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(h) Planners have access to little unbiased accurate information 

 concerning the comparative values of different brands of feed, other 

 than the analyses reported by various agricultural experiment sta- 

 tions. Competitive feed tests under official supervision might make 

 information available which would be of value to both producers and 

 feed concerns. It would give an opportunity to feed companies to 

 substantiate their claims officially and give producers greater confi- 

 dence in them. 



(i) Competition has often resulted in adoption of practices in dis- 

 tri])ution \\hich confuse and mislead consumers instead of helping 

 them in making purchases. The increased use of odd weights on 

 ])ackages is an example. Either the use of even weights or pricing 

 in terms of pounds would aid consumers materially. Cooperatives 

 can lead the way and force the issue by giving wider publicity to 

 the subject. One farmers' cooperative is now selling flour in even 

 v>eights, as 5. 10, 25, 50. and 100 pounds. 



(j) Increased attention to bu3ing under specifications or grade, 

 with reduction in the number of brands, should lead to economies in 

 purchasing. (Purnell Fund) 



The Supply and Distribution of New Hampshire Milk 



The field work has been completed and analysis is under w^ay on 

 the second phase of the trucking study. It is expected that progress 

 will be such that publication can be made on this study early in the 

 coming year. A reorganization scheme for transportation routes in 

 the central part of New Hampshire has been completed. Producers 

 shipping at wholesale have been located and, in the case of several 

 of the markets, more efficient trucking systems have been devised. 



A good i:)art of the field work on the fourth phase of the New 

 Hampshire study of the supply and distribution of milk has been 

 completed. This phase includes the study of price interrelationships 

 on the supply side of certain New Hampshire markets, reports Alan 

 MacLeod. Prices for areas in New Hampshire where milksheds 

 overlap and two or more markets compete for milk have been se- 

 cured. In these areas of market competition it is proposed to inves- 

 tigate the adjustments to various price differentials between the 

 markets concerned. Individual farmers' reactions to price differen- 

 tials are l)eing obtained and the factors retarding adjustment to 

 changed price differentials will be investigated. With widespread 

 price fixing it is becoming more and more desirable to have some 

 measure of the length of the period required to transfer producers 

 from one market to another. This i^ihase of the study should be com- 

 pleted in 1940. ( Bankhead-Jones Fvnd) 



Marketing Forest Products from Farm Woodlands in Certain Areas 

 of New Hampshire 



This study has been completed and publication is now under wav, 

 report Alan MacLeod and John Chandler. Farm woodlands suppl'v 

 an important part of farm income in Carroll county. New Hamp- 



