The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-09
MEAT PRODUCTION
INCREASE SOUGHT

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niciDal retail and wholesale public
markets. Detailed studies also have
been made Of conditions in other cities.
Investigation concerning methods or
handling and grading perishable prod
ucts and the practlcahility Of stand
ardlzation Of the products and their
containers have progressed rapidly.
COld-StorAge Reports.
The issuance OF monthly cold-stor-
age reports on apples has been con.
tinued. and the work has been extend
ed 10 include butter, eggs and cheese.
These reports show the cOld-storage
holdings throughout the country and
include comparison Of the holdings
Of the current year with those of the
previous year n cooperation with
carriers. extensive Investigations OF
the, economic waste Of foodstuffs III.
transit have been conducted. The OBJ
iect OF these Investigations is to Sc
cure better cooperation between ship
.pers and carriers and greater efficiency.
in methods Of handling, with a view.
to eliminate. OF at least greatly to re
duce, the present waste.
.Well-tested systems OF accounts and
records for primary grain elevators,
for livestock shipping associations. and
for cooperative stores have been is
sued. Systems for country creamerics
and cotton warehouses have been de-
vised and are being tested under COM
mcrcial conditions. Systems perfected
.by the department for farmers CO.
operative elevators and for fruit and
produce associations already are in
E#eAtensiye use A plan for adopting
farmers grain elevatorf companies to
the patronage dividend basis has been
worked out and pubIished.'
according to tile report, largely
lsthroug h checking of disease and par
l8asites md by better stock raising
More than forty per cent of the origi-
/ llal tick infested terr1rDry has been
I5cleared, the report says, and the an
anual loss OF S4O,00O.O00 through this
parasite has been greatly reduced.
! Diseases are being eliminated.
Food Production.
The report says Of food production.
The production or food crops ale-
E5Quatc to meet the consuming needs Of
the country and the export demand Is
la matter Of large importance to the
American people Our potential agrG=
l8cultural resources in this respect arc
ESQ varied and ample that there can be
lsupply our domestic wants, when eli
matte conditions are normal and the
foreign demand Is not excessive One
or the greatest agricultural needs,
therefore. is the stabtltzing Of pro-
4 duction.
Sharp Nuctuation Of yield and price
from season to season tend to Is tinl-
5ulate speculativea and superficial farm
ling and to discourage the systematic
crop rotation and thorough cultural
practice which are essential To an en-
#during and economically sound agri-
couture. II Is Obvious that, In large
measure STERILIZATION OF production
must he brought about through the Use
LOT better adapted or improved crop
\ varieties. more syst enlatic and rational
lscrop rotations, and improved agricul-
tural practice generally. including in
many sections larger attention to live
stock production.
.sAs the principles OF crop improve
mcnt are better Understood md moro
generally applied. larger yields per
acre should result. IN addition. a greai
deal can be accomplished through In
crease Of soil fertility and better. Gull