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UNIV. OF N. H. AGR. EXPERIMENT STATION 



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this demand was met in 1924 with only small receipts from outside the 

 county, as shown in Table XIII. 



Table XIII. — Store purchases of produce from local farmers and from outside county, 



with average yield per acre in county. 



Except for potatoes and onions, most of these receipts came in when 

 the vegetables were out of season locally. The production per acre also 

 indicates that only a small acreage would be required to produce the 

 amount that is now being shipped in. 



The price received for vegetables varies widely from day to day and 

 year to year according to the supply and ciuality. Ordinarily the earlier 

 the crop the higher is the price received, although the real late market 

 is also proving good for some vegetables. Individual, and especially 

 commercial, growers should be able to adjust their acreage of particular 

 crops to meet probable demands by watching the increase or decrease 

 in plantings of other growers supplying the same market. 



Production. 



There are three types of vegetable growers in the county: commercial 

 growers; general farmers with vegetables as a side-line; and laborers living 

 on the farm and growing some produce. 



Commercial producers are greatly handicapped by the seasonal demand 

 for their labor and the high cost of marketing. Unless they have a green- 

 house, they nuist depend on some other occupation during the winter 

 months, or remain idle a large part of the time. They cannot depend 



