June, 1939] Agricultural Research in N. H. 9 



be reduced in two ways : first, by a reduction of charges on routes 

 where they are above competitive levels ; second, by a reorganization 

 of truck routes and milksheds. Details of this study have been pub- 

 lished in Station Bulletin 307, "The Transportation of New Hamp- 

 shire Milk, Part I, Analysis of Trucking Charges," by Alan MacLeod 

 and Mary L. Geraghty. 



Work is progressing on the second phase of this trucking study. 

 This involves the reorganization of truck routes and milksheds in 

 such a way as to improve the efficiency of milk collection. This study 

 should be completed early in 1939. (Bankhead-Jones Fund) 



Marketing Forest Products from Farm Woodlands in Certain Areas 

 of Carroll, Coos and Grafton Counties 



About 400 tracts of forest land have been included in this survey, 

 which is in charge of Alan MacLeod. Total acreage in these tracts 

 is about 90 thousand acres. Owners of the land have been inter- 

 viewed and estimates of available forest products have been 

 secured. Woodlands have been classified according to type and 

 quality. The next step will be the collecting of data regarding mar- 

 ket outlets, transportation rates, etc. 



These data should make it possible to determine, both for a par- 

 ticular town and for the total area, the acreage and merchantable 

 timber on tracts accessible to roads and operated by persons owning 

 equipment available for working in the woods. Forest owners in the 

 area will have available, as a result of this study, usable information 

 in such a form that it will serve as a basis for forming policies and 

 taking action. {Bankhead-J 07ies Fund) 



Soil Fertility Studies 



Soil fertility experiments carried on over a period of years include : 

 experiments with legumes on neglected haylands ; a dairy farm rota- 

 tion on neglected haylands ; an experiment with potatoes in a three- 

 year rotation ; a fertilizer experiment with dairy farm crops in the 

 Connecticut valley ; experiments in top-dressing old pastures ; and a 

 soil survey of New Hampshire. The agronomic work in the studies 

 is conducted by F. S. Prince and P. T. Blood ; the chemical phases by 

 T. G. Phillips and G. P. Percival. {Purnell Fund) 



(The test entitled, "An Experiment with Hay on Neglected Hay- 

 lands," was discontinued, temporarily, at least, with the publication 

 in March, 1938, of Station Bulletin 306, "Experiments with Grass 

 Hay.") 



Legumes on Neglected Haylands 



The old Whenal plots were reseeded during 1938 to alfalfa. Instead 

 of applying all the fertilizers as annual top-dressings, part of the 

 plots have been fertilized with three times the normal amount of 

 superphosphate and potash and these are to be compared with an 

 annual fertilizer schedule. Lime was used on the plots which 

 exhibited a reaction of pH 6.0 or below. 



A sub-project to study the results of various rates of liming has 

 been carried on by G. P. Percival and P. N. Scripture on the alfalfa 

 plots on the Ireland farm. It has been established that limestone 

 applications have resulted in significant increases in yields per acre 

 of alfalfa hay up to three tons per acre. The effect on the chemical 



