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Consideration has been given to the. establishment of an inspection 

 sen^ice for butter, tentative plans for such a s(U'vice having been out- 

 lined and tentative rules governing such inspection having been 

 prepared. 



A special investigation was made in cooperation with the College of 

 Agriculture regarding the marketing of dairy products in Mississippi, 

 especially creamery butter. Assistance was given to the creameries 

 of Mississippi in improving marketing methods. 



Investigations were made in 14 cities of the prevailing methods of 

 marketing cottage cheese and of the conditions surrounding this in- 

 dustry. In each of these cities assistance was given to distributors 

 of cottage cheese in increasing their outlets of sale and improving 

 their methods of marketing. 



A dairy marketing survey was made in Colorado, particular atten- 

 tion being given to the relation of dairjang to the agricultural de- 

 velopment of that State. 



MARKETING LIVE STOCK, MEATS, AND ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS. 



The investigational work of this project, which is under the super- 

 vision of Mr. Louis D. Hall, was conducted along lines that promised 

 to be most immediately useful in the present emergency. Special 

 attention was given to the matters mentioned by the President in 

 directing this department to cooperate with the Federal Trade Com- 

 mission in investigating questions relating to the meat supply of the 

 country. 



Investigations regarding cooperative live-stock marketing have been 

 continued. In Georgia, farmers have baen 'assisted in marketing their 

 hogs at cooperative sales, and in other States assistance of a similar 

 character has been rendered. The survey of centralized live-stock 

 markets has been continued, and conditions and facilities at a num- 

 ber of feeding and finishing stations and transfer points near central- 

 ized markets have been investigated. The w^ork of tracing shipments 

 to centralized markets has been extended in connection with the co- 

 operative investigation carried on by this bureau and the Federal 

 Trade Commission. Investigations relating to the wholesale slaughter 

 and distribution of meats also have been extended in connection with 

 the same work. A detailed study of the physical phases of utilizing 

 packing-house by-products was undertaken in order to determine the 

 methods and costs of obtaining maximum results in the conservation 

 and utilization of animal by-products. Field investigations and 

 demonstrations regarding methods of marketing live stock have been 

 conducted in Arkansas, Texas, North Carolina, New Mexico, Vermont, 

 Georgia, Minnesota, and Montana. A general survey of principal 

 feeding districts and grazing sections has been made, including specific 

 studies of the Lancaster district in Pennsylvania and the Arkansas 

 Valley in Colorado. Detailed information was collected concerning 

 the Fort Collins, Colo., district, and the Big Hole Basin of Montana. 

 A special survey was made in southwest Virginia to ascertain the 

 prevalent methods and costs of marketing fat cattle, the relative effi- 

 ciency of the various methods, and the marketing facilities available 

 in that locality. A detailed study of the soft-pork problem in the 

 South was made in order to determine a basis for difi^erences in prices 

 which should be paid for live hogs classed as "oily" and those classed 



