Mav, 1925] 



FARM PRODUCTION IN CHESHIRE COUNTY 



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CHESHIRE COUNTY 

 NtW HAMPSHIRE 



-County Boundaries 



- Town Boundaries 



- Railroads 



CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COUNTY AS A MARKET. 



Introduction. 



Cheshire County, located in the southwestern corner of New Hamp- 

 shire, with its decreasing number of farms and decreasing agricultural 

 production together with increased transportation costs on food commodi- 

 ties and a growing number of summer residents, has been chosen as typical 

 of a large part of New Hampshire and New England. It was the purpose of 

 this survey to provide the economic basis for a program for farmers and 

 those interested in the agricultural development of this area which would 

 hasten adjustments to meet existing conditions. 



Data on present production, sales and methods of marketing farm 

 products were obtained on 182 farms in Cheshire County, and the total 

 production and sales estimated on the basis of these records. An analysis 

 was also made of railroad and highway receipts and shipments in order to 

 determine the size of the local market and the extent to which Cheshire 

 County farmers are supplying local demands for farm products. 



The first part of this report covers the characteristics of the consuming 

 population, industrial development and other trends of growth and de- 



