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state roads, and only meager supplies are ever available. Neither 

 regular supply or delivery can be depended upon. Occasionally a boy 

 appears at the door with berries." 



Hotels 

 Carroll county 



"1 have had some six or seven venders from Carroll county (and 

 the town of Pitt.'-field) come to nn" door this season . . . none of 

 them comes regularly nt)r at the time promised . . . however, if prod- 

 uce could be supplied me regularly at the back door. I would be a 

 steady purchaser . . . there is an over-supply of liluel)crries and an 

 under sujiply and lack of variety of other berries." 



"... on the whole, truckmen traveling from Boston have appear- 

 ed regularly ; and we have depended on them, except for corn, peas, 

 and beans, which don't come up to our standards unless picked 

 within a few hours, and except for liluel)erries which are plentiful 

 here." 



"... the local berry pickers may appear in hordes one day and 

 not at all for the next several days. Some of the other producers 

 appear regularly with limited stock, and others when they feel like 

 it. We have tried to patrimize the regulars as long as the}' have 

 good quality fruit."" 



Hillsboro county 



"Locals do not seem to be good merchandising people. 



1. They expect to get the retail ]>rice from a hotel. 



2. They grade very poorly. 



3. Delivery is imdependable. 



4. Quality does not seem to bother them ; quantit}- is what they 

 look for. 



5. They do not pack attractively ; anything goes. 



Sorry to be so brutal but in my opinion tlieir own imdependability is 

 what keeps their sales so low.'" 



Tourist Homes 

 Rockingham county 



"We raise most of our vegetables . . . have to buy all our small 

 fruits and apples but are fortunate in having them nearby. ]^>lue- 

 berries and raspberries arc brought to oiu' dour and a fruit man 

 calls roq-ularly. . . . '" 



Coos county 



"We bu}- or pick wild berries. Can all we need for winter." 



Prices Paid for Stocks, Supplies, and Labor 



Purchase of berry stocks 



I'^irmers have sometimes jnirchased \arieties which are not best 

 suited to their conditions. Losses and disappointments could often 



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