The farmer usually has no time to devote to the special marketing of his crop, as he is too busy raising farm products, so attempts at co-operative marketing have been made. There have been many failures in this method in the past, but now the farmer realizes that this system is really his only salvation, and he is receiving the idea of co-operation in a better mood than he did in the past. However, for the one living in town, with but a small flock of birds, more time can usually be devoted to this end of the business, with splendid returns. Many town lot poultry keepers can sell all the eggs that they can get just around to their neighbors, who are usually glad to pay a little more than the market price for the assurance that the eggs are strictly fresh. However, if one has a fairly good yield of winter eggs, and is not content to sell the eggs to his neighbors at around market price, there are other methods that can bring much higher returns. Some poultry raisers get in touch with local or neighboring hotels and restaurants, and agree to let these parties have their entire output of eggs at a certain margin above market price. For instance, it is a common method to make an agreement with such parties to sell them their eggs at ten cents above market prices. If the market quotations for fresh eggs were thirty-two cents for a certain day, the hotel keeper would pay forty-two cents, if the eggs were delivered on this day. Usually, the restaurant or hotel is glad to pay this premium over the market price, because he takes quite a chance with store eggs, in that some of them are often stale, and this is a matter that reflects against his business. Also, if such an agreement can be made, the hotel or restaurant man can advertise the fact that he serves nothing but fresh eggs, which is good business for him. When one is getting a big yield daily, he can usually plan to sell his eggs by the case to city commission men, who will always pay a good premium over local markets. If one has not enough eggs to sell a case once or twice weekly in such a manner, this difficulty is often overcome by combining with neighbors who are willing to take the proper care in producing clean, fresh eggs for market. However, such neighbors must be in sympathy with what is expected for fresh eggs, and who have the courage to refrain from putting in eggs that are not clean and fresh. If one case is sent in to these commission men and the quality of the eggs is not of first class, quite a dockage will be deducted from the check, and your reputation will thereby suffer. Never wash eggs that are soiled, but use them in your own kitchen, as the washing will remove the natural bloom, or fine powder that is found on the untouched egg. One can secure clean eggs by keeping the bedding in the nests clean.