Agricultural Research in N. H. 21 



Reports from about 100 locker holders and home freezer box owners 

 showed use of space, in 1946, as follows: 



Approx. No. 



persons Space per 



served family Meat Poultry Fruits Vegetables 

 (lbs.) (lbs.) (lbs.) (lbs.) 



Locker holders 4 13.1 cu. ft. 332 34 39 36 



Home box owners 5 24.1 cu. ft. 440 89 77 134 



Several turkey growers with small freezer plants stored and sold frozen 

 turkeys to customers. The advantages were better utilization of labor, ability 

 to dress when birds were ready, and better service to customers by giving 

 them what they wanted on short notice. 



Two plants successfully froze apples for sale in 1946. Ability to utilize 

 off-color apples is important. A machine for peeling and coring is necessary 

 to reduce costs. Demand for frozen apples for bakeries is assured but some 

 of consumer demand was due to sugar shortage. While consumers like the 

 convenience of frozen- apples, part of the 1946 demand was due to the sugar 

 in the pack. A future market exists and sales hinge on prices and consumer 

 buying power. Other opportunities exist for sweet corn and squash as both 

 can be grown well here, and nearness to large markets is an important factor. 



Savings through freezing are indicated by both home freezer box own- 

 eis and locker holders. Almost two-thirds of the locker holders and 80 per 

 cent of the home box owners believed they saved money through the use of 

 freezer space. 



L. A. Dougherty 



Chore Practices in Dairy Barns 



In the previous year, the leaders of this project had developed time and 

 sequence patterns for combinations of 1-man and 2-single units, 1-man and 

 i double unit, 2-men and 3-single units, and several other combinations for 

 milking cows. These suggested time and sequence patterns were based on 

 detailed stop-watch records of actual milking on over 100 farms, but the 

 patterns were made up synthetically. 



During the year, the patterns were checked by observations in the field. 

 Some men who had adopted rapid milking procedure and had made consider- 

 able progress in faster milking were not able to follow the time pattern be- 

 cause they had too many abnormal milkers, or were afraid to change their 

 present practices. However, other operators, who were also using the rapid 

 milking procedure, were able to approach the time pattern in regularity, se- 

 quence, and timing. 



The time and sequence pattern for the combination of 1-man and 2-single 

 units indicated that 18 cows could be milked by one man in 37.8 min- 

 utes. The actual time on one farm where the operator studied the pattern 

 and endeavored to follow it was 39.4 man minutes for 18 cows. The se- 

 quence and timing were exceedingly regular. This man worked at a normal 

 pace, but because of the excellent timing the total task was done quickly and 

 easily. 



