12 N. H. Agricultural Experiment Station [Sta. Bull. 314 



1937 in tons of lime used, in acres of new seeding, in acres of pasture 

 improved, in new seedings in pastures, in fertilizer used on new seed- 

 ings, and on hay land. (Tables 8 to 12) ^ 



It should be noted here that the 1936 program got under way late in 

 the season and probably all operators did not have an opportunity to 

 understand it fully, or time to reorganize the season's cropping plans. 

 By the spring of 1937 most operators were familiar with the program 

 and in a better position to cooperate. 



Practically all change in practices was accounted for on the farms 

 which were enrolled in the program. 



The 339 active commercial farms increased the acreage of new seed- 

 ings laid down per farm from 3.9 acres in 1935 to 4.9 acres in 1937. 

 The farms enrolling in the program increased their acreage of new 

 seedings by 1.2 acres while those not in the program increased only .3 

 acre. (Table 9) 



The lime used per farm amounted to .8 ton in 1935 and 3.6 in 1937, 

 an increase of 2.8 tons per farm. In this group an average of 1,500 

 pounds of lime was used per acre of new seedings. Since some fields 

 do not need lime, it is thought that the soil acidity situation has been 

 greatly improved in preparation for new seedings.*^ 



The 286 active farms enrolled in the program increased the use of 

 lime from one ton in 1935 to 4.2 tons per farm in 1937 ; while the 53 

 farms not enrolling increased from no lime in 1935 to one-half ton per 

 farm in 1937. 



* Interviews with farmers took place from July first to about September 

 first and prior to the close of the program year. In a few cases the lime was 

 on hand but on account of the weather had not actually been applied. If the 

 farmer in these instances indicated an intention to use this lime before the 

 year closed, the practice was included. The survey results are not in exact 

 agreement with the official data but the differences are minor and can be 

 largely accounted for by memory bias. 



' A small amount of the lime was used on pastures and some on land to be 

 seeded in 1938 or later. 



Table 7. Reasons given by US2 farvters, each with 20 acres or more of 



tillage, for not signing up in 1937. 



Farm used as residence only 167 



Not sufficient agriculture to justify joining program 127 



Poultry farms, "Could not use progi-am" 30 



Ownership problem, farm for sale, in estate, etc 27 



Other activities relatively more important 19 



"Not desiring subsidy or Government aid" 12 



Hostile to program 10 



Recently purchased, not yet organized 12 



Lack of understanding of program, language difficulties 3 



Lack of money 1 



Unknown 24 



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