Poultry Marketing Experience 



MANY Prairie Farmer readers have added materially to 

 their poultry income by finding markets for their poultry 

 and eggs which pay more than they can secure by selling to 

 the village storekeeper or huckster. One Illinois farm woman, 

 for example, netted 60 cents per dozen by shipping eggs to a 

 New York commission house when eggs were bringing but 

 40 cents at home. 



The increased returns on that transaction were 50 per cent, 

 but the increased profit was much more. The cost of pro- 

 ducing those eggs was 36 cents, according to figures kept 

 by this woman. The profit was four cents per dozen when the 

 eggs were sold locally, while the other method of marketing 

 gave .her- a profit of 24 cents. 



This case is not unusual. Rather, it is typical of what 

 may be done by any farm poultry raiser in the Corn Belt. 

 The margin is not always as much as in the case indicated, 

 but on the other hand it is often much more. The margin 

 secured from improved marketing may increase substantially 

 the poultry profit, or it may mean the diflference between a 

 good profit and a discouraging loss. 



In the December 3, 1921, issue of Prairie Farmer readers 

 who have found methods of increasing their revenue from 

 poultry by better methods of marketing were asked to write 

 us their experiences. The letters received indicate that there 

 are no less than 10 practical plans which may be followed by 

 those who want better prices for their poultry products. They 

 are: 



1. Selling eggs to private customers. 



2. Selling eggs to city markets. 



3. Selling eggs for hatching. 



4. Selling eggs to hatcheries. 



5. Producing late fall and winter eggs. 



6. Selling early fries. 



7. Selling baby chicks. 



8. Selling dressed poultry. 



9. Shipping live poultry to city markets. 



10. Selling cockerels and pullets for breeding purposes. 

 High prices for poultry and eggs mean that the quality 

 must be first-class. The Chicago man who pays a ten-cent 



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