Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-11-23
WAR FOOD SURVEY
GIVES FINE RESULTS
REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL THE
VARYING CONDITIONS IN
NORTH CAROLINA.
DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH
ooinos and happenings That Marx
the Progress Of North Carolina PEG.
pie, Gathered Around the State
Capital
Raleigh
Raleigh.

The War Emergency Food Surve,
representing results Of reports on foot
conditions In urban. semi.urban, anr
rural sections Of North Carolina com
pleted through the cooperative efforts
OF the Food Administration and IN,
State Department OF Agriculture
shows that corn and corn products
beans and bean products, milk. fruit
eggs, poultry are taking the place OF
meats, with cured meats used instead
or the fresh meats and canned good
predomina,ing, Very few homes show.
I'D any amount OF food storage
The results OF the survey are an.
nounced by the administrative officers
OF the North Carolina Extension Ser.
vice.
The survey was representative OF all
sections and all conditions OF the
state. Three cities were selected,
representing population of 10000 or
more. Each city was TO furnish TWEEN.
ty'fye reports Fifteen counties were
selected for conditions IMPLYING SENT.
urban communities. and each county
was asked TO make twenty-five reports.
Twelve counties were selected for the
typical rural Districts, and each county
was charged with twenty-five reports
These $50 reports represent typical
homes in typical section OF the State.
The $50 reports which were return
ed" states S G. Rudinow. who has
completed study OF the survey.
shows number OF interesting facts
which stand out rather prominently:
IL, The survey shows that ~ an
average thing, very little meat is con.
sumed at the present time and that
such articles as corn and corn prod. !
ucts beans and bean products, milk, |
fruits, eggs and poultry are taking |
the places Of meat
"2. In almost no instances was any |
fresh meats purchased during the time
the survey was made, while in almost
every home was TO be found a certain
amount OF cured and sailed meat
20 Even urban homes have proven
the value Of the campaign for canning
and preserving BY showing in this sur.
rey a large amount OF preserved and
canned goods. designated by the lei.
ters u. r. Signify,ng home produced
q. The larges; predominance of
canned goods was 10 be found In the
canned vegetables, including the con-. :
mon garden vegetables
IS Very few homes showed an I'M !
usually large amount az food stored
iway on the day upon which the in.
veniory az food supplies wss made. In !,
zone instances sugar. molasses. corn
PRODUCTS, lard, and vbea, products be- :.
ne on hand in amounts 81 average |.
quantity
". II Was 10 be expected that rural =
ZONES would show neither the storage :
Tor the consumption Of miscellaneous
rticles, such as nnts, chocolates, co. a
0a. etc. but IL Is interesting TO note A
ha; the urban homes also failed to n
how either the storage or conssmp. u
lon OF these commodities. D
~ Agents have reported that, on s..
be whole. people have been very glad s
D cooperate in making this suryeJ :,
nd In keeping records. II
IS. Undoubtedly the survey has b
royed 10 be good thing for those v
iho have been asked TO keep the rec. o.
rds, because Il has brought certain II
iings to light concerning which PEG Ia
lie have not thought about . great q
cal" n