The Washington times., 1919-08-17

later in the season, and frequently
Commands q higher price even after
being held in storage for several
months.
Eggs are carried at as low q tenn
perature as possible without freez-
Ing, and they come out OF storage in
practically the same condition as
when put away. except for a slight
loss OF moisture by evaporation and
a slight loss Of fresh flavor.
Eggs stored in April and May and
held under proper conditions are bet
ter than the average current receipts
received during the months of July,
August and September, as judged b.
all standards Later in the season
the fresh production becomes smaller
and smaller, and the difference in
value between the hnest fresh eggs
and storage stock widens. Up to the
month OF December the best storage
eggs are still OF better quality than
the majority of the receipts Of So
called fresh eggs which have been
held by the farmers and others out
side of cold storage.
Chickens in Storage.
Broiling and roasting chickens are
only obtainable fresh in any quantity
during Ave months of the year. still
they may be had from storage.
throughout the entire year and Of a
quality scarcely to be distinguished
from fresh stock by any consumer or
even an expert.
Turkeys stored during November
and December. when they are in their
finest condition. come out of the
freezers OF much finer quality than
the coarse-meated habby and tough
birds killed late in the winter or dur
ing the spring and summer.
Cold storage is the most perfect
agent of preservation Of these various
products that has ever been devised.
Cold storage preserves good pro
ducts but does not improve poor
qualities, therefore a poor quality OF
goods should never be placed in cold
storage.
It is about AZ difficult to tell when
= product ceases to be fresh" and
becomes "cold storage" as il Is to tell
when q pig becomes a hog.
It would be unfortunate were any
steps taken 10 restrict or decrease in
any manner the operations OF cold
storage. On the contrary, their build
ings and use should be encouraged
by all legitimate means and the con-
advantage of cold storage facilities
They have a right to expect and
should insist, that year by year there
shall be an increased holding of all
kinds Of perishable foods placed in
cold storage. It will be a national
when the crops produced are
not sufficient in the season of produc-
tion to not only supply the normal
demand for such goods during that
period, but to hll to the utmost limit
the cold storage houses which are
prepared to receive the surplus and
hold same for the period OF scant and
no production.
System of Distribution.
There is no system of distribution
that gets rid of distribution and the
expense incident to distribution.
A considerable number of consum-
ers seem to think that when goods
have been produced upon the farm
that they should be delivered to them
in the city at the same price that
the producer receives for them at the
farm.
They seem to take no account Of
the cost of the labor necessary to
produce the package in which the
goods are contained.
No consideration OF the salary and
expense OF the buyer sent out by the
in the city TO purchase or
solicit shipments.
The cost OF transportation from the |
farm to the railroad station-the cost !
of transportation via the transporta- |
ton company from this point Of ship |
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