Fig. 2 — The New Hampshire silage cart. It distributes chopped hay directly 



into the manger. It can be used on modern farms for feeding 



chopped hay, corn silage, or grass silage. 



the Central West. By adding a wide 

 belt and spindle the silage or chopped 

 hay is fed out the side directly into 

 the mangers. In feeding chopped 

 hay, the capacity is increased by 

 means of removable boards at the 

 top. 



Earl M. Elliott, field assistant 

 working on rapid milking practices, 

 built the cart in the Agricultural En- 

 gineering shops. George M. Foulk- 

 rod, agricultural engineer, Paul A. 

 Gilman, applied farming instructor, 

 and Wesley F. Brett, of the Univer- 

 sity work shop gave technical assis- 

 tance. 



Idle Farm Land. Many persons 

 who are interested in the agriculture 

 of New Hampshire and the other 

 Northeastern states have indicated 

 concern that farm lands remain idle 

 and eventually revert to brush. The 



forces affecting land use in New 

 Hampshire are quite complicated. 

 Much land probably is better suited 

 to forests than to farming, but some 

 idle land may be better than some 

 that is being farmed. 



This study was initiated with the 

 purpose of finding out how much idle 

 usable farm land there is, whether 

 or not owners are interested in using 

 it, and if there are terms on which 

 owners and operators can agree and 

 which will permit good farming prac- 

 tices. 



As the study has been in progress 

 only since April 1, 1948, only a pre- 

 liminary progress report is possible. 

 A survey has been completed in the 

 towns of Greenland and Stratham in 

 Rockingham County; a similar sur- 

 vey is in progress in the town of 

 Hopkinton in Merrimack County, 



