June 1941] Agricultural Research in New Hampshire 15 



analyzed for the state Department of Agriculture. These analyses 

 required ahout 790 determinations. 



(Miscellaneous Income) 



Chemical Analyses for Residents of the State (G. P. Percival) 



The testing of soils for the residents of the state has heen con- 

 tinued. During the past year 1535 samples of soil have been received 

 and tested. 



Ninety-four samples of feeding stuffs, fertilizers, and other mis- 

 cellaneous materials have been analvzed for residents of the state. 

 In the testing of the samples, annroximatelv 300 individual determi- 

 nations were made. There has also been a considerable volume of 

 correspondence relating to inquiries not involving analyses. 



(Miscellaneous Income) 



AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS 



A Detailed Study of Type of Farming Areas in New Hampshire (H. 



C. Woodworth and John C. Holmes) 

 The field work in the tvpe of farming proiect has been completed 

 and a preliminary man indicating classification of land areas by prior- 

 ities of opportunities in commercial dairy farming has been drawn. 

 Opportunities in other enterprises except as they mav influence dairy- 

 ing were ignored in the classification. In the first three areas the 

 opportunities are sufficiently attractive that commercial dairying is 

 expected to continue. The possibilities for commercial dairying in 

 the fourth class area are described as marginal. The operators are 

 handicapped by lack of markets or unproductive farms, but the farms 

 mav or mav not be continued as dairy farms depending - on prices 

 and other alternatives. Because of handicaps in dairying it is exnected 

 that most of the commercial dairy farms will eventually be abandoned. 



In four counties. Belknap, Cheshire, Merrimack, and Sullivan, 

 cows were reported for 2195 farms. Of this number, 1223 were in 

 good opportunity areas, 454 were in the marginal areas, and 518. were 

 in the areas representing poor opportunities for dairying. Only a 

 few of the herds in the poor opportunity areas would be considered 

 of commercial size, the average herd consisting of only 5.1 cows. In 

 the good areas the average herd was 10.8 cows, and in the marginal 

 areas, 6.9 cows. 



In every county the most frequent number of cows reported was 

 one per farm, and the second most frequent number was two. There 

 were 657 herds of 10 cows or more in the four counties. In the state 

 as a whole, there were 2332 herds of 10 cows or more. 



(Purnell Fund) 



A Study of Land Utilization in Grafton County (H. C. Woodworth) 



The land utilization project has been continued in order to ob- 

 serve changes taking place in the southern Grafton county area. Data 

 on timber cut were obtained and observations noted as to trend in 

 valuation. 



