The Washington times., 1917-04-26

above the five-yeaA average. Rye
was 10000, 900 bushels more than the
five-year average, and rice 100000
bushels as against a five-year aver
age of 24.5O0.O00 bushels.
THE potato crop of the United States
for the year 1916 was 2S5,43I.OOO
bushels as against $50. .721 900 bushels
for the previous year. showing de-
crease of 74,2S4,000 bushels.
Meat products for the year 1915
amounted to 22,3Is, 900 pounds as
against a five-year average OF 19,
Tl2, 900 900 pounds. or about 2,oOO.OOO,
600 pounds greater than the output
for 1915.
.sThe amount OF corn held on farms
in the United States on March !, 1915,
was l,116.559, 900 bushels and on
March i. 1917, 7So, 10000 bushels. The
amount of oats held on farms In the
United States on March ]. 1916, was
SOS, las, 900 bushels and on March j.
1917, 3p3, ,9S5 900 bushels. The amount
of wheat held on farms in the United
States on March I. 1916. was 244.-
44s. 900, and on March 1. 1917, 1O1.-
1856 900 bushels"
Following are the committees rec
concentrations:
There is urgent need in this coun-
try for the organization OF compre-
hensive marketing machinery which
will put the producing and consuming
communities in trading relations with
each other, and make II possible to
send perishable products dibectly from
the point of production to the point OF
use; and for the Inauguration OF a
system In the distribution Of food
products which will cause them to
move TO the points OF use in response
to their respective demands for use.
SO as TO prevent congested markets
on the one hand and inadequate sup
ply on the other, with a result or
waste which always occurs in con-
gested markets. 1t is recommended
that steps be taken through Govern
ment agencies looking toward these
ends.
1T is recommended that necessary
steps be taken for an accurate de-
termination OF the nature and amount
OF foodstuffs ordinarily consumed In
the District OF Columbia.
For District Market.
at seems that this District should
afford such a market for foodstuf1s
as would attract at least those pro-
duced in nearby localities and en-
courage production there. We be-
lieye that a municipal wholesale
market, established and operated by
the District government. would tend
to induce farmers living remote from
the city 10 send their products 10 II
because of the assurance that they
would be handled by responsible
government officials and sold at the
prevailing market price. No attempt
should be made to establish such a
market as a monopoly but simply an
agency, BECAUSE of its very char
acter, tending to encourage the ship
ment of foodstuffs TO this city.
THE reduction of food prices is
henceforth to be primarily q city
problem. The additions TO the price
paid the farmer or producer for food
products, after they reach the city
and before they reach the consumer.
are not the affair OF tho farmer or
the producer. and are something he
should not be expected to remedy.
The city itself must see 60 the care,
storage, and distribution OF its food.
1--WE recommend a consideration OF
the utilization OF Kitchen refuse for
feeding stock. ST. Elizabsth's Hos
pitaI feeds about $50 hogs with a part
OF tho garbage from this institution
and finds this practice very satisfac-