The annual calf crop of this predominantly dairy state provides a large 

 supply of veal for local slaughter and for shipment to Brighton stockyards. 



Sales Outlets of Packers 



Packers sell the dressed beef and veal to wholesalers, retailers, jobbers, 

 or to consumers and processors. The following table estimates the sales of 

 dressed meat slaughtered in New Hampshire. 



Table 6. Trade Outlets for Dressed Meat Slaughtered and Packed in New 



Hampshire — 1952* 



Outlet 



Quantity 



(lbs. of Dressed 



Meat) 



Percent of Total 



Wholesaler 



Retailer 



Jobber 



Direct to Consumer 



Processor 



Hotels and Restaurants 



Total 



* Includes live animals shipped into New Hampshire from out of state. 

 Based on 1953 field surve3^ 



Custom Slaughterers 



The major proportion of cattle, sheep, and hogs slaughtered on a 

 custom basis is for local households at an agreed cost per head. Only three 

 of the 16 custom slaughterers take title to some of the meat for sale in their 

 own retail stores or to other retailers. The majority simply provide the 

 service and return the dressed animal to the owner. They handle only 9 

 percent of the total slaughter of New Hampshire raised cattle, but a 

 larger proportion of the hogs. 



Over 90 percent of the livestock commercially slaughtered for resale 

 is cattle and calves. In comparison, 28 percent custom slaughtering is 

 cattle and calves and 68 percent hogs. The percentage distribution of the 

 total number slaughtered is given in Table 7. 



Table 7. Percentage Distribution of Commercial and Custom Slaughter in New 



Hampshire — 1952 



Type 



Cattle 



Calves 



Sheep 



Swine 



Total 



* About 12 percent of this custom slaughter is performed by the commercial 

 slaughterers in addition to their commercial operations. 



