June, 1938] The Transportation of New Hampshire Milk 



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Transportation of Milk to Nashua 



The Nashua market is chosen as an example of the trucking of milk 

 to local markets within New Hampshire and secondary Massachusetts 

 markets across the state line. 



Nashua is a city of 31,463 population, situated in the southern part 

 of the state on the Merrimack River. The city lies in a type of farm- 

 ing area in which wholesale milk and hens predominate. 



There are no Boston collection stations in Nashua and practically all 

 the milk hauled to the city is consumed there. In 1935-36, daily dis- 

 tribution of milk and cream averaged 15,805 quarts.'* Except for a few 

 hundred quarts, all of this was distributed by 20 dealers. 



Production, while not so concentrated as that in the Lancaster area, 

 is neither so scattered as in some parts of the state. The milkshed ex- 

 tends over 20 miles to the northwest of the city but only about five miles 

 to the east and south. In addition to this area, varying amounts of 

 milk and cream are brought by one dealer from country plants located 

 at West Rumney and Laconia. The trucks hauling this milk will not 

 be included in this discussion. 



Figure 4 shows the routes by which milk is brought to the Nashua 

 markets. Routes shown refer to wholesale milk only, and the same 

 method of presentation is used as in Figure 3. Data refer to June, 

 1937. 



There is considerably more duplication of hauling facilities in Nashua 

 than in Lancaster, and routes varied even more widely. Producers 

 hauling their own milk accounted for about nine per cent of the whole- 



COMMECCIAL HAULEBS 



SELF -HAULERS 



HAULERS TO OTHEC MAEM;T5 



SIZE OF LOAD 



O- lOOO LBS. PLC DAV 

 lOOl - 7000 



■ZOOI - 3000 



300I -4000 



400I -AND OVER •■ " 



Mas s. 



Figure 4. Truck routes in the Nashua area, June, 1937. 



^ According to records of New Hampshire Milk Control Board. 



