Annual Report -2- 



goremment purchase, and marketing order agreements. This particular 

 service was greatly increased during this fiscal year by the un- 

 forseen agreement between the U.S.D,^. and the cranberry industry, 

 whereby a marketing agreement was set up allowing 12 percent of the 

 cx^nberry crop to be withheld from the fresh market. To qualify 

 this, 12 percent was required to be inspected and certified by our 

 inspectors as eque.l to U.S. #1 processing grade or better. In 

 addition, approxixnately 150 cars of cranberries were loaded in Mass- 

 achusetts for school lunch purchase by U.S.D.A.j also, the export of 

 cranberries increased. Cranberry inspection alone extended from 

 early September well into January, with 3 inspectors on full time 

 plus overtime many nights, also week ends, and another inspector 

 part-time. All other shipping point inspection, including apples 

 and potatoes, nearly equalled the previous year. Consequently a 

 deficit budget was necessarily submitted in December to cover this 

 unforseen additional inspection. This being held and not approved 

 until the first week in June, the cancellation of all inspection by 

 our temporary inspectors for the whole month of May and well into 

 June was required due to no funds. In addition, many expense vouchers 

 contracted before May and during May were held up for lack of funds. 

 In conclusion, with so much shipping point inspection which is self- 

 supporting, and with a pre -determined budget to operate within, the 

 other inspection duties entrusted to us, such as branding of apples 

 and potatoes up to the retail counter and seed inspection had to be 

 seriously curtailed. 



All CA apple storages were registered, assigned a number, and 

 air constituents of each room were checked in conjunction with daily 

 records kept by operator. These checks were made at least once a 



