, the producer receives 
the magnificent sum of about 18 cents a 
dozen for the best grade of eggs in the 
market. 
Let the experts who are delving into high 
prices with the object of finding who is re- 
sponsible for the high price of eggs, or the 
women who buy, stop to consider that the 
eggs that go into market during the flush sea- 
son by thousands of crates, go in at a price 
which would afford the producer not much 
more than cost if he had his hens enclosed 
and was compelled to buy their entire feed; 
and there should not be much difficulty in 
placing whatever blame for high prices there 
may be, where it belongs! But an unvarying 
price the entire winter, appears to me the 
opposite extreme. It also should be a matter 
for expert investigation, rather than for a 
body of women with practically no knowl- 
edge of the egg business to get together and 
declare the arbitrary price of 30 cents a 
dozen. You can get a good price anywhere 
for eggs during September to February, but 
the more important thing is to get a good 
price from February to September, when you 
and everyone else has eggs to sell. Here is 
