28 MISC. PUBLICATION 604, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
Assistance by market pathologists, however, does not end at training schools. 
Their services are available at all times as consultants in Chicago, New York, 
and Washington, and supervisors and inspectors at shipping points and in the 
markets are continually sending the consultants specimens of various fruits and 
vegetables affected by diseases for identifeation and study. Proper identification 
of diseases in lots of fresh fruits and vegetables inspected has great significance 
in connection with the settlement of controversies between shippers and receivers 
and claims against transportation companies. Equitable settlement of a dispute 
over the arrival condition of a shipment frequently hinges on the question of 
whether the diseases found were present at shipping point or developed in 
transit. Thus, it is very necessary that inspectors keep abreast of the times in 
this important phase of standardization and inspection. 
Training also includes instruction in the requirements of standards and in 
inspection technique. In addition to classroom work in these subjects, trainees 
are assigned to assist experienced inspectors with actual inspections in cars Or 
trucks, An cold storages. These experienced inspectors instruct the trainee in 
all phases of the work including opening of the car, taking samples, scoring of 
defects, entering the findings on the note sheet, and proper wording of the infor- 
mation to be shown on the inspection certificate. 
The trainee often is given the responsibility of interpreting the notes and 
reporting the facts to be shown on the certificate. His work is carefully checked 
by experienced inspectors and supervisors and through constructive criticism 
he learns inspection procedure quickly and gains confidence in himself. Exami- 
nations are given each week to indicate the trainee’s ability as an inspector. Such 
intensive training is usually continued for a period of 6 weeks or 2 months. 
Upon completion of the course, the new men are generally assigned to one of 
the larger offices where they continue to work for some time with experienced 
inspectors. Most of the Federal inspectors now serving in one of the 76 offices 
located in the larger cities throughout the country began their careers in either 
the New York or Chicago inspection offices. The Federal supervisors of 
shipping-point inspection in most of the States received their training in the 
markets as receiving market inspectors. 
Inspection at receiving markets is not only available in the markets where in- 
spection offices are located but in any other city or town, prov ided the applicant 
is willing to pay the costs of transportation and other expenses of an inspector 
to and from one of these offices. Such offices, of course, cannot be maintained in 
all cities and towns of the country, because the volume of business would not 
justify the cost. Receiving market inspection offices are maintained in the fol- 
lowing cities: 
Albany, N. Y. Dallas, Tex. Milwaukee, Wis. 
Anna, Ill. Denver, Colo. Minneapolis, Minn. 
Asheville, N. C. Detroit, Mich. Mobile, Ala. 
Atlanta, Ga. 
Augusta, Maine 
Baltimore, Md. 
Baton Rouge, La. 
Birmingham, Ala. 
Boston, Mass. 
Buffalo, N. Y. 
Charleston, W. Va. 
Charlotte, N. C. 
Chicago, Ill. 
Cincinnati, Ohio 
Cleveland, Ohio 
Columbia, S. C. 
Columbus, Ohio 
Duluth, Minn. 
Fargo, N. Dak. 
Harrisburg; Pa. 
Hartford, Conn. 
Houston, Tex. 
Indianapolis, Ind. 
Jackson, Miss. 
Jacksonville, Fla. 
Kansas City, Mo. 
Los Angeles, Calif. 
Louisville, Ky. 
Madison, Wis. 
Memphis, Tenn. 
Miami, Fla. 
Montgomery, Ala. 
Nashville, Tenn. 
Newark, N. J. 
New Orleans, La. 
New York, N. Y. 
Norfolk, Va. 
Oakland, Calif. 
Oklahoma City, Okla. 
Orlando, Fla. 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
Phoenix, Ariz. 
Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Portland, Oreg. 
Portland, Maine 
