Preface and Acknowledgement 



This bulletin presents the results of an analysis of dairy adjust- 

 ment opportunities for farms in selected areas of Northern New 

 England. The analysis was done as a part of the Northeast Dairy 

 Adjustment and Supply Response Study, a cooperative research 

 project between the Farm Production Economics Division, Economic 

 Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture and the agricul- 

 tural experiment stations of 10 States in the Northeast.* 



The authors wish to thank George E. Frick, of the Farm Pro- 

 duction Economics Division, Economic Research Service, U. S. Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture for his counsel as leader of the Northeast Dairy 

 Adjustment and Supply Response Study, as well as for his advice and 

 counsel in this analysis. 



* Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, 

 New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland Agricultural Experiment 

 Stations participated in this regional project. 



