The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-02-21
TOEXPLAIN PARCELPOST
GOVERNMENT PLANS EDUCATIONAL
CAMPAIGN AMONG FARMERS.

The Postoffice Department is COM
pleting plans for parcel post educa-
tional campaign of nationwide scope
among the farmers for the purpose
of explaining the advantages of the
new postal system as transportation
vehicle to deliver farm produce, such
as vegetables, butter and eggs, direct
from the farm to the city kitchen.
Parcel post experts from the de-
partment Will be sent during the
coming year to the big State agri-
cultural fairs to explain personally to
the farmer how the parcel post can
be utilized by him to get his produce
into the city kitchen. Arrangements
will be made for these experts to be
put on the program for speeches.
These speeches will be we'll adYer-
tised IN order TO attract as many
farmers as possible. The more knowl-
edge the farmer has about the oper-
alton of the parcel post the depart
ment officials feel, the larger and
more appreciated patron of 1t he will
become. How to pack vegetables,
eggs and other produce 50 that they
will not be damaged and how to reach
the city customer will be fully ex-
planned.
Farmers Not Using System.
As conduit for the carriage OF
farm produce directly from the farm
to the city kitchen the parcel post has
not developed during Its two months
operation. The farmers have not
been made to realize how easily the
system can be used. Il Is now util-
lied to a small extent for the trans
portation OF eggs and butter.
The education OF the farmer IS to
advantages of the parcel post Is In
the line with the Lewis Idea OF
"cheapening the cost Of living" The
Maryland Congressman believes II
once the farmer can be made TO real
ize the opportunities of the parcel
post he will quickly employ II to place
In the city homes tons OF farm pro
duce which go to waste in the gard
ems and In the FIELDS for lack OF
means of reaching the consumer.
The agricultural fairs at TimonIum,
Laurel. Hagerstoun, Frederick. Sails
bury. Westminster, Rockville and 9TH
er big Maryland towns Will be visited
by the Government experts, who Will
tell the Maryland farmers Just how
Shny 1t ID III Hull " 7HAb fiiAANE
from their farm into Baltimore and
other Maryland cities through the
parcel post.
Much Truck Goes TO Waste.
1t Is estimated that one-fourth Of
the garden truck and farm produce
goes To waste IN the country for Eant
OF means OF finding an outlet to the
city consumer.
Congressman David J. Lewis, OF
Maryland, the House father OF the
parcel post Is having a few tests
made With the shipment of egga by
mail. Farmers in Montgomery eoun-
ty are sending him small crates OF
eggs every other day or so through
the parcel post. These experiments
show that when the eggs are prop
erly packed they make the trip With
out damage The crates of egga are
picked up at email stations In mall
sacks from cranes by trains moving
at fast speed. The experiments con-
vince Mr.. Lewis the system can be
easily used for egg shipments II the
farmer Is shown how To properly pack
the eggs.
To Explain English Method.
One of the notable uses made by
the parcel post IN England is to bring
farm produce direct from the farm to
the city kitchens. Small truckers out
side Of London obtain list of city
customers through the medium of
advertising in newspapers and supply
these every day or SO with fresh Yege-
tables and eggs and butter. The
Government experts viii explain In
detail how the small English farmer
makes a good livelihood through the
medium OF parcel post.