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S. C. Roadside ^rketing in South Carolina . To learn 



(1) number, location, type, cost, products handled, business 

 volume, and management practices of South Carolina farmer- 

 operated roadside markets in selected counties ; (2) factors 

 essential to the successful operation of markets j and 

 (3) possibility of expansion of farmer roadside markets. 

 Agr. Econ. and Rur. Sociol. 337 



S. C. Economics or Harvesting, Handling and Marketing Peaches 

 in South Carolina . Learn amount of physical damage and the 

 economic loss occurred at each step or function in harvesting, 

 handling, and marketing of fresh peaches ; and test alter- 

 native methods which might be economically feasible and advisable, 

 Agr. Econ. and Rur. Sociol. 376 



Tenn. Buying Policies and Other Practices in the Tennessee 



Vegetable Industry * To (1) study effects of various market 

 preparation methods upon the "marketability' 1 or quality of 

 produce, while in the same project recording and analyzing 

 costs associated with alternative methods j (2) provide 

 industry's producers and middlemen better bases for estab- 

 lishing price differentials on basis of quality j (3) investi- 

 gate possible • presence and results of monopoly elements; 

 (U) study demand characteristics for particular vegetables 

 with special reference to quality; and (5) study "overall" 

 operational efficiency and operational efficiencies of specific 

 aspects of dominant processing-marketing firms. 

 Agr. Econ. and Rur. Sociol. 23 (SM-8) 



Tex. Distribution and Importance of the Vegetables Marketed 



From Texas . To learn (1) distribution and volume of various 

 vegetables within market areas for mixed and straight rail 

 and truck loads; (2) number of various types of containers 

 used to ship vegetables; (3) state of origin, importance, and 

 volume of fruits and vegetables consumed in Texas. 

 Agr. Econ. and Sociol. 960 (SM-8) 



