Table 2. Quantity and Source of Supply of Milk Shipped to Boston 



From New Hampshire— 1947 



Source Quantity 

 1,000 lbs. 



Colebrook 38,082 



Lancaster 15,455 



Enfield 9,415 



North Walpole 9.224 



North Haverhill 7,203 



Lebanon 6,628 



Lisbon 3,345 



Laconia 1,323 



Other 2,255 



Total 92,930 



Consumption in New Hampshire 



A steady supply of fresh milk to consumers in cities or towns is a joint 

 responsibility of producers, dealers, and handlers. The larger the communi- 

 ty of people, the greater the job of collection and distribution. The price 

 which consumers pay should be related to the efficiency with which produc- 

 tion, processing, and distribution are accomplished. A continued supply 

 of milk is, of course, dependent on adequate returns to these groups. 



One of the costs of handling is transportation from the farm to the 

 consumer. If consumers live close to the farms, then it is to be expected 

 that the transportation costs will be lower. With this in mind it will be 

 well to examine the relative location of producers and consumers in New 

 Hampshire. 



Table 3. Major Markets of New Hampshire and the Proportion of the State 



Population in Each — 1951 



Market Population % of State 



Manchester 82,581 15.5 



Concord 27,984 5.3 



Portsmouth 18,793 3.5 



Nashua 34,666 6.5 



Keene 15,631 2.9 



Laconia 14,722 2.8 



Berlin 16,545 3.1 



State Total 529,880 39.6 



The milk supplies for these major markets are picked up by dealers 

 oi brought in by producer-distributors. The location of producers supply- 

 ing these markets is approximated in Map 2 showing the major milksheds 

 for wholesale milk assembly in New Hampshire. 



Objectives 



It is the purpose of this study to show how the distance milk is trans- 

 ported can be reduced to a minimum. In the emergency period we are in, 

 and are likely to be in for some time, tires and trucks will become more 

 scarce and economy in their use will be an important factor in the con- 



