The Pulaskian., 1921-01-20

best friend the oyster industry ever had We are not only shipping good oysters, but also those properly pre- pared and protected, and our trade is growing by leaps and bounds
 Foods in general are of two kinds insofar as their keeping qualities are concerned. The cereals are types of foods which keep naturally. If you keep cereals dry, properly ventilated and free from infection by insects, they will last indefinitely. There fore, although produced at certain periods they are easily available for even distribution over the entire country.
 ''On the other hand, fruits, espe- cially peaches, must be harvested and consumed at once, or prepared in a proper manner for preservation either by treatment with sugar, by high temperature, or by dessication. This means that the fruit crop of peaches must be delivered promptly from the hands of the producer. The apple crop is of the same character, except that apples will keep excel lenty in cold storage while peaches will not.
 Distribution Important.
 'Inasmuch as the food of the eoun- try is practically the same in quan- tity every day, the whole system of production, preservation and distri- button must be so ordered as to de- liver l-365th of the food require ments of the people every day. Hence, it is seen that the problem of distribution in food products is quite as important as that of produc- tion.
 ''The part of science is to study those processes which will make it possible to produce this even distri- button with the least expense to the consumer, and the least detriment to the food. It is the part of political economy to study these problems from the economic point of view so that the rights of all parties con cerned may be properly safeguarded and protected. Thus 1t Is seen that the problem of food products is a double one. The economical prob lem and the scientific problem. I do not propose to discuss the eco homie problem except to say word in favor of that factor in the eco homie problem which is most likely to ''get it in the neck" namely, the farmer and the orchardist and the dairyman. Because of the lack of organization among these clements, the economic problem is not so we'll balanced as it should be, but at this element of danger is rapidly disap- bearing and the great producers of the country, from the agricultural point of view, are now organizing in large bodies, not for the sake of do- ing damage to any other element, but solely for the safeguarding of their own best interests.
 Cold Storage c Blessing.
 ''The scientific part of distributing the food product lies in the proper preservation of food in manner best suited to conserve its nutritive elements. There are three leading ways in which this conservation is conducted. One is by cold storage. This is particularly important in the keeping of eggs and fruits and is of less urgent importance in the distri- button of meats. Cold storage is one of the great blessings to the food world. It is unfortunate that, like other good forces, it may often be, and often has been, used for inn proper purposes. That, however, does not in any way lessen its inn portance from the truly scientific point of view. But cold storage is not suitable means of carrying food supplies over one season. The crops of the earth are now so easily inter- changed that we are not likely to face a universal famine. In other words, the crops of the year are suf- ficient for the necessities of the peo- pie, and the crops of one year, there fore, should not stand in the way of the crops of another. For that reason, it is proper to limit cold storage to definite period.
 'SIn the distribution of meats, cold storage is only prime necessity for the ordinary ripening of the meats and their transmission to a market. The killing of meat animals is a daily occurrence and, therefore, the daily supply does not depend upsh detention. There are certain meats that improve on keeping, as, for in- e+o-ao Iaof o~l ,o,,,++ox, TIL o..o ...z