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spection and supervision cannot be carried on in even 

 the smaller plants. The packers usually invite federal 

 inspection on account of the prestige it gives and be- 

 cause the public demands federal inspected meats. For 



Home-packing products resulting from high specialization. 



one plant to have inspection and another not to have it 

 gives the latter an undue advantage, because in the 

 latter case the condemnations will be very few, while 

 the profits of the former will be greatly cut through the 

 condemnations by the federal inspectors. A more ex- 

 tensive application of federal inspection is desirable. 



Home retail marketing of pork. The slaughtering of 

 pork at home not only provides an ample supply for 

 home consumption, but by home slaughtering a means 

 is provided to secure greater returns from the hogs 

 grown. The hogs may be slaughtered and sold as fresh 

 pork to the butcher, or it may be retailed out and the 



