In 1915, Dayton farmers' wives struggled to market leftover eggs after meeting their own needs, especially in summer when prices were low and quality was poor, so with encouragement from the county agent they formed the Dayton Egg Circle. The association elected a secretary-treasurer who also served as business manager, adopted a standard trade-mark, graded, sorted, and stamped each egg with both the member's number and the trade-mark, and arranged on each farm for the production of infertile eggs. Members agreed to gather eggs twice daily and follow instructions for their care and marketing before shipment by rail to Houston. The association began with 12 members and scarcely had two cases of eggs a week, but from July 15, 1915, to the same date in 1916, total shipments reached 9,870 dozen and brought in $2,185 for distribution among the members. From June 1917 to June 1918, the 28 members shipped 13,830 dozen, and from June 1918 to June 1919, they shipped 29,377 dozen and brought in $8,975.91. It is not known when the business dissolved, and although it was called Egg Circle No. 1, there is no evidence of any other such group. Egg Circle No. 1 stood adjacent to the railroad tracks at the southwest corner of Winfree and Clayton Streets, and its members included Mrs. Tekla "Tillie" Stoesser, Mrs. Genevieve Brown, Mr. Turner, Mr. G.H. Bailey, later mayor of Dayton, Mrs. Susan Hemnoff, Mrs. Emma Harris, Mrs. Daisy Flowers, Mrs. Grace Hopkins, Mrs. Nora Kilgore, Mrs. Allene Jamison, Mrs. Dora Bozeman, and Mrs. Belle Barton.