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now dehydrated under a new and improved process 

 and the quality has been improved. 



"Very satisfactory reports have been received 

 from tests made with these vegetables at Washing- 

 ton Barracks and at Galveston and Texas City." 



These facts are inexplicable when it is considered 

 that the United States army, in spite of its own 

 experience, refused to consider the new product in 

 feeding the troops mobilized along the Mexican 

 border in 1916. 



The report goes on as follows: 



"As one pound of dehydrated potatoes equals 

 about 6^ pounds of the fresh and one pound of de- 

 hydrated onions equals about 12J/2 pounds of the 

 fresh the saving in transportation of these vege- 

 tables for a large command would be enormous and 

 it would appear desirable to adopt these vegetables 

 for use in the field if it can be shown that they have 

 sufficient merit to recommend themselves to the 

 troops. 



"The dehydrated products consist of beans, car- 

 rots, corn, onions, beets, potatoes, tomatoes, turnips, 

 spinach, cabbage, etc. As potatoes and onions are 

 the principal fresh vegetables used in the army it was 

 considered advisable to make a practical trial of 

 these new products with troops actually in the field, 

 for these products would derive additional value as a 

 food element in subsisting troops in case of war 

 and when conditions were such that fresh or canned 

 vegetables could not be supplied. 



"Therefore, 2,000 rations of potatoes and 5,000 

 rations of onions were procured and forwarded to 

 the Second Division for a thorough test in the field 

 and by the troops." 



