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use of trucks and gasoline were terminated, a portion of the efl&ciency which 

 had been developed and maintained during the war was lost because a num- 

 ber of near-by producers insisted upon hauling their own milk. The effi- 

 ciency gained by the reorganization of the longer routes was maintained. It 

 is believed that reorganization of these long routes, in 1942, is responsible 

 for their continued operation without an increase in rates. In the face of 

 rising costs of labor and supplies, the truckers have rendered service with- 

 out additional charges per hundred pounds of milk. 



The tendency to modify the reorganized structure of milk assembly came 

 almost wholly as a result of the entrance of a large number of self-haulers. 

 This indicated that the reorganized trucking plan was not stable. The study 

 indicates that for a trucking system to be stable each producer or hauler who 

 is a part of it must be made to feel as well off as before reorganization. Since 

 each indivdual must be at least as well off, some individuals must always be 

 better off. Therefore, it is a justification for reorganizing a system. More- 

 over, for the system to remain stable, each indivdual must always feel at least 

 as well off by staying within the system as he would by leaving it. 



H. C. Woodworth, J. C. Holmes 



Developing Home and Market Outlets for 

 N. H. Farm-Produced Foods 



Additional surveys have been to learn more concerning the activities of 

 locker and home freezer box owners. Meats make up the bulk of the product 

 being stored in locker plants. In the largest plant, beef constituted more than 

 one-half of all the products. Fruits and vegetables made up about 5 per 

 cent of the total. Home box owners used relatively more space for fruits and 

 vegetables. The convenience in freezing small amounts from the garden is 

 an important factor here. 



Greater savings accrue to those who grow a major portion of the prod- 

 ucts frozen. About half the locker holders and about three-fourths of the 

 home box owners produced their own beef. About 75 per cent of both groups 

 produced their own pork. About half of those who froze- raspberries grew 

 their own fruit, and almost 60 per cent grew their own strawberries. Choice 

 of foods for freezing, in 1947, was expressed by a number of holders of 

 freezer space, as follows: 



Choice 



Meats 



Fruits 



Vegetables 



The average size of 45 home boxes was about 24 cubic feet, or five cubic 

 feet per person. However, half of the owners want larger boxes. 



