258 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



City MarJietinga Observations were made at the following markets: 



Grand Traverse County — Traverse City (potato). 

 Ingham County — Lansing (municipal). 

 Jackson County — Jackson (municipal). 

 Kalamazoo County — Kalamazoo (municipal). 

 Kent Count}' — Grand Kapids (municipal, two). 

 Manistee County — Manistee (municipal), 

 Mecosta Count}- — Greenville (potato). 



During tlie winter data were collected by means of questionnaires and 

 observations upon the chances of establishing successful public markets 

 in Adrian and Muskegon. 



Informal talks bearing upon value and operation of public markets 

 were made before the Muskegon County Horticultural Society and the 

 vegetable growers of Jackson (Jackson county). 



Marl-rf Surveys: Many places were visited for the purpose of observ- 

 ing various phases of the marketing problem. 



The wholesale fruit and produce sections of Bay City, Bay county, 

 and Saginaw, Saginaw county, were visited. 



The canning plant at Cherry Home Orchards near Northport, Leela- 

 nau county, was visited. 



An afternoon was spent in studying grain marketing at the elevator 

 of the Chesaning Farmers' Elevator Company, Saginaw county. 



Observations as to the methods of marketing dairy products were 

 made as follows: 



Berrien County — Benton Harbor, Twin City Creamery Company. 

 Eaton County — Charlotte, Dry Milk Company. 

 Kalamazoo County — Kalamazoo, Dairymen's Milk Company. 

 Oakland County — Pontiac, Pontiac Creamery Company. 



Live Stock marketing was studied in connection with the following 

 enterprises : 



Branch County — Batavia, Batavia Cooperative Company, 



Coldwater, Coldwater Cooperative Company. 



Quincy, Quincy Shippers' and Buyers' Association. 

 Waj'^ne County — Detroit, Central Live Stock Yards. 



Miscellaneous Actii'iUes: Six informal talks under the title, "Ad- 

 vertising to Increase Consumption of Farm Products" were given as fol- 

 lows : 



Berrien County — Benton Harbor. 

 Benzie County — Frankfort. 

 St. Clair County — Capac. 



Columbus Hall. 

 Van Buren County — Hartford. 



South Haven. 



Informal talks upon the general subject, "The Marketing of Farm 

 Products"' were given at meetings of commercial organizations as fol- 

 lows : 



