This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ...of collection and marketing is in the hands of private traders, and combination on the part of producers is a modern development. We are so accustomed to associate Denmark and co-operation that it was a surprise to find about half the eggs shipped from the country are exported by private firms or joint stock companies, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ...of collection and marketing is in the hands of private traders, and combination on the part of producers is a modern development. We are so accustomed to associate Denmark and co-operation that it was a surprise to find about half the eggs shipped from the country are exported by private firms or joint stock companies, some of which do a very large trade indeed, and are able to compete on the British markets with the Co-operative Egg Association. Nor is it, as might be supposed, that the Association covers some sections of the country, leaving others to the traders, for both work over the same ground. This unexpected condition of things is explained in various ways. Danish farmers have their idiosyncrasies, as elsewhere, and some prefer to deal with the local trader, with whom they may have other business relationships, rather than enter the Co-operative Poultry Society, or imagine that they can do better when acting independently of their neighbours, or do not want them to know what they are doing, or may decline to be fettered by regulations imposed upon its members by the Federation. But the most probable reason given is that some of the largest private firms were established years before co-operative poultry societies took up the work, and they obtained a connection which has never been lost, whilst the societies simply took over part of the increased production without interfering or competing with the business of traders. That co-operation has had a vast influence in securing adoption of better methods of grading, packing and marketing is acknowledged by traders themselves, with the result that there has been a speeding-up on all sides, secur1ng greatly enhanced prices on the British markets, and, as a consequence, producers have received much better ...
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Seller's Description:
Poor. Ex-Library Usual ex-library features. Pages are slightly darkened with age, otherwise the interior is clean and tight. The book has been bound in a hard cardboard type library binder, string tied. Binder shows wear. 112 pages including index and illustrations. Advertisements in back.
