UNIV. OF N. H. AGE. EXPERIMENT STATION 



[Bulletin 222 



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Vegetables 



These hotels demand the highest qiiahty of products since they cater 

 especially to wealthy people. At present they order from wholesalers 

 in Boston and are assured of deliveries within twenty-four hours. This 

 is an easy and convenient way of obtaining their supply of vegetables. 

 Some of the hotels combine their purchases and have them shipped in a 

 special freight car which is set off at their closest station. In this way 

 they obtain quick service at a low transportation cost. The advantage of 

 this system is the opportunity to purchase large quantities from one 

 source. The disadvantage is the condition of products as they arrive. 



Market gardeners who hope to compete with Boston wholesalers in 

 supplying these hotels must assure them of a regular supply of fresh 

 vegetables of good quality. They probably would need to adopt many 

 of the practices of wholesalers, and build up a reputation of always being 



Figure 19 — Map of White Mountain District showing approximate location of 

 large hotels. 



able to supply the demand of their hotel customers within twenty-four 

 hours. If they do not have a sufficient supply in their own gardens to 

 meet the demand of their regular customers, they should buy it from 

 other local growers or from wholesalers. In other words, they would need 

 to take over the entire business of supplying vegetables to the hotels. 

 Such a business can be built up only by demonstrating ability to have the 

 products wanted always available at a fair price. The total seasonal 

 purchases from farmers and weekly purchases from others outside the 

 district for most farm products purchased are shown in Table XVI. It 

 will be noticed that local farmers supply only a small portion of the total 

 consumption of these hotels. The estimated value of purchases from 



