ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 



This publication is a result of the research program of the Institute 

 of Natural and Environmental Resources. The Institute is a multi- 

 disciplinary group of scientists involved in a coordinated program of 

 research, teaching and extension. The research effort encompasses investi- 

 gation of: problems affecting the quality of the environment; economics 

 of agriculture, forest and wildlife resources; the efficient use and 

 conservation of water and soil and regional and community planning and 

 development. 



The authors wish to thank Jennifer Brown, Graduate Research Assistant, 

 Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, University of 

 Connecticut, for assistance in data collection and organization. This 

 report was prepared under Northeast Regional Research Project NE-119 

 and New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station Project Hatch 250. 



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