The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-13
INTENDING MARKETING
ASSISTANCE To FARMERS.

W ASffiNA TN ~ -, pN1. -.
Tie development during the fiscal
year OF n more extensive aud more
highly perfected demonstration
market news service for perishable
fruits aud vegetables and the per-
Torrance of work preliminary to be-
ginning similar service for live
stock and meats are described in the
annual report OF the office on mar
lets and rural organization OF the
(. s. department Of agriculture,
which has Just been published. Tie
news service for perishable foods
end vegetables, established for four
products In 1915. was extended TO
include a number OF new crops, an
additional number OF stations in
producing territory. and an increased
number of permanent Offices in
market centers. The service has
reached much larger number OF
persons than during the preceding
year aud has. according to reports,
been valuable IN assisting growers
organizations TO plan selling cam
paigns intelligently. ia promoting
better understanding among grow
ers, shippers. commission merchants.
aud consumers, and in facilitating
efficient marketing operations in
other ways.
The office has continued its
studies of market grades and stand
ards for various farm products,
Investigations into the reasons for
the economic loss oi roodstuffs in
transit are being 20 ltinuei. and
possible methods OF improvement
ere being studied. Cooperation be-.
tween shippers aud carriers with .
view to reducing loss has been
stimulated in various instances. Tx
detrimental shipments of various
products originating on the farm,
nearly $4,000 pounds,
we're made by parcel post during
the year. Results from these and
earlier shipments, according to the
report. Indicate that il Is physically
POSSIBLE to ship almost any com
modify by parcel post when Il is
properly packed and handled. The
have shown also, how
ever, that comparative returns from
other marketing methods must be
and that II Is essential
Cor success in parcel post marketing
for shippers TO grade and standard
lie their products and TO use suita-
BILE containers.
Rural organization investigations
OF the office resulted in the coliec-
tien OF data on tho costs and sources
OF farm loans. loans TO farmers by
merchants in the south, farmers
mutual insurance companies, and
rlrai telephone companies Inten-
siye rural surveys OF two counties
we're completed and studies We're
made OF a large number of rural
social educational, and civic actiyi-
ties.
In It's work of enforcing the cot
ton futures act the affiee designated
rs bona fide spot cotton markets the
exchanges in two cities in addition
10 the thirteen previously designat-
ed. A number OF additional domes-
tie markets have. adopted the Off
eial cetton standards as a basis for
their transactions The standards
have been adopted also by the Rot
terdam, Holland. cotton exchange.
During the fiscal year disputes aris-
ing from future transactions and in
yolSing 26,Tl1 bales were passed
Gu by the office. These disputes
were from New York. none
arising in New Orleans. the only
other officially designated future
mRrket in the country,
During the year tue office eom-
rle,ed its standards for iaged aud
stained American cotton and these
y are PROMULGATED BY the secretary
OF agriculture. Work on the stan
dardization Of Arizona Egyptian cot
ton aud seaisland cotton Was con
timed. Two hundred and forts-
eight gsli sets aud rs fractional sets