P.D. 123. 



The executive committee of the conference authorized the editor to pro- 

 cure from persons qualified the various chapters presented herewith. I wish 

 to acknowledge the assistance of the following persons in the preparation of 

 this book : 



R. Harold Allen, Director, Division of Plant Pest Control, Massachusetts 

 Department of Agriculture; E. Eugene Barker, Ph.D., Former Assistant 

 Professor of Plant Breeding, Cornell University, Dorothy H. Goodwin, 

 Investigator, Division of Markets, Massachusetts Department of Agricul- 

 ture; Sidney B. Haskell, Director, Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment 

 Station; Josej^h L. Hills, Ph.D., Director, Vermont Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station; Wliitman H. Jordan, Ph.D., Former Director, New York 

 Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva; John W. Plaisted, Chief Inspec- 

 tor, Massachusetts DeiDartment of Agriculture; William J. Spillman, Ph.D., 

 Farm Management Specialist, United States Department of Agriculture; 

 Charles D. Woods, Ph.D., Director, Division of Information, Massachusetts 

 Department of Agriculture. 



If this book succeeds in arousing a greater public interest in the New 

 England farmer and his problems and their relationship to our prosperity 

 and our food supply, a great public good will have been accomplished. 



Arthur W. Gilbert, Editor. 



Table of Contents 

 Chapter 



I. The Development of Agriculture in New England 



Historical — Effects of Territorial Expansion and Commercial 

 Development — Effects of Development of Transportation and of 

 Inventions 



II. Geography and Physical Factors 



Location and Extent — Topography — Weather Conditions : tem- 

 perature — length of the growing season — precipitation and sun- 

 light — Soils : on the lower elevations — in the upland valleys — in 

 the lowland valleys and on the coast — fertilization 



ill. The Food Products of New England 



Agricultural Industries and Food Products — The Influence of 

 Competition on New England Farming — Animal Products : fluid 

 milk— poultry — meat products — Plant Products : potatoes — 

 orchard fruits — small fruits — tobacco — specialty truck crops — 

 market gardening — maple sugar and syrup — feed crops — Sea 

 Products: fish 



IV. Food Consumption in New England 



Sources of New England's Food Supply — Foodstuffs Consumed 

 in New England : fruits and vegetaljles— milk — consumption of 

 butter and cheese — consumption of meat — consumption of special 

 New England products — Home Storage — Protection of Food for 

 Public Welfare 



V. Food Marketing in New England 



The Problem — Food Preferences and Fancies — Increase of 

 Profits through Better Marketing — Grading and Standardiza- 

 tion — Marketing and Cooperation — Transportation: cost — the 

 motor truck — losses in transportation — settlement of claims — 

 good roads — Roadside Markets — Community Marketing — The In- 

 evitable Middleman — The AVeak Spot in the System — The Push- 

 cart Venders — The Profitableness of Storage — The Retail Store- 

 keeper — Thrift in Buying — Advertising Food Products — Market 

 Reports 



