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S’side’ egg co-opOptimistic over early success of serwce

A completely modern egg pro- tucton. collection. grading and packaging service has been de- veloped by the Summerside Co- operative asspciation. A refrig- erated truck operated by Elmer

' a former Northam man covers five routes twice a week to collect eggs from the regular suppliers

There are 150 to l75 produc- ers who supply eggs according to Manager Jerry Richard. who explained they have two men who house 2.500 laying hens. and many' others have 500 or more laying hens.

"We have found that it is eas- ler to move a v than smaller amounts." Yeo. president of the association explained. Asked about continu-

; i 12 THOUSANDS OF EGGS IN DRYING ROOM AFTER THOROUGH WASHING. Tfliltiilldlmuld be in the 1930'5. he ' _ a .

ity of supply. Mr. Yeo explain- ed that it still too early to make dcfinite ,itattments. the opera- tion only got rightly underway last year. but he is optimistic. as their suppliers have put in early chicks this spring to form the basis of next season's pro- duction capacity.

EQUIPMENT L'NIQL‘E

The equipment the Summer- Side pcople have is unique in this province. Borden Douglas. senior inspector poultry pro- ducts division. Canada depart- ment of agr1cultiirc. said.

They have a mcchanical wash- er that can handle 20 cases or 600 dozen 9:125 per hour. The trays of eggs go around a circle that hl‘lnL'S them first under a hot water with detergent. and

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than under a spray of hm water with an anti-foam solution which brings them out shining and free of soapy lilm.

Washing of eggs. incidentally, is a fairly recent development. Back in the days when eggs. were being> shipped to the Unit- .ed Kingdom, for example —~ up to 1 49 —o the theory was that the washing would remove a protective film from the shells. and this would cause a deterioriation of the keepin g qualities. which would be most tundcsirable in eggs that had to the stored or shipped long dis- tanccs.

'I‘hat objection has been over- come now. though. as eggs to be shipped are oiled. and the film ‘0! oil replaces effectively any

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natiiral film which might be re-' moved fiorn the shell by wash- ing. i However the eggs marketed by the Summersidc farmers go to'. market immcdiatcly, keeping quality is no problem.‘

so thcy do not have to go through ‘. ~

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the oiling process. I

From the washing room the. eggs are trundlcd hand -I trucks —- 'hty call them pallets ——to the drying room. They go then to the candling and grad- ing machine \vlicre two candl'crs and two ladies can handle 12 to 15 cases —» 000 dozen eggs ——‘ per hour. The two men cande them — no mechanical device1 has yet bccn dcvclopcd to do that job — and the girls gather: thcm. place them in the protec-

tive holders and package them.. '

as the eggs come off an auto-

,matic grading d e vi c e which

sorts them according to Size— it‘s done by a sensitive weighg ing device. From there they go

1‘ to the holding room whcre the

tcmpcraiurz is maintained at 40

to 48 degrees Fahrenheit. . Supplying producers cover a;

.fairly extensive area One route

goes throuin Lot 16 as far west as Northam. Another g o e s -‘ through the Freetown - Kinkora. area and another through Mal- peque. A fifth route goes through ‘ Wilmot and Bedeque. Mr. Rt-

chard explained. 1

There is a great difference in the way eggs are handled now

’ »to the treatment they received .in other years. They are brought

from the farm in refrigerach trucks, are kept carefully on the go lmost directly to market where tlicy are quick-

: ly sold to the consumer.

Mr. Richard can speak froml

; a wealth of cxpcrivnce. lie start-

l 18 yttirs of age and has an yours in the bus-‘

villi (iiiiiii cud l.;iii_i;iuis. at Mon-

by Canada Packers. went from there to ()‘Imary and later to Wellington in 1040 where he was In business for himself for 14 years ‘

Looking bark mar the years

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ed at one time as extras. firsts and mediums. and brought only . 10 and eight cents per dozen.

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Milk output has decline

OTTAWA ((‘l’l — Milk pro- duction in March declined 0.8l per cent to 1.302.000.000 pounds compared with the correspond- ing period last year. the bureau of statistics said today.

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the year output rose 0.5 per cent?

to 3.503.000.000 from a year ear- lier. Revised figures show that production lti February in- creased to l.026.007.000 pounds from 1.030.209.000 last your and in the thrce months to 2.201.003.- 000 pounds from 12.174.712.000.

February milk production by provinces in pounds. with last year's figure: to brackets. in- cluded. Prince Edward Island 7.372.000 18.453000). Nova Scotia 25.182000 (26.139000). New Brunswick 21.303.000 (22.831.000)

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What Does Milk Cost You Today?

t‘ertainly milk does not. cost forty cents a quart . . . or anywhere near that! However. to buy the same vitamins. foods would cost at least fort

proteins. y cents. The more milk you buy the more

Does The Price’ Of Milk Seem Too High?

Today. to most of us. the price of everything seems too high. Inflation has cut the buying power of the 1939 dollar to «100. More tha’ spend each dollar wisely. For food value. your dollar buys most when it 8 Canadian need work only seven minutes to

How Much Profit Goes To The Dairy?

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A SALUTE TO THE FARMERS PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

Down through the ages our farmers have become an Important segment of our society. and together. orm one element In th democracy of the western world. We congratulate our farmers their noble effort and ability to make democracy work produce a new and better kl of security and freedom for all men: by so doing our farmers through their organizations have accop a great responsibility in citizenship, and are showing themselves to be a major force in shaping the National destiny of the Canadian people.

Rapid strides are being made by our farmers towards progress in the agricultural industry by keeping abreast with latest scientific developments with the use of modem machinery and the adaptation of newest taming methods.

The Town of Summer-side situated in a rich agricultural belt of Prince Edward Island to proud to salute our farmers, and express its appreciation for the tremenst con- tribution made by our Island farmers. not only to the welfare of this provincs but also for the benefit 0! the hungry nations of the world. .

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Milk Actually Pays For Itself!

You can earn the price of a, glass of milk in the time it takes to drink one. and milk can help you earn it.

Milk makes energy. Energy that lasts. Energy that helps. You never out- grow the need for milk.

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