300 POULTRY PRODUCTS 



LABORATORY EXERCISES 



Exercise No. 75. — A Study of Markets and Prices. — 

 Secure regularly a copy of an agricultural paper or journal 

 which gives market quotations for poultry products. Have 

 the class tabulate each week the prevailing prices at the 

 leading markets for the different classes of poultry products. 

 Such a table if studied carefully will point out many inter- 

 esting facts as regards demand and supply, seasonable 

 variations, and prices. 



Exercise No. 76. — Marketing Trip. — ^A trip to some local 

 market or receiving station where much poultry are handled 

 will be of considerable interest to the class. The co-operation 

 of the one in charge will result in much valuable information 

 being divulged which will clear up many of the little-under- 

 stood phases of the central wholesale market scheme. 

 Methods of handling and the distribution of eggs should be 

 especially studied. 



THOUGHT QUESTIONS 



1. Explain the business partnership which is present in the distribution 



of poultry products. 



2. Enumerate the two distinct kinds of markets. 



3. Retail markets are best used by what type of producer? 



4. Discuss prices and cost of marketing to retail trade. 



5. What two distinct types of retail marketing are common? 



6. What are the possibilities of the wholesale trade? 



7. Outline the course which western eggs take in reaching eastern 



markets. ' 



8. How can small producers co-operate to get better marketing condi- 



tions? 



9. What method is used in establishing and operating egg circles? 



10. What are the possibilities of co-operative marketing associations? 



11. Discuss the express as a means of shipping poultry products. 



12. When may freight be used for shipping poultry products? 



13. What are the possibilities of the auto truck? 



14. What fact must the producer realize in order to secure the most 



for his products? 



15. What method of marketing poultry products is in general use in 



your section? 



References. — United States Farmers' Bulletins: 62, Marketing Farm 

 Produce: 375, Care of Food in the Home; 594, Shipping Eggs by 

 Parcels Post. 



