The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-16

acuteness OF the problem in the particu
lar country, governments and people
have been forced TO give attention (,
more economical and efficient methods o.
transferring food products from the pro
Queer 20 the consumer. Apparently The
acuteness of the problem has grown NOR,
rapidly than has the power OF privat,
! initiative TO deal with IL successfully
| The result has been that federal and
state governments have been called upon
to assist in working out solution. The
demands OF the public have found voice
in various ways, resulting in legislation
by the federal and by state governments
and additional work under administra-
tive authority.
"The federal government was probably
the first to take definite action. After
various preliminary pieces of legislation
specific appropriation was made by
Congress in 1918 to enable the secretary
of agriculture TO acquire and diffuse
among the people of the United States
useful information on subjects connected
with the marketing and distribution OF
farm products.
"On May 10, Secretary ID. F. Houston
announced the establishment of sep.
arate unit within the department of ag
riculture known as the office of markets.
Before describing the work of this Of
fee it must be noted that various other
bureaus in the department carry on work
which is so closely related to marketing
rs to be a more or less essential part of
it. Such activities may be found in the
bureau of animal industry the bureau
of plant industry, the bureau OF chem
istry, the bureau of crop estimates, and
in the states relations service.
"Mention must also be made of the
fact that other federal departments con
duct certain lines of work which deal at
least indirectly with the subject of mar
keting farm products. Among these may
be mentioned the department of com
merce, the department of state and the
federal trade commission.
"The studies of the office of markets
and rural organization cover market con-
ditions, demands for specific crops,
sources of supply, methods of grading,
standardizing, packing and shipping and
the nature of the commercial transac-
tons by means of which farm produce
moves from the farm to the consumer;
waste in marketing; profits in handling
farm products, with means for the reduc-
ton of those which are excessive; and
cooperative associations for farmers
rural problems. A demonstra-
ton market news service is one of the
new lines of work which has been de-
velopel from these studies. Federal
RI al haI tYtr foat aI md
the relationships between the department
Of agriculture and the various states in
their marketing activities are being cor
related The Office OF markets and rural
is charged with the admin
stration of the United States cotton flu
tues act and the United States ware
house act. and, jointly with the bureau
Of plan industry, ii is responsible for
the administration of the United States
grain standards act.
I'm its broader aspects the work of |
the states in the marketing field has had T!
more recent development than that OF |
he federal government. The marketing |
Investigations of states are included UNI |
Ter three general types OF management:
marketing bureaus; divisions |
IF commissions; bureaus or divisions I'M
Ter state departments of agriculture; |
activities of colleges and uni
'ersities Five states have established, |
" statute. divisions specifically charged
With carrying out regulatory or investi-
,atory work in this subject. Six states
ave developed marketing activities
which take the form of bureaus or di-
.isions under the state departments OF