of-county dealers make greater quantitative sales within those counties than 

 dealers from those counties do in other counties. If data permitted the ad- 

 justment of the figures on average tons sold per dealer for these variations, 

 the figures for Belknap, Cheshire, Grafton, Hillsboro, Merrimack, and 

 Rockingham counties would probably be adjusted upward; those for other 

 counties, downward. 



The data showing averages per establishment in 1948 reflect numbers 

 of units and production patterns as of that year. With the expansion of 

 poultry production, particularly since 1948, these relationships have un- 

 doubtedly been significantly modified. However, these series are interesting 

 in that they show the relatively small average size of business still char- 

 acterizing many retail grain-feed outlets. In another respect they show the 

 location of relatively larger average-sized units in the larger cities than for 

 counties as a whole. 



Table 9. Measures of Size of Business, Retail Grain-Feed Outlets, by Counties and Cities 



^Source: Figures 3. 



2 Source: Figures 3 and 1. 



3 Source: Census of Manufacturers, 1948. Derived from data for "hay, grain, feed 

 stores" and "feed, farm, garden supply stores". 



4 Sum of total paid employees, workweek ended nearest November 15, and active 

 proprietors and unpaid family workers, unincorporated businesses. 



Average annual volume in 1953 for 22 retail grain-feed stores, mostly 

 in the southeastern quarter of New Hampshire, was under 4,000 tons per 



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