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Then, too, it must be remembered that the shipments into the state 

 during any one year indicate only the situation as to demand at the pre- 

 vaihng price of that season. The demand might have been much greater 

 had the price been lower. This is especially true where the fresh vege- 

 tables have strong competition in canned products. 



The quantity of products shipped into a state, however, is only one 

 measure of the difference between local production and local consumption. 

 Quality is another measure that is often very important. Local pro- 

 ducers may be able to obtain a higher price for their best grade and quality 

 of product in outside markets than local consumers are willing to pay. 

 Eggs, of very high quality, for example, are being shipped out of some 

 communities in the state at the same time that eggs of a lower grade are 

 being shipped into those communities. The difference in price obtained 

 from these two methods of sale justifies their shipment into and out of a 

 market at the same time. In other cases the quality of products de- 

 manded by local consumers is higher than that supplied by local pro- 

 ducers; and retail stores and hotels catering to this demand are compelled 

 to order the quality of products that they want in outside markets. In 

 making adjustments of local production to local consumption we shall, 

 therefore, have to consider the quality of products demanded. 



Bearing these reservations in mind, the results of the survey may be 

 considered by commodities. 



For purposes of discussion the state has been divided into seven dis- 

 tricts as shown in Figure 3 : 



District 1, or Upper Coos, includes the upper part of Coos county includ- 

 ing Berlin and Gorham. This district has a short-growing season. 



Wholesale fluid milk and potatoes are the chief sources of income. 

 District 2, or White Mountain, includes southern Coos county and 



northern Grafton county. Wholesale milk is the chief source of 



income. 

 District 3, or Lake Region, includes Carroll and Belknap counties, also 



the Pemigewasset Valley in Grafton county. A region of small 



farms. A large summer population. 

 District 4, or Sullivan, includes Sullivan county and southern Grafton 



county. A region of general farms, wholesale milk being the major 



enterprise. 

 District 5,* or Cheshire, includes Cheshire county, a region of small farms. 

 District 6, or Merrimack Valley, includes Hillsboro and Merrimack 



counties and the western half of Rockingham county. These 



districts contain the three largest cities of the state. An area of 



small general farms; dairying, poultry and fruit. 

 District 7, or Coast, includes Strafford county and the eastern half of 



Rockingham county. A region of small general farms; dairying^ 



poultry and fruit. 



The market demand for each product will be considered separately by 

 districts. In the case of the White Mountains, where a special problem is 

 presented, separate treatment will be given. 



* Records for this district were taken from Cheshire county survey by H. I. Richards 

 and H. A. RolUns, New Hampshire Station Bulletin No. 217 except for butter and dry 

 beans which were estimated from Sullivan county. 



