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EXERCISE 43 

 TRIP TO WHOLESALE AND RETAIL POULTRY AND EGG MARKET 



Object. — To study and become familiar with methods and organization 

 incidental to the distribution of poultry products, including commission 

 business, retail business, city markets and cold storage. 



Equipment. — Note book, camera, competent guide, and carefully planned 

 itinerary. 



Procedure. — The markets visited and the nature of the itinerary will be 

 determined largely by local conditions. It is impossible here to give any 

 itinerary which will suit all locations. The plan will be to give a suggested 

 itinerary for New York City, which can simply be used as a guide in making 

 up such trips for other cities and can be used by those wishing to visit that 

 section. 



Whenever itinerary is made up, all places which it is expected to visit 

 should be notified in' advance and their consent secured before the date of 

 the visit. 



Step 1. — Suggested itinerary: 



7.15 A. M. Washington Market, Fulton and Vesey St., West Washington Market. 



9.00 A. M. John Corell, 334 Washington St. 



10.00 A. M. I^ew York Mercantile Exchange, Hudson and Harrison Sts. 



10.45 A. M. Merchants Refrigerator Co., 35 North Moore St. 



12.00 to 1.00 Lunch 



1.00 p. M. Colhns and Barnard, 336 E. Washington St. 



1.30 p. M. B. Titman and Co., Egg Breaking, 94 Moore St. 



2.00 p. M. Fox River Butter Co., 78 Hudson St. 



2.30 p. M. S. S. Long and Co., 102 Warren St. 



3.00 p. M. W. S. Douglass and Co., 137 Reade St. 



Step 2. — Instructions to class: Time of meeting and train to be taken, 

 including tickets necessary to purchase. Party to remain together at all 

 times. If, for any reason, members of the party become separated they 

 should consult schedule and meet the party at the next place. Ask any ap- 

 propriate questions, observe carefully, and make one's self agreeable to the 



market man. Take notes in as full detail as possible. 



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