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The article reports on marketing research being conducted by U.S. government bureaus. The author includes information about a research study completed at the U.S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics, which focused on the cotton industry. Marketing research completed at the U.S. Bureau of the Census investigated statistical elements of the agricultural industry. Information about a research study conducted at the U.S. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, which focused on popular methods of advertising in foreign countries, is also included.

The article presents information regarding marketing research studies conducted by U.S. Government Bureaus. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) transmitted a report to the U.S. Congress regarding fresh fruits and vegetables. Among the points investigated were the extent of decline in agricultural income and a concentration of control and monopoly in the processing and marketing of fruits and vegetables. The U.S. Division of Agriculture completed the last of its general reports for the Census of 1935. The Bureau of Home Economics released "The Study of Consumer Purchases."