June, 1941] 



Local Structure of Milk Prices 



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THE HAVERHILL, N. H. AREA 



The Boston market through a country station in the village of North 

 Haverhill, and the Manchester, N. H. market through a station in East 

 Haverhill, compete for milk in the town of Haverhill. Figure 10 shows 

 the situation as it existed in the spring of 1939, individual farms being rep- 

 resented by circles and squares. The market to which milk is sold is in- 

 dicated by the symbol used. 



Historical 



Haverhill, N. H. is situated in the Connecticut River Valley in the 

 western part of the state. (See figure 9 for location of the area). For a 

 number of years, a country station located in the village of North Haver- 

 hill has shipped milk to Boston and one at East Haverhill has shipped to 

 Manchester. By selecting an area which at some points includes small parts 



Fig. 10. Haverhill area showing location of farm, number of market 



SHIFTS, AND MARKET IN MaRCH, 1939 



