. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. Contribution from Bureau of Markets, CHARLES J. BRAND, SQfi^ Washington, D. C. V November 20, 1918 REPORTS OF STORAGE HOLDINGS OF CERTAIN FOOD PRODUCTS. By John O. Beix, Assistant in Market Surveys, and I. C. Fkanklin, Specialist in Storage. CONTENTS. Page. Introduction 1 Cold-storage reports of commercial organiza- tions 4 Storage reports of the Bureau of Markets: Beginning and growth of the work 7 Methods of securing information 8 Cold-storage definition^ 10 Compiling the reports 10 Distribution of the inform
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. Contribution from Bureau of Markets, CHARLES J. BRAND, SQfi^ Washington, D. C. V November 20, 1918 REPORTS OF STORAGE HOLDINGS OF CERTAIN FOOD PRODUCTS. By John O. Beix, Assistant in Market Surveys, and I. C. Fkanklin, Specialist in Storage. CONTENTS. Page. Introduction 1 Cold-storage reports of commercial organiza- tions 4 Storage reports of the Bureau of Markets: Beginning and growth of the work 7 Methods of securing information 8 Cold-storage definition^ 10 Compiling the reports 10 Distribution of the information 12 Review of the 1916-17 cold-storage season for apples 14 Review of the 1916-17 cold-storage season for butter Review of the 1916-17 cold-storage season for American cheese Review of the 1916-17 cold-storage season for eggs Review of the 1917 storage holdings of frozen and cured meats and lard Storage holdings of fish, Decembor 15,1917. Selected list of publications on commercial holdings 20 22 43 INTRODUCTION. The storing of food supplies during the season of production or in times of plenty for use in the season of nonproduction or in times of scarcity is as old as civilization itself. In fact, this custom, not un- known among savage races, is in a sense but the counterpart of the instinctive action of certain provident species of insects and other lower animals in the storing of their particular foods. Among human beings little if any progress could have been made along the road of civilization without intelligent action in the storing of certain non- perishable products, at least, and this custom is one of the first essen- tials in the development of wealth and power in any race or nation. The storing of grains and other nonperishable products requires protection merely from moisture and from the greater extremes of temperature. The storing of fresh fruits and vegetables requires the arresting of life processes, and the storing of all perishable products, vegetable o
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