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fective agents was Economic Circular No. 11, issued by 

 the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries, through the broad-minded- 

 ness of Commissioner Smith, and entitled "Canned Sal- 

 mon: Cheaper than Meats, and Why. Including Fifty 

 Tested Recipes." This little pamphlet has been circula- 

 ted throughout the world by the Government and is now 

 being translated into various languages by steamship and 

 trading companies which operate to and in foreign coun- 

 tries, and it has proved the greatest "boost" ever given 

 to a food product by this or any other government. Dr. 

 M. E. Pennington, chief Food Research Laboratory, Bu- 

 reau of Chemistry, Department of Agriculture, has also 

 materially aided the good work by preparing a bulletin 

 entitled "Supplementing Our Meat Supply with Fish," 

 which was published in the 1913 Year Book of the De- 

 partment. 



The fixing of an annual Salmon Day (occurring this 

 year on March 13), on which date all are asked to eat 

 salmon, has also aided in focusing the minds of our peo- 

 ple upon the wholesomeness and cheapness of this excel- 

 lent Pacific product. The Salmon Canners Associations 

 of this coast have also issued a number of booklets, leaf- 

 lets, etc., telling of the nutritious qualities, food value, 

 etc., of canned salmon, while the tuna, sardine and clam 

 packers have also done a great deal of work along these 

 lines. 



This systematic work has been found to yield valuable 

 results to the producers of this coast, and I believe other 

 sections would achieve like results if they were to take 

 up the good work so far as their own special products 

 are concerned. The increasing scarcity of meat, with the 

 consequent high cost of same, is making our work easier 

 each day. 



