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I wb n 1 Iff t I 1 r 1 I tt 41 I ELUSIVE EGG Continued from page 6 be It from such As a breeder myself my compassion Is with those engaged in the production phase of the ques ques- tion At the same time I cannot allow my feelings to obscure my vision to such an extent that I am unable to see the middlemen's side of the argument Let me declare myself further The fact that there Is an annual waste in the distribution of eggs amounting t td Is sufficient proof to convince any reasoning person person per per- I son that there is something funda- funda I wrong For the simple reason that this waste develops de or comes to light after the eggs ggs leave the farm one might be excused for hastily placing the blame at the door of those engaged in handling the eggs between the farm farmand farmand and the consumer Those who make this charge point to the affluence of I the individually ally or collectively collectively as proof for this argument and I simply stand pat on the declaration and let It go at that So persistently has this Idea been presented that even men who are ac accredited accredited ac- ac credited with more than average acumen acu acu- I men and capacity for deep thinking have been carried away with the idea that If the so called middleman would exercise more care the solution would be found I But snap Judgment In this case is Illogical One should withhold Judgment Judg I ment pending a thorough Investigation of the true causes If we delve into the causes we find that the waste or or at least the largest part of it occurs it-occurs occurs at the farm al although although al- al I though it Is not noticeable then Eighty per cent of the egg waste between the farm and the consumer can be traced directly to such causes as mongrel stock quarters of the I fowls males running with the flocks I after the hatching season tardy collections collections col col- Improper care of the eggs on the farm unnecessary delays in startIng starting start start- ing the eg eggs s to the market rough handling defective containers holdIng holdIng hold hold- Ing shipments for rising prices sellIng sellIng sell sell- Ing on the case count system re regardless regardless re- re of quality inefficient transportation transportation trans trans- facilities failure to freight shipments for long distances lack of cooperation between producers ers and buyers etc Such cases as these are re the greatest greatest great great- est and for this reason we must charge the producers with the great waste UI Until these dilatory methods are corrected on the farm It Is Impossible Impossible Im Im- possible to to- attack the middleman problem without him having a comeback come back bacle When we have corrected all the evils on the farm then we can enn cango ennI go after the middleman mIddlE confident that thai I he can be made to do his share In eliminating the waste In passing let me say that this department de cle- does not take the stand that the causes set forth here are the only methods calling for correction If any reader has any opinions on this subject subject sub sub- which he cares to air he but needs to let us hear from him We Weare Weare are striving to get at the facts |