18 BULLETIN 1002, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
SUMMARY. 
Public markets are not agencies to replace other means of distribu- 
tion of farm produce. They are supplementary agencies to aid. 
under favorable conditions, in efficient distribution. It should not 
be assumed that such markets will be successful under all conditions 
and in all localities. Definite economic conditions must exist in a 
community before it is advisable to establish a public market there. 
Before steps are taken actually to establish a public market in a 
community there should be a careful stock taking of local conditions 
to determine whether the opening of a market is advisable, and if so. 
in what form the institution should be cast so as best to meet local 
needs. In the case of a municipally owned market an ordinance 
should be carefully drawn embodying the conclusions that have been 
reached. Such an ordinance should be as simple as the conditions 
to be met will permit. The final and one of the crucial factors in 
determining the degree of success of a market is management. The 
general administration of the enterprise should be placed in the 
hands of a city department or a special board selected because of its 
fitness to cope with the problems which a market faces. Above all 
things, the direct operation of the market should be entrusted to a 
capable and experienced manager. 
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