June, 1926] 



CAN WE PRODUCE MORE OF WHAT WE EAT? 



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prices would increase the consumption of this crop. The present demand 

 with rather high prices is not necessarily indicative as to the extent of 

 actual demand at lower prices. 



ASPARAGUS 



New Hampshire farmers supplied more than half the total retail store 

 and hotel purchases of asparagus, as shown in Table X. Moreover, most 

 of the outside purchases were made during the non-competing season, 

 although receipts continued to come in during ]\Iay and June, when the 

 local product was on the market. In 1925, 14,361 dozen bunches, or the 

 production from 35 acres with average yields, were shipped in during the 



average monthly wholesale price of asparagus and 

 Celery on The Manchester market, 1921-1925 



DOLLARS 





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Figure 15 — Celery and asparagus prices are usually steady, 

 data, New Hampshire Weekly Market Bulletin.) 



l925-'26 



(Source of price 



