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A Cape Cod growers' association averaged (weighted price) about 

 2.3 cents a quart under the average of Boston Farmers' Produce 

 Market quotations. 



New Hampshire growers averaged about 1.2 cents per quart un- 

 der the averages of quotations for four New Hampshire cities as 

 given by the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture. 



One explanation of the situation is, of course, that quotations on 

 city markets cover a wide range of quality, and it is diflicult to de- 

 termine a weighted average price from them. A simple average of 

 such prices will usually run higher than weighted average prices. 

 On a glutted market many sales are made below prevailing quota- 

 tions. At the best, quotations in different markets by dift'erent agen- 

 cies are not fully comparable. 



Red Raspberry Production in New Hampshire 



Census facts on red raspberries in New Hampshire 



]V^' )ST of the red raspberries in New Hampshire are grown in small 

 ^'■^ plots of less than one-half acre. The average for farms report- 

 ing in 1929 was .16 acres. 



The yield reported in one census period is not necessarily repre- 

 sentative, but the average yield reported for the past four periods 

 was about 2000 pints per acre. 



The average production per acre in 1929 was below that lor the 

 United States, but the value per acre was 42 per cent higher. The 

 value per acre was also higher than in adjoining states and above 

 the average for New England. 



New Hampshire seems to compare very favorably with other 

 areas on returns for red raspberries. 



See appendix (Tal)le II) for more detailed data concerning the 

 last four census periods. 



Although data from the 1929 census is rather old, it is all of that 

 type of data yet available for all counties and towns. The thn-e 

 counties, Hillsboro, Grafton and Sullivan, had al)out one-half the 

 raspberry acreage of the state. Belknap county with an average of 

 3526 pints per acre and Carroll county with 2960 ])ints per acre far 

 exceeded any of the other counties in average yield per acre. 



The town of Tilton had the largest production ;\n(\ highest yield 

 per acre in that year. 



Latham leading raspberry variety 



The Latham red raspberry has accounted for at least two-thirds 

 of the raspberry acreage in the state during the |)ast five years. 

 Chief ranks second t'^r number of growers although a 1938 and 19.39 

 !-iirvey shows a larger acreage of Xewburg than of Chief. 



Latham, Newburg. and Chief account for at least 85 per cent of 

 the raspberry acreage. Other varieties reported in the state were: 



