The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-05
DIVISION Of MARKETS
PLANS COMPLETED
Cooperative Arrangements Between
Virginia and State Authori-
ties Made.
COVER ALL MARKET ACTIVITIES
Virginia Division of Markets VIII BE
Permitted Free Use Of Mails-Spe-
cial Investig ator ON Peanut Mar
keting.

The cooperative arrangement be-
tween the Virginia Department OF
Agriculture and the once of Markets
Of the United States Department OF
Agriculture, in the prosecution of the
work of the Virginia Division Of
Markets. has been completed.
Under the cooperative plan. the
services of the once of Markets at
Washington are always available to
the Virginia division. The activities
of tho Washington offioe embrace
practically every phase OF marketing
and they have separate projects for
each Of the important farm crops
whose entire attention Is devoted to
studying the best means OF market
ing such crops. There are projects
composed Of trained and experienced
mon who work on dairy products.
poultry products. beef and livestock:
cooperative organizations; market
news service and market surveys;
grades and standards. and other sub
jects Of equal Importance. Not only
IL the vast store Of information gath
cred by these different ofhces at the
command Of the Virginia division. but
when the virginia division IL engaged
in important special work 1t will be
possible to get the investigators from
the Once OF Markets at washington
to help In this work. Also the heads
of the different projects OF that office
will. in purely advisory capacity.
direct the activities OF tbs Virginia
Division of Markets when II Is work
ing along their special lines. In ad-
dition to this aid. the Virginia Divis-
ion OF markets will be permitted the
Use OF the frank In Its mails and will
receive assistance in the preparation
and publication OF it's bulletins.
It has been decided that the lines
along which this division shall con-
duct special Investigations will be
dairy products. poultry products and
apples. In the dairy products inves-
tigation the Division OF Markets will
have the close cooperation and as
sistance OF the Virginia Dairy and
Food Division. and. in the poultry
products. the active cooperation of
Mr. N f. B. Taleott. poultry agent
In animal husbandry for Virginia
Apple Markets.
In the apple market investigations,
the division will work closely with
the Virginia State Horticultural So
ciety and other active agencies inter
ested in the production and market
ing OF apples. In the interests OF this
investigation, the director of the Nir-
ginia Division OF Markets will soon
make a tour OF the important South
ern apple markets with an idea OF
gathering information and making
connections that will enable Virginia
growers to dispose OF their apples TO
the South in greater quantity and TO
better advantage.
For the present. no assistant to the
director Will be appointed. 1t being
the policy of this division to secure
as the need may arise. special help
in the conducting of special investi-
cations The ONCE OF Markets a,
Washington approves and advises this
hne of procedure.
Special Peanut Investigator
In accordance with this plan. the
division has special Investigator al
work on the marketing of Virginia
peanuts II Is hoped by this investi.
cation to secure results that will make
il possible to materially assist the
farmers engaged In peanut production
to realize more profit on their crop:
than il the case at present 1t Is the
earnest desire of the Virginia De-
partment of Agriculture TO render
these interests some very real service
through It's marketing division.
It has been the desire and policy OF
the division to secure the active CO.
operation OF all agricultural interest,
OF the State, and in this work II ha.
been very successful, having received
from many sources offers of co-opera.
ton and assistance. and 1t is the feel.
ing OF officials of the Department OF
Agriculture that II should he able Il
render real service TO the farmers o.
Virginia.