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10 HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION Higher Prices for Eggs and Hens (By Robert H. Txm. Buffalo, H. T, ! au of Commit ea Market, Poultry Hit BUn dud.) riliY farmer and farmer"! wife will be glad to J"10 th ability to raise superior fowls and eeirs of even aixe Is likely to be rewarded at last, and as a result it s likely that there will be a greater demand than ever for poultry and ires, with a consequent increase In prices which will certainly be paid tor the better product It Is probable that the Increase In rices for the better poultry and eggs will be in sharp contrast to the low prices that will 01 course con tinue to be paid tor Inferior poultry and eees of many sixes and colors. This improvement la the general duality of poultry products, and the onseatient higher average prices ob tainable by poultry raisers, Is the ob lect that the American Poultry As sociation has in view In publishing a book under which the table quality at poultry and eggs shall receive the game attention as is given to that quality in hogs, sheep and cattle. In ther words, it is intended tnai ex hibits of eggs and dressed poultry hall In future receive much more attention than in the past; and that tn order that producers of the best auality In these products may be guitably rewarded, prizes shall be riven In those classes just as they are now given on live poultry at the numerous ' shows held annually throughout the country. It Is conceded that every poultry how should have classes for eggs and dressed poultry; and that, to gether with the enormous volume of trade through wholesalers, retailers and consumers, necessitated the pre paration of a standard or book of rules under which the market qual ities of poultry may be Judged, and wises awarded to the poultry raisers. it is well known that there has been In existence for many yean standard of Perfection" on live Boultry which instructs judges poultry shows how the prises shall k. awarded, and which fully de scribes the sizes, shapes, colors and physical peculiarities of every breed and variety of fowls. This book is in great demand by poultry raisers who make a practice of exhibiting their fowls In order that their Talis may be known, and their produce and their eggs may be sold at prices com mensurate with their value as show birds. Market Standard. The American Poultry Association Is now at work upon the preparation of a similar, standard that Is intend ed to inform poultry raisers what Is necessary in market poultry and eggs In order that they shall command the best prices. Fanners and farmers' wives will be particularly Interested In this fact, for it Is well known that the prices they get at present for eggs and poultry are far lower than (hey would be if the product were better. It will be Interesting and profit-1 able for farmers to know exactly what is required in the color and size of eggs, and the age and sine of poultry. Any Information that win aid them to breed better fowls, se cure more uniform eggs, and to know without a doubt when is the best time to place them on the market. will be welcomed by them, for it Is true that farmers are not making as much profit from their poultry and eggs as they might do If proper ly informed on these points. Every farmer is interested In the market quotations that are published on cattle and hogs. He understands Just at what size and age It Is most profitable to sell, and what breeds are most likely to meet his require ments. But the quotations on poul try are frequently of little value to him because he is not as weu in formed on poultry raising. If he sees In the market quotations that Capons are selling at 25 cents or SO cents a pound, he may not know why they should command a better price than ordinary poultry. He may not know at what season of the year they should be ready for market. He may not know what a .Capon is. If Broilers are quoted at Tt cents ot 11.00 a pair, he Is again In the dark as to whether the mar ket Is liable to go up or down In the course of a month or so. He may not know that white eggs are In demand In another, and that he may make or lose some of his profits If he Is not careful with this knowledge to market his eggs in the right city: He may have some Duck lings for sale, but Is undecided where or when they bring the highest prices. Egg Grades. ' Some farmers and fanciers do not know that there are numerous grades of eggs, and that the com mission merchant pays more or less according to the grade. There la one thing that erery farmer does know. -and that Is, that In most cases eggs collected on the farm are seldom sorted, but are sold just as they are collected, and It Is left to the buyer to grade the eggs so that they may be placed upon the market In proper shape, and at prices fixed according to their value. The simple act of grading eggs, whether It Is done by the huckster who travels from farm to farm, or by the commission merchant who handles them in car lots, may not appeal In fact does not appeal to most farmers as being Important; yet this simple act affords the man who does It a great deal ot profit a profit that would have gone into the farmer's pocket If the farmer him self only realized the necessity of grading them, and knew how It should be done. It Is the purpose of this new book which the American Poultry Asso ciation la about to publish to Inform poultry raisers upon the points I have mentioned, and on many other points which have not been referred to. tt win teQ the difference be tween a Broiler and a Squab Broiler, and all other sixes and weights of market fowl and their descriptions. It win Inform yon as to the weights at which it is advisable to sell them. It win give the popular weights of Boasters, Capons, etc It win also give the weights ot differently graded eggs; It win illustrate the manner tn which poultry and eggs should be marketed to secure the greatest profits; and the breeder who follows the Instructions laid down In the book will certainly derive much more profit than when he Is raising poul try and marketing his produce hap hazard. Write Committee. I am writing this so that the at tention ot poultry raisers every where may be given to this subject. In order that they may derive the greatest benefit from the publication of this book. It Is desirable that poultry raisers should communicate with the editor of their . favorite paper, and let him know what their troubles have been In marketing poultry and eggs, and In securing such prices as they think they ought to get; or you may write to the Chairman of the Committee or to any member of the Committee. The following are the names and addresses of the Committee: W. R. Graham, Professor of Poul try at the Ontario Agricultural Col lege, Guelph, Canada. Geo. 0. Bowman, a member of the Seymour Packing Co., Topeka, Kansas. Harry M. Lam on. Senior Poultry Husbandman, United States Depart ment of Agriculture, Bureau of Ani mal Industry, Washington, D. C. H. 0. Pierce, of the United States Food Research Laboratory, Sedalia, Mo. Paul Handevflle, President North ern Egg Company, Chicago, 111. W. A. Lipplncott, Professor of Poultry at the Kansas State Agricul tural College, Manhattan, Kansas. Frank C. Hare, State Poultry Or gantzer for the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal In dustry, Clem son College, S. C. T. E. Qulsehberry, Director of the State Poultry Experiment Station at Mountain Crove, Mo., and Manager of ths International Egg Contests held at that Station. Robert H. Essex, Chairman of the Committee, Buffalo, N. Y, 598 BUILD BETTER- QUICKER-FORLESS!! 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If the chicks are not hatched at the rleht time, then any amount of care will not enable the poultry-keeper to get the best prices for his broilers, roasters, etc.; and if he fails to sell them when they attain the right age and weight he again loses money by giving them more feed and attention than Is necessary. The new body will be named "Tho Market Poultry and Egg Standard." It will contain instructions on ail these point Bof Interest to the breed er, the dealer, the packer and the merchant and it Is hoped that all in terested persons fanciers and fann ers and commercial poultry raisers, as well as shippers, etc., will writo and give their views on this impor tant subject. COMCS RSAOY TO PUT ON Better WaSssad Ceilings for Less KSenef TM save time and money by using "Bishopric Wall Board" os walls and coil ing. Far better thaa plas ter or wood walls. Stays strong and rigid. Is dams and vermin proof. 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