1917] FOODS HUMAN NUTRITION. 863 



The milling' and baking data for the 1915 crop of wheat, T. Sanderson 

 (North Dakota Sta. Bui. 122 (1911), pp. 6i-94).— This includes a critical dis- 

 cussion of wheat grading and its effect upon the economies of the wheat industry 

 from an agricultural standpoint. It is based upon milling and baking tests 

 reported for a large number of wheats. 



" Summing up this whole matter as to the trouble resulting from the sale of 

 wheat it may be safely charged to the system used in grading. ... It is evi- 

 dent that the majority of men engaged in the grain trade are not aware of the 

 true milling value of the different lots of wheat coming to them and that they 

 are conscientious in their application of the system in vogue, while it is the 

 strict application of this system that is working such a hardshp on our local 

 miller, as well as the farmers. If the local millers were aware of the actual 

 value of the so-called lower grades of wheat, they would use more of them in 

 their mixture, thus reducing the cost of their raw material. At the same time 

 they would reduce the amount of low-grade wheat going to the terminal market ; 

 thereby increasing the cost of the raw material to their competitors." 



" There is some wheat in almost every crop year that should not be used for 

 human consumption, but should be condemned and only allowed to be sold as 

 animal food, and if not fit for that prupose, should not be allowed on the market 

 at any price, the same as is done with meat and many other food products, 

 but under the present system the majority of this low-grade wheat is bought 

 by the elevator companies and mixed in small quantities and eventually finds 

 its way into the flour of the consumer. In many instances the price paid is far 

 below what it is actually worth for feed. Many of the complaints from the 

 consumers coming to the miller are just and could be attributed to this cause." 



Similar data for other years have been noted (E. S. R., 34, p. 759; 36, p. 464). 



Shrimp: Handling, transportation, and uses, E. D. Clabk, L. Macnaugh- 

 TON, and Mary i:. Pexnixgton (U. S. Dept. Agr. Bid. 538 (1911), pp. 1-8, pis. 

 2). — Handling, preparing, and shipping cooked and raw shrimps, dried shrimps, 

 and other specialties, the utilization of shrimp waste as fertilizer, and the food 

 value of shrimp meat are discussed in this bulletin, the data including analyses 

 of cooked, canned, and dried shrimps. 



*' Cleanliness, proper cooking, and care in handling shrimp, combined with a 

 discontinuance of the practice of using preservatives, have resulted in the pro- 

 duction of a finely flavored product which is gradually increasing in popularity. 

 At the same time improvements in methods of packing and preparation have 

 made shrimp accessible to many new markets at long distances from the pro- 

 ducing sections. . . . 



" The increased consumption of shrimp and the opening of new markets are 

 stimulating the industry to increase its catches. If shrimp are taken at the 

 wrong time of year or in excessive numbers their extermination is probable. 

 Those interested in the shrimp industry, therefore, should give early attention 

 to the question of conservation. It is also to the interest of those whose live- 

 lihood is dependent upon catching and packing shrimp to encourage investiga- 

 tions planned to determine the periods of spawning, the times of migration, and 

 the feeding habits of shrimp, and to do their part in helping to make such 

 investigations result in the adoption of protective measures." 



Food products and drugs, J. P. Street (Connecticut State Sta. Rpt. 1916, pt. 

 4, pp. 185-304). — The 1,369 products here reported on include, among many 

 others " hygienic coffees," diabetic foods, condensed and powdered milks, spices, 

 vegetable extracts, baking powder, spices, and a proprietary article akin to 

 meat extract made from squab. 



[Food and drug inspection], E. F. Ladd and Alma K. Johnson (North 

 Dakota Sta. Spec. Bui., 4 (1911), No. 14, pp. S6S-318).— In addition to data re- 



