might need to be serviced by a small truck and with bagged feed for the 

 duration of the difficult going. Such special arrangements are obviously less 

 efficient than standardized operations, and coming in number at one time, 

 might deter the introduction of bulk feed service to such units in the first 

 place. 



According to the 1950 Congress over 20 percent of New Hampshire 

 farms were located on dirt or unimproved roads. Of 11,925 farms for which 

 data were obtained on distance to trading center over dirt or unimproved 

 roads, almost one-quarter were located where such distance was one mile 

 or more. 



Table 4. Location of New Hampshire Farms in Relation to Kind of Road 

 and Distance to Trading Centers Over Unimproved Roads 



Number of Farms 



Kind of road on which farm is located: 



Hard surface 8,363 



Gravel, shell, or shale 1,903 



Dirt or unimproved 2,758 



13,024 



Distance to trading center over 

 dirt or unimproved roads: 



0.0 to 0.2 mile 7,739 



0.3 to 0.9 mile 1,273 



1.0 to 4.9 miles 2,629 



5.0 miles and over 284 



11,925 



Source: 1950 Census of Agriculture. 



Many farms have roads and driveways which are frequently unsatis- 

 factory for non-bulk delivery and which would initially preclude these farms 

 from being serviced by the heavier bulk-feed delivery equipment. Somewhat 

 more room is required for maneuvering bulk delivery equipment into po- 

 sition for unloading than is generally necessary for non-bulk delivery equip- 

 ment. To provide adequate facilities with respect to the preceding might 

 require cash outlays and building or rebuilding of a magnitude that a 

 farmer would be unwilling or unable to undertake. However, the building 

 of a satisfactory gravel driveway, if that is the particular need, can often 

 be accomplished with small cash outlay. In many areas private or town 

 equipment can be hired at reasonable rates. H the gravel pit is within a 

 reasonable distance, the farm operator may have a 4-5 yard load delivered 

 for $2.50-4.00. Assuming this is spread on the average one foot deep and 9 

 feet wide, at $4 per load for a 5-yard load, gravel would cost S26.28 per 100 

 running feet. Total cost of the project would depend on whether extra labor 

 must be hired, and upon the necessity for fill and drainage under the gravel. 



Cash Savings on Purchase Price of Feed. 



Data reported by three companies offering bulk feed delivery service 

 in New Hampshire indicate that, as of early 1954, producers could realize 

 about $3 per ton net savings on comparable purchases of bulk feed vs. 

 bagged feed (Table 5). Cash and quantity discounts for bagged and bulk 



