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local products and services were not large, but the aggregate expenditures 

 of more than three quarters of a million dollars in the three towns pro- 

 vided significant portions of the incomes of year-round resident families. 

 Continued development of summer homes in New Hampshire i^ 

 probable and desirable. The transfer of land to recreational use repre- 

 sents the best adjustment in many rural areas. Promotion and control 

 of summer homes by considered public and private action can facili- 

 tate orderly development and minimize the maladjustments accompany- 

 ing change. (John Blum) 



DAIRYING 



Dry Rations for Raising Dairy Calves and Heifers 



A new calf feeding experimental barn has been added to the facilities 

 for conducting feeding trials with young dairy stock. The new barn, 

 located on the site of the Agricultural Experiment Station animal nutri- 

 tion barns, is equipped to house 1 1 calves in individual pens. Specially 

 designed mangers will make possible very accurate determinations of feed 

 consumption. 



The principal objective of this project is to investigate the use of dry 

 rations (with limited whole milk) in which substitutes for skimmilk 

 powder can lie used satisfactorily. With the demand for skimmilk pow- 



Fig. 1. Interior of New Experiment Station Calf Feeding Pens 



