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to electricity, other utilities that 

 would be offered with better access 

 and lower rates would include natu- 

 ral gas, propane, and oil. 



It is an unfortunate fact that NH's 

 average electricity rates are the 

 highest in the U.S. It appears in- 

 creasingly obvious that to encourage 

 development and economic expan- 

 sion in horticulture and other indus- 

 tries in New Hampshire, NH's elec- 

 tricity rates must come down to lev- 

 els competitive with the rest of the 

 US. We should applaud our legisla- 

 tors for recognizing the need to re- 

 structure the electric industry in 

 New Hampshire and, if you support 

 this "open market" concept for util- 

 ity deregulation, you should take ac- 

 tion and write a letter to your local 

 state representative. 



Some of this injormation was derived 

 from David Zabetakis of Unitii He can be 

 reached at 772-0775. 



A Fine First 

 Meeting... 



Bougainvillea, dipladenia, evolvulas, 

 helichrysum, ivy geranium, lantana, 

 New Guinea impatiens, scaevola, 

 supertunia, tapien, verbena ...tiers of 

 hanging baskets above benches of 

 gerber daisies and geraniums... ev- 

 erything in flower. 



It is said that in gray weather, the 

 moisture in the air refracts more 

 light. ..that's one explanation for the 

 amount of color at Chakarian Farm 



Greenhouses in Derry on the 

 evening of April 30. Another is that 

 the plants are well-grown. 



Whatever the reason, the first 

 NHPGA Twilight Meeting of the year 

 allowed members and friends to see 

 the exceptional product of one of 

 the newer greenhouse establish- 

 ments in the area. 



The tours were informative 

 (Cheryl Smith also talked about in- 

 sect control — things done well, 

 some signs of damage), the food 

 delicious, and the hospitality fine. 



We thank Bill Chakarian and his 

 family. Ken Gosselin, and all the 

 crew at Chakarian Farm who helped 

 make this meeting a success. 



New Hampshire Fairs — 1996 



(TELEPHONE AREA CODES ARE 603) 



lULY 25-28 North Haverhill Fair. Fred C. Lee Memorial Field, North 

 Haverhill; David Keith at 787-6696. 



lULY 26-28 Stratham Fair, Route 33 (formerly 101), Stratham; 

 information: Stanley Walker at 772-2990. 



JULY 31 -AUGUST 4 Cheshire Fair, Route 12, North Swanzey; Sandra 

 Amadon at 357-4740. 



AUGUST 16-18 Cornish Fair, Town House Road, Cornish; Robert Bladen 

 at 542-4622. 



AUGUST 17-18 Belknap County 4-H Fair, Mile Hill Road, Belmont; Sue 

 Roberts at 267-8135. 



AUGUST 21-25 Plymouth State Fair— take Exit 26 off 1-93; Russell Merrill 

 at 536-1690. 



AUGUST 28-SEPTEMBER 2 Lancaster Fair, Route U.S. 3, Lancaster; Paul 

 Thurston at 788-4531. 



AUGUST 29-SEPTEMBER 2 Hopkinton State Fair, Contoocook Fair 

 Grounds, Contoocook; Alan Hardy at 746-4191. 



SEPTEMBER 6-8 Hillsboro County Agricultural Fair, Route 13, New Boston; 

 John Robertson at 588-6106. 



SEPTEMBER 12-22 Rochester Fair, 72 Lafayette Street, Rochester; leffrey 

 Taylor at 332-6585. 



SEPTEMBER 26-29 Deerfield Fair, Route 43, Deerfield; |ane Boucher at 

 463-7421. 



OCTOBER 12-14 Sandwich Fair, Center Sandwich; Earle Peaselee at 284- 

 7062. 



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