6 N. H. Agr. Experiment Station [Bulletin 304 



Scientific Contribution 56 Biennial Bearing of Mcintosh 



Scientific Contribution 57 Can Bees Retain Pollen of Early Apple Va- 

 rieties for Effective Pollination of Later 

 Blooming Sorts? 



Scientific Contribution 58 Self- and Cross-Pollination in the Mcintosh 



Apple and Some of Its Hybrids 



Scientific Contribution 59 The Effect of Reducing the Number of 



Functioning Stigmas on Fruit-Setting 

 and Characteristics of the Mcintosh 

 Apple 



Cutting Brush Took 55 Hours Per Acre 



A study of brush removal on pasture plots by M. F. Abell indicates 

 that burning with a fire gun takes 30.4 hours per acre, compared with 

 55.3 hours for cutting and 74.2 hours for pulling. Oil consumption in 

 the burning process amounted to 17.8 gallons per acre, and re-burning 

 on certain plots added 9.8 hours and 5.4 gallons of oil. Fertilizer ap- 

 plications required 4.3 hours per acre. 



Five 1.5 acre areas and seven .6 acre areas were worked during the 

 year on 12 farms scattered through the state under varying soil and 

 brush conditions. The season was such that the large brush could not 

 be advantageously pulled by machine. Only the smaller brush was 

 pulled, and the rest cut. {Purnell Fund) 



Milk Trucking Largely by Independents 



About 90 per cent, of the milk hauled by commercial truckers from 

 farm to dealer in New Hampshire is handled by independent truck 

 drivers operating their own trucks and making their own contracts with 

 producers and distributors, finds Alan MacLeod, who has mapped all 

 commercial truck routes in the state. 



Rates charged by independent truckers are substantially below those 

 charged on trucks owned and operated b}^ milk distributors. Prelimi- 

 nary results show an average rate of 22.7 cents per hundredweight 

 charged by independents and 29.1 cents by distributor truckers. 



The average rate paid by New Hampshire farmers for carrying their 

 milk from the farm to the country station or city plant is about 23 cents 

 per hundredweight or one-half cent per quart. 



Rates appear to bear little or no relation to length of route, size of 

 load, type of road, or any other factors which under fully competitive 

 conditions might be expected to have an influence upon them. {Bank- 

 head- J ones Fund) 



Great Variation Found in Local Tax Rates 



Local tax rates in New Hampshire varied from $.56 to $5.07 per $100 

 of assessed valuation for the fiscal year ending January 31, 1937. Some 

 preliminary work is being done by H. C. Grinnell, in an attempt to ac- 

 count for this wide range in tax rates. Twenty-five towns have been 

 surveyed. A copy of the town report was obtained in each case, and 

 this scrutinized for obvious errors and omissions. A questionnaire was 

 completed with the aid of the various town officials concerned, the extent 



