The food supply was the heaviest and most essential part of the covered wagon cargo.
Which quotation from the passage supports the claim?
"A wagon, draft animals, food, tools and clothing were gathered together to
sustain a family for up to five or six months of trail travel and camping out"
(paragraph 2)
"In preparing supplies, a delicate balance was necessary, for hauling too much
would wear down the animals, but not enough food could result in starvation.
(paragraph 4)
"Early guide books recommended that each emigrarsle supplied with 200
0 pounds of flour 150 pounds of bacon, ten pounds of coffee, 20 pounds of sugar
and ten pounds of salt." (paragraph 5)
The most important factor in selecting food was to determine if it preserved well
and would not spoil along the trail." (paragraph 6)