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cent, were purchased during June and July, the non-competing season.* 



Table II — Potatoes — purchases from retail stores, hotels and camps from farmers aiid from others 



District 



1. Upper Coos 



2. White Mt 



3. Lake Region 



4. Sullivan 



5. Cheshire 



6. Merrimack Valley 



7. Coast 



Total 



Potatoes (bushels) 



From 

 farmers 



21,150 

 26,340 

 32,890 

 29,280 

 14,050 

 75,660 

 24,190 



223,560 



From others 



Total 



18,630 

 14,050 

 62,720 

 24.700 

 47,840 

 221,430 

 46.090 



435,460 



June and July 



2,830 

 3,890 

 23,960 

 7,610 

 14,790 

 57,700 

 20,440 



131,220 



Aug. and Sept. 



470 

 2,410 



14,000 

 1,900 

 3,770 



31,160 

 5,510 



59,220 



Oct. to May 



15,330 

 7.750 

 24.760 

 15,190 

 29.280 

 1.32,570 

 20.140 



245,020 



BUSHELS 



THOUSANDS 



Seasonal Purchases of potatoes from Other than 

 LOCAL Farmers Classified by Districts. 1925 



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50 



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f^on-Compefipg Season |l . 'I Competing Season Eorty Potatoes 

 June andOuly V tI August and September 



Contpeting Season Late Potatoes 

 October to May 



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5 — The Merrimack Valley (District 6) would [seem to be an outstanding 

 potato market for both early and late potatoes. 



These new potatoes come mostly from Virginia, New Jersey and New 

 York. Thirteen per cent, or 59,220 bushels, were purchased from other 

 than local farmers during August and September in competition with 

 our early potatoes. They come mostly from Virginia, New Jersey and 

 Maine. From October to May the purchase of imported potatoes in 

 competition with locally grown late crops amounted to 245,020 bushels, or 

 57 per cent of total purchases from others. 



The Merrimack Valley district shipped in 31,160 bushels of potatoes 

 during August and September in competition with local early potatoes, 



* All the potatoes handled in June and July, however, are not early potatoes.. Some 

 old crop potatoes come in from Maine at this season. 



