30 MISC. PUBLICATION 604, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
Figure 8.—Federal inspectors make a destination inspection of a car of onions in an 
eastern market. 
agencies totaled 4€,636 carlot equivalents; whereas, 46,636 carloads of produce 
for shippers and receivers were inspected in receiving markets. 
Inspection of Government purchases is important from the standpoint of 
ascertaining whether dealers deliver the quality of produce called for in contract 
specifications. Without such inspection, the Government would, no doubt, be 
ihe dumping ground for a large portion of the low-quality fruits and vegetables 
which reach the markets. 
