May, 1925] FARM PRODUCTION IN CHESHIRE COUNTY 7 



VEGETABLE GARDENING. 



1. The market for vegetables in the county is small and frequently 

 glutted. 



2. Commercial growers truck to a number of markets, make regular 

 trips, and have a larger variety of better graded vegetables than small 

 growers. 



3. Vegetable growers, and especially those with only a small supply, 

 should build up a reputation for high quality, well-graded products 

 marketed at regular periods. 



4. The taking of advance orders is to be encouraged as a way of 

 avoiding market gluts and extremely low prices. 



5. Individual growers should observe carefully the increase or decrease 

 in plantings of particular vegetables by other growers and plant more of 

 those that appear to be scarce, and less of the others. 



6. Expansion in total acreage of vegetables should not be encouraged. 



POTATOES. 



1. Cheshire County received 91,000 bushels of potatoes from outside 

 producing areas during the year ending September 30, 1924. 



2. Local growers have an advantage of 22 cents per bushel in price 

 over those now furnishing this supply. 



3. Local production under present producing methods is not encour- 

 aged. 



4. Commercial production with potato machinery on ten or more acres, 

 or by "potato rings," should prove profitable. 



MEAT PRODUCTION. 



1. Local producers cannot compete with the West in producing meat 

 animals on marketable feeds. 



2. Enough hogs should be kept to utilize waste feeds. 



3. Sheep on a few farms where fences are adequate should prove 

 profitable. 



4. The pasturing of sheep on large acreages of back pastures, where 

 milk cows are not advisable, should prove profitable. 



5. Fencing costs for only a few sheep or for poor pastures are too ex- 

 pensive for most farms. 



FEED CROPS. 

 Alfalfa and other legumes should be increased in acreage. 



