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UNIV. OF N. H. AGR. EXPERIMENT STATION 



[Bulletin 222 



Some discussion will be attempted in each commodity as to production, 

 although the lack of definite information will necessitate only very 

 general statements. 



For the state as a whole, potatoes, some cabbage and celery, and large 

 amounts of dry onions and dry beans are shipped in during the time local 

 products could be marketed. In the case of other commodities the 

 production and consumption show a very delicate balance and any in- 

 crease in production would probably oversupply the local market. How- 

 ever, in the case of certain markets the local growers seem to be furnishing 

 a larger per cent of products used than in other markets, a condition 

 which suggests that skilled vegetable gardeners may find opportunities 

 around certain cities. For instance, Dover seems to be supplied better 

 than most cities with local celery and asparagus. A few men in the 

 vicinity of that city make a specialty of these crops. A study of the 

 records for different cities, which are given in the appendix, suggests that 

 this same opportunity exists around other towns. 



Then, too, in order to have the real situation well in mind, it is important 

 to realize that there are large cities just over the line in Massachusetts, 

 Haverhill with 54,000 people, Lowell with 113,000 people and Lawrence 

 with 94,000 people within easy trucking distance of many southern New 

 Hampshire growers. 



POTATO PURCHASES FROM FARMERS AND OTHERS 

 Classified by Districts, 1925 



BUSHELS 



THOUSANDS 



zoo 



150 



100 



50 



3 4 5 



DISTRICTS 



Figure 4 — The Merrimack Valley (District 6), Cheshire (District 5) and Coast 

 (District 7) depend largely on shipped-in potatoes. 



POTATOES 



Perhaps the most outstanding figures in the records are those of pota- 

 toes. As shown in Table II, 435,460 bushels of potatoes were purchased 

 from other than local farmers, as compared to 223,560 bushels purchased 

 from local growers. Of the potatoes imported 131,220 bushels, or 30 per 



