trucking distance for use in such centers as Dover, Portsmouth, Concord, 

 Manchester, and Nashua, and the urban belt just across the Massachusetts 

 line. Some fruits and vegetal)les go into the still larger market of Boston. 



The part of the State shown as Woodland-Recreation-Scattered Farms 

 is used predominantly for forestry, recreation, and in some places, as resi- 

 dential areas. The soil is mostly too hilly, sandy, and stony for use as field 

 crops or improved pastures. 



The area on the map shown as Woodland-Recreation is mainly moun- 

 tainous and stony and includes the well-known White Mountain National 

 Forest and the famous Presidential Mountain Range. Fishing, scenic drives, 

 mountain climbing, and skiing attract many tourists and sportsmen. 



Types of Farming and Soils 



Since soil conditions form only one of several factors that influence the 

 types of farming, we would expect no exact relationship between the two. 

 It will be noted, however, that there is some similarity between the type- 

 of-farming map (Figure 11) and the Soil Association map (Figure 8). It 

 should be remembered, furthermore, that within any of the type-of-farming 

 areas, the choice of crop varieties on any individual farm will be governed 

 to quite an extent by the soil conditions. 



The type-of-farming map shows the location of 10 farming types in 

 New Hampshire, as follows: 1. Dairy, 2. Dairy — Potatoes, 3. Dairy — Pulp- 

 wood, 4. Dairy — Poultry, 5. Dairy — ^Apples — Poultry. 6. Dairy — Poultry — 

 Apples — Vegetables. 7. Poultry — Dairy — Apples, o. Apples — Dairy — Poultry, 

 9. Woodland — Recreation — Scattered Farms, 10. Woodland — Recreation. 



Each of the 10 type-of-farming areas will be discussed in relation to 

 the Soil Management Groups occurring in each area which are best adapted. 

 The stony counterpart of the glacial till soils occur in close association 

 with the non-stony soils and are not listed specifically unless they are very 

 significant. 



Dairy 



The Dairy Area is concentrated along the alluvial soils of the Connecti- 

 cut River and in other scattered areas over the State. The best dairy farms 

 are located on loamy soils which are well drained, moisture retentive, and at 

 least originally were moderately productive. These soils are shown as Soil 

 Management Groups 1, 3. 14, and 19. 



Dairy production and forage production are so closely related that it 

 is not possible to be successful in the dairy business unless the pasture and 

 hay lands are well adapted to the production of high quality forage. 



Dairy — Potatoes 



The Dairy — Potato Area is located in northwestern Coos County on 

 slopes adjoining the Connecticut River, in the vicinity of Colebrook. A 

 combination of loamy, productive soils, gently rolling hills, and only a 

 moderate number of stones to hinder cultivation make this area well adapted 

 for both dairy farming and potato production. The soils are shown mostly 

 in Soil Management Group 1. 



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