UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 BULLETIN No. 1044 



Contribution from the Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates 

 H. C. TAYLOR, Chief 



Washington, D. C. 



April 19, 1922 



SELF-SERVICE IN THE RETAILING 

 OF FOOD PRODUCTS 



By F. E. CHAFFEE, formerly Investigator in City Marketing 

 and McFALL KERBEY, Assistant, Bureau of Markets 



CONTENTS 



Page. 



Introduction . . , . . . . . 1 



Self-service 2 



Advantages and Disadvantages of Self-service ,..„... 4 



Problems in Self-service 14 



Handling Perishable Farm Products 35 



Accounting 39 



Summary of Investigations ' 49 



WASHINGTON 

 GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 



1922 



